Two Indonesians win UN poster contest

JAKARTA (JP): Two Indonesians have won a poster contest sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund.

Kemas Yulian Maulana's and Yogi Setiawan's designs were among the 15 winning entries announced in New York last Friday, according to the UN Information Center.

Corresponding to one of the goals of the contest, which is to promote awareness and understanding of issues related to environmental and social problems and population, the contest's theme, Where We Live Now, was chosen in recognition of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) which ended last week in Istanbul.

This fifth international poster contest, in which 272 entrants from 66 countries participated, was divided into five categories according to age group.

The first category, for 6 to 8-year-olds, was won by Borte Gurbuz from Turkey, Utan Phaobonkerd from Thailand, and Molly Gambhir from India for first, second and third prizes respectively.

For the category of ages 6 to 12, prizes went to Sukhbatyn Munkhbaatar from Mongolia, Dianna Mastracci from Zimbabwe and Ana Itzel Del Valle Morales from Mexico.

Kemas won the first prize in the 13 to 15 years of age category, where the second and the third prizes were taken by Kana Takahashi from Japan and Baasansurengiin Bolormaa from Mongolia respectively.

The winners of the fourth age group, 16 to 18 years old, were Modibo Doumbia from Mali, Ouassila Bezzia from Algeria and Harinrat Malithip from Thailand for first, second and third prizes respectively.

Yogi took second prize for the last category, for those over 18 years of age. The first prize was won by Ivan Cabalceta Roman from Costa Rica, and Denis Fuentes from the Philippines obtained the third prize.

Each of the 15 winners received a certificate, a United Nations 50th anniversary leather folder and a population clock and monitor. The designs submitted will also be chosen and used in UNFPA's information materials.

The winners were selected by a jury of representatives from the office of UNFPA's executive director, other officials from the fund, New York-based Population Council and the United Nations Population Division. (24)