UNiTE 2016-2017 Song Contest

After the deadline, a panel of judges from UN Women Regional Office and Embassy of Canada in Thailand will select the two entries based on the following criteria:

1. Relevance to the theme of UNiTE Campaign and 16 Days of Activism
2. Potential impact
3. Originality
4. Artistic value
5. Entertainment

The decision of the organizers and judges on all matters relating to the contest will be final. The Judges will choose a winner and an honorable mention who will be notified by email using the contact details provided with their entries.

Prize: Apple iPad mini 4 WiFi 32 GB donated by the Embassy of Canada in Thailand plus a UNiTE prize pack given by UN Women

The top two entries that receive the most number of views on the 15 of February 2016 will receive the Most Popular Prize.

Prize: Apple iPad mini 4 WiFi 32 GB donated by the Embassy of Canada in Thailand plus a UNiTE prize pack given by UN Women

1. UN Women will determine eligibility at its sole discretion. Entrants can only submit to the contest original works for which they are the sole creator and own the copyright. If the piece of work contains images of a person or persons other than those of the entrant, entrant must have obtained the permission of those persons for submission of their images to the contest. Submitted videos must be original work. Entrants represent and warrant that their submission is their original work, has not been copied from others, and does not violate the rights of any other person or entity.
2. The competition is open globally. By entering a video submission to the contest, the entrants accept the full terms and conditions of the contest. There is no entry fee of any kind.
3. Entrants agree to grant UN Women a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable license to use the videos entered into the contest. Entry into this contest constitutes entrant’s irrevocable, perpetual permission and consent to UN Women and sponsors   to use the videos in not-for-profit advocacy and promotional materials such as social media, multimedia packages, television, billboards, and printed materials etc., online and offline. The entry will also be added to UN entities online video galleries, Facebook pages, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, and made available to any party UN Women deems suitable, subject to appropriate crediting.
4. The organizers reserve the right to remove and disqualify submitted entries which may cause offence or may be unsuitable or inappropriate for this contest.
5. No responsibility can be taken by the organizers for entries that are incorrectly or incompletely submitted. Incomplete entries that do not comply with the theme, eligibility and rules will be automatically disqualified.
6. UN Women will not pay any fees for, nor pay any costs relating to, the entry of the videos into the competition or for their use as described above. When the entry is used, credit will also be given to the entrant, but no monetary payments will be made.
7. UN Women reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any entry and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these rules or who tampers with the entry process. By submitting entries to the contest, entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the contest and any other purposes outlined in these rules. The data may also be used by UN Women in order to verify the entrant's identity, postal address and telephone number or to otherwise verify the entrant's eligibility to participate in the contest.
8. UN Women is not responsible for any entries not received due to internet or software failures.
9. Nothing in the rules for this contest, nor any acts performed or statements made in relation to this contest, shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of any of the privileges and immunities of UN Women.
10. UN Women and its officials and agents shall not be liable for any claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature arising out of or in connection with any entrant’s participation in this contest or acceptance or use of the prizes awarded. By entering into the contest entrants agree to indemnify, defend, and hold and save harmless, UN Women, and its officials, agents, employees, consultants, sub-contractors and other representatives from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any third party against UN Women, including, but not limited to, all litigation costs and expenses, attorney’s fees, settlement payments and damages, based on, arising from, or relating to UN Women’s use of the video(s). The obligations under this section do not lapse upon closure of the contest.
11. UN Women reserves the right to cancel, modify, suspend or delay the contest in the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond its reasonable control. UN Women reserves the right to change, amend, delete or add to the eligibility requirements and rules at any time.

For more information:

Please contact: UNiTE Asia-Pacific team
UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
E-mail: [ Click to reveal ]