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European Commission Web Release - Young people's Photo Contest opens ahead of the European Development Days

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European Commission

Web release/‘Our Future is on the Table’

Young people’s Photo Contest opens ahead of the European

Development Days / 15 - 25 years old, worldwide

Dear Sir or Madam,

In the run-up to the 2015 edition of European Development Days (EDD15), Europe’s premier forum on global cooperation and development, the European Commission will launch a photo contest calling on young people, aged 15-25 around the world to share their vision on sustainable food and development. This year’s edition of the European Development Days (3-4 June) will be a very important one since 2015 is the European Year for Development.

Addressing food and nutrition security

The overarching theme of the competition will be the relationship between food and nutrition and the three dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. For example, the production of food puts various strains on the environment, including water shortages, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and pollution. At the same time, sustainable agriculture can also stimulate sustainable growth and job creation, while contributing to ecosystems preservation and climate change adaptation. Currently, there are still 805 million people who do not have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Last but not least, food plays a central role family and social life, shaping people’s identity and culture. The theme echoes EDD15’s focus on creating sustainable growth.

Launching the competition, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica said: ‘Food is often something we take for granted here in the EU, but it’s important to remember that one in nine people still go hungry every day. We want to see the challenges linked to food sustainability and nutrition in the eyes of the younger generations. I am looking forward to seeing young people’s creative insight, and hope that this will also allow us to get a better picture of the concerns and priorities of future generations with regard to sustainable food, nutrition and development.’

How to take part

Young people wishing to participate should submit their photos on EuropeAid’s Facebook account. Teenagers and young adults aged 15 to 25 have until 10 April 2015 to submit as many photos responding to the theme as they like. Each photo should be accompanied by a short caption of up to 140 characters, as well as by an additional short background story of up to 1,500 characters explaining the picture. Once the photos have been submitted, participants will be encouraged to promote their photos in order to receive as many votes as possible.

The five photos and captions from six continents (Africa / Asia / Europe / North America / South America / Oceania and the Pacific) garnering the most votes from the general public will be submitted to a jury, which will select six finalists. Finalists will be invited to attend European Development Days (Brussels, 3-4 June 2015), where their photos will be exhibited. They will have the opportunity to meet major players in the field of development as well as high-level representatives from the EU and partner countries, and share their thoughts with leaders from around the world in Brussels. During the forum, attendees will be invited to vote for their favourite picture among those submitted by the six finalists. The author of the winning photo will be invited to attend the 2015 Universal Exhibition in Milan, Italy, ‘Feeding the planet. Energy for life’.

For more information on the photo contest:

The title for EDD15 thus echoes the motto of EYD2015 ‘our world, our dignity, our future’ while discussions will be structured around 4 themes and 12 topics:

1. Our world / Creating sustainable growth within the limits of our planet