Ten Armenian Children among Winners of the Competition

Over 475 Armenian children participated in an International Children’s Art Competition announced in 2007 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Department of Public Information and the United Nations Postal Administration.

The aim of this competition was to select 6 winning designs to issue stamps with the title “We can end poverty” in commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17) and the first United Nations Decade for Eradication of Poverty.

Armenia’s participation to this International competition was organized locally by UN Department of Public Information Yerevan Office and Armenian UN Association (a partner NGO of UN Armenia Office).

The competition announcement was circulated to all provinces of Armenia through public and art schools. About 475 designs from Yeravan, Shirak, Lori and Kotayk provinces were gathered. The age range of participating children was from 5 – 15. Paintings were presented during the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October 2007. After careful consideration a panel of Judges composed of members from the United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development, the United Nations Department of Public Information and the United Nations Postal Administration selected six winning designs of participating children, Mariam Marukyan (age 13) from Armenia among them.