The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and
the Foundation for Global Peace invite you to enter
the Thirteenth Global Painting Contest:

the environment through the eyes of young people

The contest, in which young people are asked to convey their vision for a cleaner, healthier and more environmentally friendly world, is running until 29 February 2004. All entries will be archived at the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan.

Prizes will be awarded for the best 500 entries which will later be used in the production of postcards, a calendar, posters, publications and exhibitions worldwide. Indeed, 12 of last year's winning paintings are being turned into posters.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE
http://www.unep.org/children_youth/kids/painting.htm

OR CONTACT UNEP Children and Youth/Sport and the Environment Unit
Tel.: (254 20) 623 148; Fax: 623 927
E-mail: children.youth@unep.org

ENTRY RULES AND CONDITIONS:

	The Competition is open to young people between the ages of 6 and 15 years from all regions of the world.
	Drawing paper size: 297 x 420 millimetres (approximately 11.7 x 16.5 inches).
	Please include the following information in your main language and in English on the back of each painting: -Full name -Date of birth -Home address / phone number / e-mail address -Name of school and class or grade -Address of school (including name of country) -Telephone and fax numbers of school -E-mail address of school.
	Style of painting is free: use crayons, coloured pencils, watercolours, etc.
	Paintings that have been shown elsewhere or accepted for another competition should not be submitted to this competition.
	Paintings that portray a particular individual, an organization or a brand name will not be accepted.
	Do not include any word, phrases or sentences on the painting.
	Deadline: Entries must be in by 29 February 2004.

SHUICHIRO SHIMADA/JAPAN/13

PRASCHIV OANA MARIA/ROMANIA/11

ANDRONACHI ALEXANDRA/ROMANIA/13

BOYAN NAVARAT JAROENTHAWORNPOKA/THAILAND/10

Sponsors include Honda Motors, Ajinomoto, Ricoh Unitechno, Fujitsu, Takara, Showa Note, Sun Star Stationery, Japan Toy Culture Foundation, OITA Yuki Center and OYC Corporation. The contest is also supported by National Museum of Ethnology, Japan, and Japanese Ministries including those of the Environment, Foreign Affairs, Education, Agriculture and Forestry and Fisheries.