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  • From Meaningful World Newsletter - Spring 2008

    http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/art/exhibit.ht ml

    Social Perspective on Development Branch
    Division of Social Policy & Develpment
    Department of Economic & Social Affairs

    The Exhibit ceremony for the winners of the International Art
    Competition, UN headquarters, New York from left Mariam
    Marukian (Armenia), Grace Tsang (China), Rufaro Duri
    (Zimbabwe) and Elisabeth Chun Ning Au (China).

    Mr. Robert Gray, Chief of the UN Postal Administration, with the
    winners | Credit: Nicholas Previn/iSeek

    Winners of the International Children's Art Competition to design
    a UN stamp on the theme "We can end poverty" were honoured on
    Wednesday as part of the UNHQ events marking the 20th anniversary of
    the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

    In attendence were young artists from Armenia, China, Indonesia
    and Zimbabwe who designed five of the six winning entries.

    Mr. Robert Gray, Chief of the UN Postal Administration (UNPA) and
    one of the competition judges, met with the children and said that
    selecting the winners was "certainly a challenge" and that all the
    submissions "truly demonstrate the artistic talents of our youth and
    their motivation to end poverty." Full Text of his statement.

    Winner from Zimbabwe being interviewed by UN Radio | Credit:
    Nicholas Previn/iSeek
    Besides being evaluated for their creativity, winners were chosen
    for their potential to be printed in a miniature format, meeting the
    high quality reproduction required for postage stamps.

    All winners were interviewed by the United Nations radio.

    The competition was organized by DESA in cooperation with DPI and UNPA.
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