2010 UNCA Awards for Best Coverage of The United Nations and Its Agencies - Winners Will be Honored at Gala Event on Wednesday, December 15 at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York

NEW YORK, June 14, 2010 - The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media
worldwide to submit entries for its 15th Annual UNCA Awards Dinner and Dance
for the best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its
agencies and field operations.

The prizes amount to over US$50,000 with US$10,000 each for the main
categories.

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will present the prizes at the Awards gala
dinner on Wednesday, December 15 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York.

There are no entry fees of any kind for submissions. Deadline for
submissions is September 1, 2010.

The awards are open to all journalists anywhere in the world.

The Awards are:

1. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation/UNCA Global Prize for
coverage of Climate Change

2. The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize, sponsored by the Alexander
Bodini Foundation, for written media (including online media) coverage of the
UN and its agencies and their work.

Elizabeth Neuffer, The Boston Globe bureau chief at the United Nations,
died while on assignment in Baghdad in 2003.

3. The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize for broadcast journalism coverage of
the UN, and its agencies, jointly sponsored by the World Council of Peoples
for the United Nations and Antena-3 of Spain.

Ricardo Ortega, formerly the New York correspondent for Antena 3 TV of
Spain, was one of the leading Spanish journalists of his generation who was
shot dead on mission, in Haiti in 2004.

4. The United Nations Foundation prize for any entry in any medium that
best covers the humanitarian and development aspects of the U.N. and its
agencies.

Work in print, Internet, radio or TV between September, 2009 and August,
2010, covering the UN and its agencies in whatever capacity. The judges will
look for entries with impact, insight and originality, and will take into
account the courage and assiduity of the journalist. Investigative work is
welcome.

Entries not in one of the official languages of the UN should have a
translation into English or French, and video entries should be in DVD or VHS
(preferably NTSC) format.

We particularly welcome entries from outside the USA and even more so
from developing world media.

A written transcript will assist judging of radio and TV entries.
Multiple or joint entries will be accepted.

    Mailing address:
    Fedex, registered or couriered packages should be sent to:

    UNCA Awards Committee
    Mailbox 613
    The Chrysler Building
    132 East 43rd Street
    New York, NY 10017, USA
    +1 (212) 867-0001

Send scanned or email entries and any questions to:
UNCAAwards2010@unca.com

Questions regarding Awards: Ian Williams at +1-212-686-8884, or UNCA
office +1-212-963-7137.

    Giampaolo Pioli                          Tuyet J. Nguyen
    UNCA President                           Awards Event Chairman

    J. Tuyet Nguyen
    UN Correspondent
    German Press Agency dpa
    United Nations Room 352
    Cell: +1-646-229-8297
    Tel: +1-212-319-6626
    Fax: +1-212-753-6168
    Email: Natuyet@aol.com

Questions regarding Awards: Ian Williams, +1-212-686-8884, or UNCA office, +1-212-963-7137, or J. Tuyet Nguyen, UN Correspondent, German Press Agency dpa, United Nations Room 352, Cell: +1-646-229-8297, Tel: +1-212-319-6626, Fax: +1-212-753-6168, Natuyet at aol.com