Every year on October 24, the world celebrates United Nations Day to remember the organisation of the United Nations and its agenda of promoting human rights, diversity and progress across the world.
The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations under the theme, “Reimagine, Rebalance, Restart: recovering together for our shared humanity“. To commemorate the 75 years of the United Nations, they’re reflecting on the past, celebrating the accomplishments of the present, and looking forward to progress, toward a better and brighter future for everyone, everywhere.
UN has always been the largest supporter of NGOs, NPOs and Individuals in terms of grant opportunities, networking, conferences and capacity building. It offers a wide range of opportunities to address sustainable development challenges worldwide.
Some of the best funding programs are the UN Democracy Fund, UN Women grants, UN GEF Small Grants and UN-HABITAT Youth Grant and many more. Therefore, to maintain your enthusiasm, in celebrating this day, we have compiled some of the best grant opportunities released by the UN.
Local Pathways Fellowship Program
Deadline: 30 November 2020
By way of recognizing youth as the key player in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and building on the success of the past cohorts of the Local Pathways Fellows, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth) is recruiting its 2021 cohort of the Local Pathways Fellows…[more]
2021 United Nations Public Service Awards
Deadline: 18 November 2020
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has launched the nominations for the 2021 United Nations Public Service Awards. UNDESA recognizes the innovation, creative achievements and contributions of public sector institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide…[more]
UNESCO Prize for the use of ICT in Education
Deadline: 18 December 2020
The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education is now accepting candidatures. The theme of the 2020 edition is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance the continuity and quality of learning…[more]
Global Media Competition on Labour Migration & Fair Recruitment
Deadline: 31 October 2020
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking applications for its sixth annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment…[more]
Call for Proposals: The Ethics of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Deadline: 26 October 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) Health Ethics and Governance Unit invites proposals which address the ethics of COVID19 public health preparedness and response. This call for proposals has been issued to support both the work of the Unit and PHEPREN (the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Ethics Network), which is currently focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic…[more]
Blog4Dev 2021 Competition: Put Your Blogging Skills to Test!
Deadline: 30 November 2020
The World Bank Group has announced a call for applications for the Blog4Dev 2021 Competition: Put Your Blogging Skills to Test! Launched in 2014 by the World Bank Kenya office, the #Blog4Dev competition is an annual writing contest, inviting young people to weigh in on a topic critical to their country’s economic development…[more]
Safety of Forcibly Displaced People Online Challenge: Call for Proposals
Deadline: Ongoing
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service has announced a call for proposals that provides targeted financial support to country operations interested in tackling specific challenges on Safety of forcibly displaced people online…[more]
Digital Access and Inclusion of People with Disabilities Challenge
Deadline: Ongoing
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service through its Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation Programme has announced a call for proposals that seeks to test initiatives and solutions to address some of the specific challenges faced by people with disabilities in displacement contexts….[more]
Community-Led Online Misinformation and Rumour Management Challenge
Deadline: Ongoing
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service through its Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation Programme has announced a call for proposals to test the creation and management of a rumors tracking – misinformation debunking system, managed with the support of existing UNHCR community volunteers (or equivalent), partners and POCs….[more]
Community Based Social Media Influencers Challenge
Deadline: Ongoing
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service through its Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation Programme has announced a call for proposals for the Community Based Social Media Influencers challenge….[more]
Community-Led Networks to Enhance Last-Mile Connectivity Challenge
Deadline: Ongoing
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service has announced a call for proposals that provides targeted financial support to country operations interested in tackling specific challenges on Community-led Networks to enhance last-mile connectivity…[more]
Community Based Social Media Influencers Challenge
Deadline: Ongoing
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service through its Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation Programme has announced a call for proposals for the Community Based Social Media Influencers challenge….[more]
OIF launches the 6th Edition of the Young Journalist Prize in Haiti
Deadline: 30 November 2020
The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) is organizing the 6th edition of the journalism competition entitled ” Young journalist award in Haiti ”, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Embassies of Canada, France, Switzerland in Port-au-Prince, the Wallonia-Brussels International Office, the Institute French in Haiti, UNESCO, the Knowledge and Freedom Foundation (FOKAL), TV5-Monde, the Bloggers Network of Haiti (RBH), Kiskeya Radio-Television, Caribbean Radio-Television, Center Pen Haiti, the daily newspapers “Le Nouvelliste “,” Le National “, the Haitian online news agency AlterPresse, Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the company Sûrtab…[more]
UNDP Call for Proposals: Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq
Deadline: 31 May 2021
The Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq through Local Development’ (SRS-LD) Project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP Iraq. It aims to assist the Government of Iraq (GoI) in restoring the legitimacy of the country’s institutions and updating the social contract between the citizens and the state. The Project objectives are in line with the priorities set out in the EU Strategy for Iraq endorsed by the EU Member States in January 2018 and the provisions of the EU-Iraq Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)…[more]
CBARD-AIM In-kind Matching Grants – Afghanistan
Deadline: 31 December 2020
Roots of Peace (ROP) implements the 36-month, UNDP-funded Community-Based Agricultural Rural Development – Access to International Markets (CBARD-AIM) Project. CBARD projects support the production of fruits and vegetables as an alternative to poppy cultivation, and trade in three high cultivating provinces of Afghanistan…[more]
