The United Nations Secretariat of the
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the
United Nations Department of Public
Information are launching
An Indigenous child and youth art
competition for the design of a logo for the
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The special theme of the Second Session
of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (held in 2003) was Indigenous Children and the Forum
adopted a series of recommendations for indigenous children. In paragraph 18 of
its report (document E/2003/43) the Forum recommended the following:
“In
order to promote further knowledge of the Forum and the role of the United
Nations among indigenous children and youth, the Forum decides to organize an
indigenous youth art competition for the design of a logo for the Forum and to
present the results to the Forum at its fourth session, in 2005, with the
highest participation of indigenous children, including illiterate children”.
During his visit to
We are inviting indigenous girls and
boys all around the world to participate in this art competition, which will
reflect our common effort to promote the mandate of the Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues and the role of the United Nations in improving indigenous
lives on the ground.
In this connection, UNICEF believes that
the valuable contribution of indigenous children in their societies and in the
work of the Forum should be recognized, and expects the competition will help
promote intercultural dialogue amongst all children. Also, the United Nations
Information Centers will generate
support for the logo competition and strengthen partnerships through outreach
aiming at enhancing the public information about the competition.
The logo will be the visual identity of the
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. It will be published on the web site of the
Permanent Forum, on letterhead and on publications. The winning design will be
presented during the Fourth Session of the Permanent Forum in
Requirements
for the competition
Who can
participate?
Indigenous Girls and Boys all around the
world between 7 – 18 years old.
Requirements
for the logo:
The entry should be made on paper or
canvas A4 size, you could use ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon, water colour, marker, or any
material that you might have available in your environment.
Please, do not frame the art work. Each design should be accompanied by a brief
description of the meaning at the back of the entry.
Personal
information:
Each entry should have the following
information on the back: name, age, gender, indigenous people to which the
child belongs, full address, country, phone number, fax, email and other
alternative contact information.
Prize:
The wining artist will receive a special
recognition by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during
the session in May 2005.
Judging the competition:
The Bureau of the United Nations Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues will judge the entries assisted by the Department of
Public Information and the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum.
Criteria for evaluation of entries:
Artistic expression, usefulness as a logo
design for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and how well
the design captures the mandate or part of the mandate of the Forum.
Deadline:
Please send the design before 1 of
December 2004 to the following address:
Secretariat of the Permanent Forum for
Indigenous Issues
United Nations Headquarters, 2 UN Plaza
Room DC2-1772
Tel: (1) 917-367-5100
Please keep checking or website for
updates on the logo competition at:
United Nations Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues
Logo
Competition 2004
Entry Form
(Each participating student or child, his
or her parent or legal guardian or a sponsoring teacher or organization must sign
this form.)
By signing this form, I certify that
this poster is my original work and give permission to the UNPFII to display my
work, my name. I acknowledge that
submitted materials become the property of United Nations and cannot be
returned.
(Please type or print clearly.)
Student Name ___________________________ Date ________________________
Age ___________________________ Gender ______________________
Student Signature ________________________
Grade _______________________
Signature of Parent or Legal
Guardian _____________________________
Name and Signature of Sponsoring
Teacher or Organization _____________________________
School or Organization Name _____________________________
School or Organization email _____________________________
School or Organization Address _____________________________
City/State/Zip _____________________________
Please send artwork and completed form to:
Secretariat of the Permanent Forum for Indigenous
Issues
United Nations
Headquarters, 2 UN Plaza
Room DC2-1772