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On August 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will launch the 7th “Action with Women and Peace” Youth Contest. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and the 10th anniversary of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda. The contest will highlight the future of the WPS agenda and the role of youth. Young people around the world between the age of 19 and 34 can participate in one of three categories; illustrations, Instagram comics, or slogans. A total of 6 million Korean won in prize money will be awarded, and the grand prize winner will receive round-trip airfare to Korea and accommodation to attend the awards ceremony, which is scheduled to be held during the 7th International Conference on Action with Women and Peace in mid-November, Korea.

Name 

 The 7th “Action with Women and Peace” Youth Contest

◦ Youth Envisioning the future of Women, Peace and Security.

Period

August 18, 2025 – September 22, 2025 (6:00 p.m.)

◦ All official announcement follows Korean Standard Time (GMT+9)

Themes

Choose between one or both of the two themes.

(#1) The potential of AI and digital technologies in the area of WPS

• AI and digital technologies are having a huge impact on war, peacebuilding, and humanitarian aid.
• Technological development offers opportunities to improve the safety and access of women and empower them the participate in peace activities.
• Furthermore, those new technologies can work as new instruments to communicate information and messages related to WPS

(#2) The future of women’s leadership in the field of peace and security, and the role of the youth

• Women continue to be underrepresented in the negotiation of ceasefire and peace agreements. However, as women are actors who can prevent conflicts and build peace, full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation of women is pursued to achieve sustainable peace.
• In the area of peace activities, women from diverse generations are participating, and it is important to facilitate inter-generational support and sharing of knowledge and experiences
• Notably, it is necessary that we empower youth and expand their participation as they are the future leader of the peace and security area.

Eligibility

All youth around the world (ages 19-34) can enter the contest.

• In case of team participants, 1 person must be designated as a team leader
• The date used as the basis for determining age is the starting day of the contest, August 18, 2025.
• The MOFA ROK does not engage with the distribution of prize money among team members or the results thereof.

The initial payment will be made to the team representative.

Categories

◦ Illustration (in person/by team)

◦ Instagram comics (in person/by team)

◦ slogans (in person)

Prize

◦The 7th AWP Youth Contest awards a total amount of 6,000,000 Korean won and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award to the winners

◦The grand prize winner will be provided with the round-trip airfare (economy class) to Korea and accommodation (2 nights) to attend the awards ceremony, which is scheduled to be held in mid-November during the 7th International Conference on Action with Women and Peace.

NOTE

• Participants must submit their works in accordance with the specifications and application methods, and failure to do so may result in disqualification from the contest.
• Participants must exercise due diligence to ensure that their submitted works do not infringe upon third parties' portrait rights, copyrights related to images, fonts, or other intellectual property rights, or ownership rights. In the event of any issues related to copyrights of the submitted works, the participant shall bear full civil and criminal liability.
• Entries that are: △award-winning works from other competitions, △works that infringe on others' copyrights or use others' names without permission, or△plagiarized works will be excluded from selection as award-winning works. Even after the award-winning works are decided, if such facts are revealed, the award will be revoked, and the award proceeds will be recovered.
• The content of the submitted work must not disparage the organizing institution, the government of the Republic of Korea, specific countries, or the general public, and must not contain inappropriate content. (e.g., obscene expressions, illegal or discriminatory content) 
• Participants must review the contents of these contest guidelines and contest announcements, and any damages resulting from failure to review the注意事項 (notes) shall be borne by the participant.
• Copyright-related matters for submitted works. The copyright of winning works shall, in principle, belong to the creator.

Guidelines for Utilizing AI

• This contest accepts AI-generated works, including those created using generative AI, or works that utilize AI as entries
• However, if the use of AI involves entering images owned by others into the prompt to induce similar outputs, or directly mentioning specific works or authors in a way that infringes on the copyrights of others, the entry will be excluded from judging and awards.
• When using AI, the prompt entered must be submitted along with the contest participant’s concept, and it will be referenced during the judging process.
• Simply submitting AI-generated outputs resulting from prompt input may be penalized based on evaluation criteria such as creativity. Even when using AI, participants are encouraged to make additional modifications, such as editing, adding, or rearranging the output, to demonstrate their creative contribution.
• For specific guidelines related to AI usage, we recommend referring to the Korean Copyright Commission’s “Guidelines for Creative Work Competitions,”“Generative AI Copyright Guide,” and “Guide to Preventing Copyright Disputes Caused by Generative AI Outputs.”

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