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UNIDIR Global Disarmament Essay Competition

Deadline: 15 April 2022

General Awareness raising of disarmament issues among next generations: Global Disarmament Essay Competition.

The UN Secretary-General’s “Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament”, highlighted that while the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development took an important step towards articulating how arms control, peace and security contribute to development”, there is a lot that remains to be done “in order to bring the historical relationship between disarmament and development back to the forefront of international consciousness”.

In order to contribute to this effort, the first annual UNIDIR Youth Global Disarmament Essay competition will be held in 2022. The initiative will invite students and young professionals aged  between 18 and 29 years  to prepare and submit an original essay of  no more than 2,000 words on the theme of “the disarmament, security, and development nexus” , including with reference to the Secretary-General’s Disarmament Agenda entitled ‘Securing Our Common Future’ and the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Youth, Disarmament and Non-proliferation (A/RES/76/45). Your entry might consider, but is not limited to, exploring the following areas:

• Disarmament, economic growth and inequalities.
• Disarmament for sustainable cities.
• Innovative disarmament efforts in the light of 21st century’s environmental challenges.
• Gender mainstreaming for sustainable disarmament and development.

Applicants are invited to draw on their personal experience, whether at the local, national, regional, or international level. All papers will be reviewed anonymously on the basis of their originality, intellectual rigor, relevance to the theme of the competition, and clarity of expression.

• Deadline for submission: 23.00 CET on 15 April 2022.
• Winners will be announced on 15 July 2022.

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• Additional information, prizes and guidelines
• United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

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UNIDIR Global Disarmament Essay Competition 2022

Become a part of the General Awareness that helps in raising disarmament issues among next generations through the Global Disarmament Essay Competition!

The UN Secretary-General’s “Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament”, highlighted that while the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development took an important step towards articulating how arms control, peace, and security contribute to development”, there is a lot that remains to be done “in order to bring the historical relationship between disarmament and development back to the forefront of international consciousness”.

Click: 2022 International Essay Contest for Young People

The best essays will be awarded the following prizes:

• The top essay writer will be offered the opportunity to be a non-residential Young Leader Fellow at UNIDIR. The Young Leader Fellow will work with a UNIDIR expert during a week-long paid trip to Geneva to prepare and deliver a presentation, based on their winning essay, during an awards ceremony at the UN HQ in Geneva.
• The second and third-place essay writers will be offered the opportunity to be a non-residential Young Leader Fellow at UNIDIR. The Young Leader Fellow will work with a UNIDIR expert online to prepare and deliver a presentation, based on their winning essay, during an awards ceremony at the UN HQ in Geneva.
• Also, the five-best essays will be published online as part of UNIDIR’s series of Youth Commentaries, which will be promoted in a dedicated section on its website, through social media and UNIDIR’s research networks.
• The five-best essays will also be shared as background reading for participants involved in UNIDIR’s Model United Nations First Committee simulation.
• In addition, the five finalists will receive a certificate signed by the Director of UNIDIR and by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva.

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Eligibility.

• students and young professionals aged between 18 and 29 years
• an original essay of no more than 2,000 words on the theme of “the disarmament, security, and development nexus” ,

Areas of Essay

Your entry might consider, but is not limited to, exploring the following areas:

• Disarmament, economic growth, and inequalities.
• Disarmament for sustainable cities.
• Innovative disarmament efforts in the light of 21st century’s environmental challenges.
• Gender mainstreaming for sustainable disarmament and development.

Applicants should draw on their personal experience, whether at the local, national, regional, or international level. The review of all the papers will be anonymous and will be on the basis of their:

• originality
• intellectual rigor
• relevance to the theme of the competition
• clarity of expression.

Also check out: World Trade Organization Essay Award 2022 for Young Economists

Dates and deadlines.

• Deadline for submission: 15 April 2022.
• Winners will be announced on 15 July 2022.

Additional links:

• Additional information, prizes, and guidelines
• United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

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• Medium of Instruction English
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• Funding Type Fully Funded

Opportunity Description

UNIDIR has launched its first annual Youth Global Disarmament Essay competition will be held in 2022. The initiative will invite students and young professionals aged between 18 and 29 years to prepare and submit an original essay of no more than 2,000 words on the theme of “the disarmament, security, and development nexus, including with reference to the Secretary-General’s Disarmament Agenda entitled ‘Securing Our Common Future’ and the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Youth, Disarmament and Non-proliferation.