UNDP/Tanzania Call for Proposals: GEF Small Grants Programme
Deadline: 30 October 2020
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a call for proposals for GEF Small Grants Programme to focusing on conservation of the ecosystems. The Small Grants Programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF/SGP) is a development programme, which is implemented through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Globally, the GEF/SGP was established in 1992 at the Earth Summit to compliment larger GEF projects by providing a window for direct participation of local, community-based organizations for projects that benefits the global environment…[more]
Sustainable Development Goals Youth Ambassadors in Kyrgyz Republic 2020-2021
Deadline: 8 November 2020
The United Nations system in the Kyrgyz Republic together with the State Agency for Youth, Physical Culture and Sports (SAYPCS) announced a call for applications under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth Ambassadors Programme…[more]
Grant Competition in the field of Agriculture/ Food processing – Georgia
Deadline: 12 November 2020
The United Nations Development Program Georgia (UNDP) with the financial support of the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) is implementing the project “Modernization of Vocational Education and Training (VET) system related to agriculture in Georgia (Phase II), which aims at creating and developing a modern system of vocational education and extension in agriculture in Georgia”…[more]
Cambodia Skill Challenge Innovation Call: Finding Solutions to Digital TVET Skills Challenges
Deadline: 16 November 2020
The UN in Cambodia is calling on organizations to share innovative ideas and solutions to address digital TVET skills challenge. The Cambodia Skills Challenge Innovation Call will recognise and support the development of solutions that aim to address challenges faced by TVET to adapt to online learning and skills training…[more]
Small Grants for Women-Led and Human Rights Civil Society Organizations – Ukraine
Deadline: 4 November 2020
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Ukraine Office plans to award Small Grants to eligible Civil Society Organizations (CSO)….[more]
UNDP and Ministry of Finance announce Competition for Innovative IT Solutions for Communities (Ukraine)
Deadline: 23 November 2020
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine invites everyone to participate in an innovative competition to find creative IT solutions to strengthen and develop communities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions…[more]
UNDP Call for Project Concepts: GEF Small Grants Programme 7th Operational Phase in Belize
Deadline: 30 October 2020
The GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Belize has commenced Operational Phase 7 (OP7) and is hereby inviting eligible civil society organizations to submit innovative project concepts…[more]
UNDP Call for Proposals: F-Sure Karamoja Project Micro-Grants Program
Deadline: 30 October 2020
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) GEF Small Grants Programme invites applications/proposals from registered indigenous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community based organizations (CBOs) for grants to implement community level projects that enhance ecosystem services, adopt sustainable land management practices, and innovate alternative livelihood options in six districts of Karamoja Region comprising: Moroto, Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga, Nakapiripirit and Nabilatuk…[more]
UNDP launches “Write a Story, Win a Prize” Contest for Journalists, Bloggers, and Students (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Deadline: 31 October 2020
The Green Economic Development (GED) project – funded by Sweden and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – has launched the “Write a Story, Win a Prize” contest. The Green Economic Development (GED) project is funded by Sweden and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, the Environmental Fund of the FBiH and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Republic of Srpska, the entity ministries of spatial planning and energy, cantonal ministries, municipalities and other partners…[more]
UN Women: Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund & Spotlight Initiative Partnership in Afghanistan
Deadline: 6 November 2020
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is inviting proposals for its Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) & Spotlight Initiative Partnership that aims to channel funding to civil society organizations working on eliminating violence against women and girls (EVAWG) in conflict-affected and humanitarian settings…[more]
Youth CO: LAB Innovation Challenge 2020 – Timor Leste
Deadline: 16 November 2020
The 2020 Youth Co: Lab Innovation Challenge aims to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem and to promote innovation culture and policies that will support and enable young people to take the lead in finding and developing new solutions for social and environmental problems encountered in their surrounding communities and beyond. The challenge is jointly organized by the UNDP Recycling Promotion Pilot Project and Accelerator Lab Timor-Leste_Knua Juventude Fila Liman…[more]
UNDP Philippines Innovation Challenge: TAWID COVID-19
Deadline: 9 November 2020
#TawidCOVIDChallenge is an innovation challenge prize undertaken by UNDP to promote innovative ways for socioeconomic recovery from the pandemic through recognition of community-based innovations and greater collaboration between local government, civil society, and business…[more]
Innovative Climate-Smart Agroecology within Community Landscapes
Deadline: 10 November 2020
The UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) has announced the 2020 “call for proposals” for Innovative Climate-Smart Agroecology within Community Landscapes. The SGP South-South Community Innovation Exchange Platform will aim to promote knowledge exchange between SGP countries to encourage cross country/region replication of good practices…[more]
India: Youth Led Innovation for Covid-19 Recovery to #buildbackbetter
Deadline: 28 October 2020
Are you a young person who is a social entrepreneur or an ideator looking to accelerate COVID-19 recovery to #BuildBackBetter Does your entity or your idea work on any of the Youth Co:Lab 2020-21 themes. If yes, you are in the right place! Apply now and become a youth changemaker…[more]
UNICEF Kenya #Reimagine Competition
Deadline: 6 November 2020
Under 24? Time on your hands? Do you have an idea, dream or vision for the world you want to see after coronavirus? If yes then this call is for you! UNICEF has launched #Reimagine, a global campaign to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children…[more]
Up Accelerate Woman Adolescents and Young People (WAY) Edition – Uganda
Deadline: 15 November 2020
The UP Accelerate WAY edition is an initiative of UNFPA in partnership with Outbox with support from the Government of Denmark that encourages and supports young people to develop innovative solutions responding to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRHR) and Gender Based Violence issues in Uganda…[more]
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