Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 9 /Trend, T.Hajiyev/
The UN has announced a competition on preparing congratulation cards on Novruz holiday, UN department for public relations told Trend.
UN invites young painters and designers to participate in this contest. Design cards must match the size of A4. The card should positively reflect the ideas of peace, humanity and goodwill, activities of UN organizations in Azerbaijan. The author's name must be indicated on the card or on its reverse side.
The UN has also identified requirements for those wishing to participate in the contest. Participants must be 16 - 29 years. The deadline is March 3.
All the works in printed form or in the form of the original should be submitted to UN department for public relations at: UN 50th Anniversary Str, 3, AZ 1001, Baku, Azerbaijan. If the work is done digitally, it must be send in a JPEG format, 300 dpi to the email address: [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2010, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on International Day of Novruz, according to which, the UN General Assembly recognizes March 21 as International Day of Nowruz.
Every year March 20-21 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as Novruz holiday.