United Nations Art for Peace 2012

The Office for Disarmament Affairs launched a disarmament education contest for young people. Youth from ages 5 through 17 were urged to be creative and tap into their imaginations to draw, paint, sketch, use pens, pencils, crayons, charcoal, oil, acrylic paint or watercolours to illustrate a world free of nuclear weapons, without wars, without fear. Winners announced on the website The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities. United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels) Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485 Main UNRIC website  Tagged: peace, peacemaker, world peace, world unity, peace monuments, green, green living, peace sign, peace symbol, art, sculpture, contemporary art, news, world news, peacemaking, free peacemaker web tools, free peacemaker web app