2010 'Citizen Ambassador' video contest on YouTube

[Esperanza Garcia]

fyi: 2010 'Citizen Ambassador' video contest on YouTube- the prizes are AMAZING for youth. This was sent to me from a UN contact who thought this may be great opportunity for you guys. Best, E

The "2010 Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations" campaign ( http://www.uncitizenambassadors.org) is an innovative video contest being held on the UN channel on YouTube from 23 June through 23 August 2010. The campaign utilizes new media and online social networking to engage a new global audience in the work of the United Nations. 

The video contest will run on the UN channel on YouTube through 23 August 2010. It is organized by the UN Department of Public Information, in partnership with YouTube, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Foundation, French broadcaster TV5Monde and with support from Flip Video. Following the success of the pilot Citizen Ambassadors video contest held in 2009, this year's campaign is designed to be broader in both scope and impact. 

The theme of the contest for 2010 is the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the set of eight internationally-agreed goals designed to bring concrete results by 2015 in the fields of poverty, hunger, disease, maternal and child deaths, education, gender equality and sustainability. The video contest offers a unique opportunity for people everywhere to use online media to tell world leaders what the Millennium Development Goals mean to them in their own lives, and what they think needs to be done to “make this world a better and safer place”. 

Call-for-entries videos featuring UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as well as celebrities and public figures such as UN Messengers of Peace Stevie Wonder and Princess Haya, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Angelique Kidjo, Youssou N’Dour, Leo Messi and Jackie Chan, have been posted on the UN Channel on YouTube, calling citizens of the world to engage create and submit short video messages on the importance of the MDGs in their lives. The 6 winners of the contest will be selected on a regional basis to ensure diverse geographic representation from all areas of the globe. The winners will be designated "Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations" and will be invited to New York for UN Day 2010, travel and hotel to be covered by the UN. They will get to meet Secretary-General BAN, take a special tour of HQ and attend the UN Day Concert as special guests on 22 Oct. 2010. 

Please see below for full information on the contest and attached is the official UN press release regarding the launch. Please visit http://www.uncitizenambassadors.org for the official website. How to enter the contest 

1. Read the Terms and Conditions

2. Find out more about the Millennium Development Goals 

3. Choose one of the following questions as the topic of your video: 

Why are the Millennium Development Goals important to you and your family? 

What is your community, city or country doing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?

How can the international community better work together to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?

4. Watch any of the Call-for-Entries on YouTube

5. Click in the comments box directly below the video

6. On the right of the box you will see an icon with a "Attach avideo" link - click here

7. At the top you should see the following text: "You are posting aVideo Response to: [Name] invites you to be a Citizen Ambassador to the UN"

8. Click "Choose a video" to select a video you have alreadyuploaded, or click "Upload a video" to upload a new video.

9. Your video will require approval by a moderator, so please bepatient while we finalize your submission.

10. Results will be announced on www.uncitizenambassadors.org inlate September 2010.

6 winners from around the globe will receive:

1. 1 x HD Mino Flip Cam courtesy of UN Foundation and Flip Video

2. Honorary title of "Citizen Ambassador to the UN" for two years

3. Complimentary flight + 2 night stay in New York City for UN Day2010

4. Meeting and photo-op with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

5. VIP seating at UN Day Concert in the GA Hall at UNHQ

6. The winning videos will be screened at the UN by end of year 2010Visit our pages:

UN Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/unitednationsOn 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CitizenAmbassadorsOn 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitizenAmbs2UNFor further information, 

please visit http://www.uncitizenambassadors.orgor contact citizenam...@un.org.

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Senate of the Philippines
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Oversight Committee on Climate Change
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Philippine Youth Climate Movement
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International Youth Council
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Friendship Ambassadors Foundation
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