About UNIDIR:

UNIDIR is a voluntarily funded, autonomous institute within the United Nations. One of the few policy institutes worldwide focusing on disarmament, UNIDIR generates knowledge and promotes dialogue and action on disarmament and security. Based in Geneva, UNIDIR assists the international community to develop the practical, innovative ideas needed to find solutions to critical security problems.

Nationality: No specific nationality required.

Age: 18 – 29

Gender: Both

Deadline: 15 April 2022

Announcing date: 15 July 2022

The best essays will be awarded as following:

• Have the opportunity to be a non-residential Young Leader Fellow at UNIDIR for the first, second and third top easy writers.
• One-week fully expenses paid trip to Geneva to prepare and deliver a presentation, based on their winning essay, during an awards ceremony at the at the UN HQ in Geneva for the first top essay writer. the second and third place winners will work and deliver the presentation online.
• will be published online as part of UNIDIR’s series of Youth Commentaries, which will be promoted in a dedicated section on its website, through social media and UNIDIR’s research networks.
• will also be shared as background reading for participants involved in UNIDIR’s Model United Nations First Committee simulation.
• In addition, the five finalists will receive a certificate signed by the Director of UNIDIR and by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva.

Who can Apply

• Students a young person aged between 18 and 29 years
• an original essay of no more than 2,000 words on the theme of “the disarmament, security, and development nexus”  written in English langauge and submitted in the Ms word documents with an abstract of 100 words.

Areas of Essay

Your entry might consider, but is not limited to, exploring the following area:

• Disarmament, economic growth, and inequalities.
• Disarmament for sustainable cities.
• Innovative Disarmament efforts in the light of 21 st century’s environmental challenges.
• Gender mainstreaming for sustainable disarmament and development.

Applicants are invited to draw on their personal experience, whether at the local, national, regional, or international level. The review of the papers will be anonymous and will be on the basis of their:

• Originality
• Intellectual rigor
• Relevance to the theme of the competition
• Clarity of expression.

How to Apply

Only entries submitted before the deadline  will be considered. the entries can be submitted by email to the submission email:

[email protected]

UNIDIR will confirm via e-mail the receipt of all essay submitted.

• The submission email should contain “Essay Competition 2022_’applicant’s family name’” in the subject line

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Entries must be African undergraduates in Tertiary Institutions Entries must be written in English Language and be the original work of the writer Only one (1) entry per participant is allowed The maximum word count is 1,500 per words Plagiarized and AI-generated entries will be disqualified. Referencing should be done using the APA style All entries should be submitted before midnight (WAT) on August 14, 2024.

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AZ State Treasurer Kimberly Yee launches annual statewide essay contest

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee launched her annual statewide essay contest.

5th and 6th graders can submit an essay describing their dream job and how they plan on achieving it.

A total of 20 winners will be selected and awarded $529 toward an AZ529 Education Savings Plan.

The plan offers a tax-free approach to setting money aside for higher education.

Yee says the goal of the contest is to increase awareness of proper educational saving to ensure students achieve their goals.

"It really brings an enormous excitement to talking about the future of their education, but more importantly setting money aside so that it grows over time… We'll guarantee a winner coming from Yuma," says Yee.

To enter the contest

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Youth Global Disarmament Essay Competition

The UN Secretary-General’s “Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament”, highlighted that while the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development took an important step towards articulating how arms control, peace and security contribute to development”, there is a lot that remains to be done “in order to bring the historical relationship between disarmament and development back to the forefront of international consciousness”. In order to contribute to this effort, the first annual UNIDIR Youth Global Disarmament Essay competition will be held in 2022.

ELIGIBILITY

• Age-range: 18-29 years old as of submission date.
• UNIDIR encourages applications, without distinction, on the basis of gender, racial, ethnic or social origin, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, disability, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity.
• Availability to travel to Geneva during September 2022. While it is the responsibility of the candidate for obtaining the necessary visa to enter Switzerland and complying with swiss entry regulations regarding Covid-19 pandemic, UNIDIR will provide administrative assistance to facilitate the travel, and will cover all related costs (cost associated with obtaining a visa and cost associated with performing a PCR test).

EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Limited to 2,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).
• Applicants are invited to draw on their personal experience, whether at the local, national, regional, or international level.
• All essays must be an original work by the applicant in their own words, except for quotations from published and unpublished sources, which are clearly indicated and acknowledged as such. The articles submitted for the competition may undergo a thorough review for plagiarism and may be disqualified if any evidence of plagiarism is found.
• The top essay writer will be offered the opportunity to be a non-residential Young Leader Fellow at UNIDIR. The Young Leader Fellow will work with a UNIDIR expert during a week-long all-expenses paid trip to Geneva to prepare and deliver a presentation, based on their winning essay, during an awards ceremony at the at the UN HQ in Geneva. Trip expenses will be determined based on individual circumstances and consistent with UNIDIR rules and regulations.
• The second and third-place essay writers will be offered the opportunity to be a non-residential Young Leader Fellow at UNIDIR. The Young Leader Fellow will work with a UNIDIR expert online to prepare and deliver a presentation, based on their winning essay, during an awards ceremony at the UN HQ in Geneva.
• The five-best essays will be published online as part of UNIDIR’s series of Youth Commentaries, which will be promoted in a dedicated section on its website, through social media and UNIDIR’s research networks.
• The five-best essays will also be shared as background reading for participants involved in UNIDIR’s Model United Nations First Committee simulation.
• In addition, the five finalists will receive a certificate signed by the Director of UNIDIR and by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva.
• Deadline for submission: 23.00 CET on 15 April 2022.
• Winners will be announced on 15 July 2022.

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Breaking barriers with the pen: Essay contest winners honored at RBI WS

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Softball is more than just a game for Jailyn Latour. It’s her escape -- an outlet from everything to get away from the stressors in her everyday life. It’s not just a sport, it gives her courage. Similarly, baseball gives Zion Oliver and Ryan Shepard valor to find mentors, cope with loss and become the best versions of themselves.

They found bravery in their respective sports and used it to share their stories through the Breaking Barriers essay contest. Their writing stood out among hundreds of entries, and they were chosen as winners at the Nike RBI World Series earlier this August.

“For all three of them, there was a tie in there that they wanted to be courageous and strong,” said David James, MLB’s vice president of baseball and softball development. “For a friend moving forward, or the experience that they had, is going to give them the courage to do the right thing moving forward.”

The Breaking Barriers essay contest was established in 1997 by Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter. Players must write an essay about how they have overcome adversity and focus on one of Robinson’s core principles that helped them: Courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, commitment and excellence.

The three winners -- one softball player and one baseball player from the junior and senior divisions -- were honored at the Nike RBI World Series at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla.

“It's been a cornerstone of the RBI program ,” James said. “It gives our participants an opportunity to tell us what's going on in their life, both good and bad, but it's also a forum for them to understand that we're all similar, and we all face challenges.

“Sharon Robinson, Jackie's daughter, started the program, and it's an opportunity for these kids to sort of get it out and talk to their colleagues and the folks from Major League Baseball, so that they have a safe space -- simply put -- to sometimes get things off of their chest.”

“My teammates…they make me feel like a family. They’re really like my sisters.” ❤️ Congratulations to this years ‘Breaking Barriers’ honoree and RBI World Series champion Jailyn Latour 👏 pic.twitter.com/g7cJ4XpZXk — MLBRBI (@MLBRBI) August 26, 2024

Each player has their unique challenges but they share Jackie Robinson’s legacy of courage. Latour, Oliver and Shepard used that bravery to be vulnerable and participate in the contest.

In his essay, Shepard shared his story of loss and how it transformed him. The junior division winner decided to honor his friend -- who died in a car accident -- by using baseball to become the best version of himself.

“He called out in the essay that he’s living for his hero,” James said. “But he also acknowledged that everybody deals with hardships and obstacles in their path, but what matters is what you do moving forward. So he embraced the whole idea of this essay of using Jackie's values to assist them to get through the hard times.”

Oliver, the winner in the senior division, shared his experience growing up without a dad. He wrote about how baseball has helped him meet new friends and adults -- who have become his mentors and father figures.

“Integrity for him was a big thing too, in regards to the type of person that he was going to be and hopefully later on in life,” James said. “As he has kids of his own, he wants to have that sort of relationship that maybe he wished for when he was a kid.”

