THE UNITED NATIONS
CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION
RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD

AND

 THE UNITED NATIONS
SOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTS
RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD

COMMITTEE
for 2008

Invite political cartoonists of publications throughout the world to participate in
THE RANAN LURIE POLITICAL CARTOON AWARD
Competition For the Year 2008

UNCA and the UNITED NATIONS SOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTS, in their desire to promote the highest standard of excellence in political cartoons depicting the spirit and principles of the United Nations, have established this annual political cartoon award given in the international field, and named the award after political cartoonist Ranan Lurie.

We have named this award after Mr. Lurie, as we find that his political cartoons epitomize the high standards that we at the UNCA and THE UNITED NATIONS SOCIETY OF WRITERS & ARTISTS, would like to see.
Dr. Elie Wiesel
Nobel Laureate
Chairman of the Judging Committee

Tuyet Nguyen
President
United Nations
Correspondents Association

Hans Janitschek
 (In Memory)
President
United Nations
Society of Writers and Artists

 

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PRIZES
To be awarded in the presence of the Secretary General of the United Nations,
The Honorable Ban Ki-moon
1st prize - $10,000 and a plaque
2nd prize - $5000 and a plaque
3rd prize - $3000 and a plaque
10 Honorable Mentions in the form of plaques


PANEL OF JUDGES:

Chairman of the Judging Committee
Dr. Elie Wiesel

President, UNITED NATIONS Correspondents Association
Tuyet Nguyen

President, UNITED NATIONS Society of Writers and Artists
Hans Janitschek (1934-2008)

His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Editor, Foreign Affairs
James F. Hoge, Jr.

Author
Norman Mailer (1923-2007)

Actor and Founding Member of "The End-Hunger Network"
Jeff  Bridges

Cy Young Award Winner
David Cone

Publisher & CEO, The Advocate/Greenwich Time
Durham J. Monsma

Advocate of Freedom of the Press
Floyd Abrams, Esq.

Egypt's Foreign Minister
His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Jordan's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONS
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein

Nepal's Ambassador to the UNITED NATIONS
His Excellency Madhu Raman Acharya
Director of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, New York
Helene-Marie Gosselin

Secretary-General of the World Federation of United Nations Associations
Pera Wells

For entry forms and more details, look at http://www.LurieUNaward.com