The United Nations T-shirt design competition has opened as part of its UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign which was launched in 2008 by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The competition is open to men aged 18 to 25 years worldwide to use their imagination to stand up to violence by creating designs that embody the concepts of equality and respect for women and girls.
Five winners selected by regional and global judges, along with the winner of the Public Vote, will travel to New York to receive their awards and attend the official observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women scheduled to take place at the UN Headquarters on 22nd November 2011.
The UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign (http://www.un.org/en/women/endviolence/) was launched to raise public awareness and increase political will and resources for preventing and ending all forms of violence against women and girls in all parts of the world.
The campaign calls on governments, civil society, women’s organizations, men, young people, the private sector, the media and the entire UN system to join forces in addressing this global pandemic of domestic violence, rape, female genital mutilation/cutting, dowry-related killing, trafficking, sexual violence in conflict-related situations among others.
All eligible entries will be posted on the website 24 to 48 hours after submission and will be available for public voting from 21 September until 21 October. Visit the UNiTE to End Violence against Women worldwide T-shirt design competition website
(http://unitetshirtcompetition.org/en/home) and learn more about the competition.
Source: UN
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