Our world is in a state of fracture. Today’s extreme inequalities, environmental destruction and vulnerability to crises are not a flaw in the system, but a feature of it. Only if we rebalance existing power structures and create new alliances, can we achieve transformative change.
The purpose of this contest is to call on journalists to help us increase awareness on the urgency to build a new eco-social contract based on visions of justice, equality and sustainability.
If you are a journalist working at the intersection of social and environmental justice and want to explore the role of elites and policy makers in driving or mitigating inequalities, the impacts of inequalities and crises on people’s lives, and individual and collective strategies to reclaim rights, submit your entry to participate in UNRISD’s #CrisesOfInequality Media Contest.
Through the lenses of intersectionality and power, UNRISD’s 2022 Flagship Report shows how inequalities and crises reinforce and compound each other, leading to extreme disparity, vulnerability and unsustainability. It argues that this is not the result of a broken system but one in which inequality and injustice are built in by design, to the great detriment of people and planet. There is perhaps no stronger evidence of the pressing need to redesign our global system than the fact that a global health crisis doubled the wealth of the 10 richest men in the world while sending upwards of 120 million people into extreme poverty.
The report’s key messages are:
- Our world is in a state of fracture – the social contract is broken
- Not a flaw in the system, but a feature
- Inequality is a driver, an amplifier and a consequence of multiple crises, creating a vicious cycle
- Vulnerable and marginalized groups are falling further behind; elites shield themselves and often exploit crises for their own gain
- We can create pathways towards a new eco-social contract based on visions of justice, equality and sustainability
- We need a new development model for social, economic and climate justice
- Only if we rebalance existing power structures and create new alliances can we achieve transformative change
UNRISD’s flagship reports are recognized for deepening development debates, shaping policies, and putting critical issues squarely onto global agendas. The reports provide a wealth of evidence, analysis and proposals that can help people to make informed judgments on pressing global issues and to learn about potential policy solutions and political strategies.
How to participate?
The contest is open to all press, radio and TV journalists and media actors working in any language. Eligible entries must:
- Pick a theme from the UNRISD’s 2022 Flagship Report and make a clear reference to it when writing your story. The full report as well as an overview of the publication are available here. Unofficial translations of the overview document can be made available in French and Spanish upon request to [email protected]
- Your entry must be preferably no longer than 1,500 words for print, 15 minutes for audio and 5 minutes for video
- We accept entries in any language; however, you must include a written translation for all submissions not originally produced and published in English (submissions will not be judged on the quality of the translation).
- Publish your story in a media outlet (not self-published) between 21 October and 4 December 2022. You can also share it on social media using the hashtag #crisesofinequality.
Any additional materials and attachments should be sent to [email protected], specifying your first and last name with the subject: UNRISD Media Contest Submission, by 23:59, 4 December 2022.
Awards:-
The top three entries will be selected and awarded a prize as follows:
- 1st prize: USD 1,000
- 2nd prize: USD 750
- 3rd prize: USD 500
A special prize of USD 500 will be awarded to the best publication from a young (under the age of 30) reporter outside of the top three.
Deadline:- 04-12-2022