We are proud to recognize @Zioneoliver23 & Ryan Shepherd for their courage & perseverance shared in their ‘Breaking Barriers’ essay submissions. Both were celebrated at the #NIKERBIWS as their stories of overcoming adversity inspired & encouraged the Jr. & Sr. division players. pic.twitter.com/Jphm4dO5C5 — MLBRBI (@MLBRBI) August 14, 2024

Latour’s essay stood out for its honesty and openness, according to James. She shared how softball has been her conduit for success in achieving her goals -- becoming a second-generation college athlete and starting her journey to be a doctor -- and a safe place to make mistakes with the support of her teammates and coaches.

“Being a part of the program has helped her become a better person,” said Meghan Hayes, manager of the Astros Youth Academy and Astros Foundation. “It's helped her gain friends and teammates that I feel have shaped her to be the person she is. The perseverance that she's shown, like just from coming off an injury last year, almost making that team, to stepping it up and starting for our team this year, really shows how much she has grown.”

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Their stories were shared during the RBI World Series with all participants and coaches. Not only were their voices heard, but it also showed others -- whether they participated in the contest or not -- the RBI community supports them through the challenges they face.

“I think that hearing the stories of others sort of strengthens them,” James said. “So it is bigger than baseball and softball. It's about Major League citizens, and these kids, these coaches, have bought into it and I think it just benefits the program. It is bigger than just what we do on the field.”

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On Stonehenge and Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: The Winners of Our Week 10 Summer Reading Contest

As our contest comes to a close, we honor both a video and an essay, and hear from students and judges about their experiences participating this year.

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Our 15th annual Summer Reading Contest received 9,329 entries over the 10 weeks it ran. This week we crown our last collection of finalists, and honor two top winners, Ranvir Sharma , 14, in video and Aarushi Bahadur , 17, for her essay.

Was it worth participating? According to many students, it was. Ranvir, the video winner , called the contest “a good use of my time compared to playing video games or scrolling on my phone.”

But you didn’t have to win to enjoy the challenge. According to Cindy Cristal Alberto Bonetti , “It was a really good experience to read various articles and keep up with what was happening with the world, but I also benefited from the advice given in the guides and resources that turned out to be really helpful and that I will carry with me throughout the rest of my life as a writer. This was a genuinely pleasant way to develop new skills and acquire new knowledge during the summer.”

Many students told us the contest encouraged them to read things they never would have otherwise. Kareena Gunawardana said, “ I found myself looking at all types of articles, from mainstream news to opinion.” And Alice Nadtochiy noted that the contest changed her news-reading habits. Where once she mostly kept up with big events, this summer she started connecting to articles on all kinds of things, including “feet, Ukraine and anxiety.”

Several students welcomed our new 90-second video option. Ms. Gunawardana said that, because she often finds her voice more powerful than her writing, submitting via video “was more enjoyable and I felt it expressed my personality more.” Though one commenter, who wishes to remain anonymous, remarked that while video was a great addition, they “wish you guys would follow more of a pattern in what you were looking for in these videos … I really wished we, as ‘losers,’ could receive feedback. Like when we don’t win anything, we have NO idea what we are supposed to do differently next time.” Anonymous, we hear you, and next year we’ll add to our guide by analyzing why our judges chose the various video finalists they did.

Many students had advice for other participants. Jawaher Korichi wrote, “ I think the most important, and consequently, the most challenging part was finding an article you truly connect with. Once you find a piece that resonates to your heart, the rest all falls into place.”

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Disarmament Forum: Ideas for Peace and Security

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UNIDIR is delighted to announce that Disarmament Forum is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. For the past decade Disarmament Forum has been an accessible and informative tool, offering expert analysis and creative thinking to a broad audience. Each issue has brought together unique perspectives on topics as diverse as fissile materials and nuclear terrorism, and the role of civil society in disarmament issues.

This issue, “Ideas for Peace and Security”, departs from our traditional format to offer a collection of short, forward-looking contributions focusing on a single idea for building security, promoting disarmament or a more peaceful world. The experts participating in this issue are selected from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. Each one brings unique expertise and vision to this endeavour. While we acknowledge that there is no single solution to the range of security challenges facing humanity today, we firmly believe that creative ideas to address distinct security problems will be the building blocks of a more secure future for all humankind.

Citation: Kerstin Vignard (ed.) (2009). "Disarmament Forum: Ideas for Peace and Security", UNIDIR, Geneva.

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