The 25th World Habitat Day Children’s Drawing Contest
1. Theme
Green Cities and Communities
2. Specifications
a. Content
What will your city be like in the future?
Will it be a city filled with trees, flowers, and clean air? Will it be an environmentally friendly city where everyone can live safely and happily?
Please share your ideas through a drawing that shows a city in harmony with nature and the connections among people in the community!
Your ideas can help shape the cities of the future!
*This is a drawing contest, not a poster contest. Please do not include titles, slogans, explanations, etc.
b. Qualification: 4th through 6th grade pupils of public/private schools (mainly in Asia and the Pacific)
c. Deadline for Submission: Friday, 18 September 2026
d. Please send drawings to the following address:
UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific – Fukuoka
Attn: Children’s Drawing Contest
ACROS Fukuoka 8F
1-1-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku Fukuoka City 810-0001 JAPAN
We would appreciate it if you submit the drawings by school as a unit.
e. Drawing Materials: No restrictions
f. Size: Drawing paper (542mmx382mm) or (382mmx271mm). If you are submitting drawings (382mmx271mm), please paste it on a 542mmx382mm size paper.
g. Other Remarks
① Make sure to paste a label on the back of the drawing with your name, grade and the name of the school/city/town/village. (Use Attachment 1)
② Make a separate name list by school. (Use Attachment 2)
③ Staple introduction paragraphs (Use Attachment 3) together with the name list (Attachment 2).
④ We do not return the original drawings to applicants.
⑤ Submitted drawings will belong to UN-Habitat ROAP – Fukuoka and may be used for its promotional materials.
Note: Please make sure that Application Form is TYPED in BLOCK LETTERS. Any submission with illegible handwriting will not be considered for the contest.
3. Judging
（１）First Judging
The first judging will take place at UN-Habitat ROAP – Fukuoka and a certain number of drawings will be selected as excellent drawings.
（２）Final Judging
Awards will be determined from the selected drawings by members of the Judging Committee.
4. Awards
The final judging will determine the following awards:
UN-Habitat Award (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Award
UN-Habitat Children’s Future Award
Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in FUKUOKA Award
5. Exhibition
The drawings remained for the final judging will be exhibited after November 2026 in Fukuoka City. (Venue to be determined.) The awarded drawings will be also exhibited at the UN-Habitat booth at the International Horticultural Expo 2027 (GREENxEXPO), held from 19 March to 26 September 2027.
6. Habitat Calendar
Using the selected drawings, the Organisers will produce the 2027 Habitat Original Calendar and distribute it to all the participating individuals and schools. Also, we will initiate a donation campaign in Japan using the Calendar. Donation will be used to support “Water for Life” projects of UN-Habitat in Asia and the Pacific.
Organised by UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) – Fukuoka
Executive Committee of World Habitat Day 2025 in Fukuoka
Supported by: Fukuoka Prefecture Educational Board; Saga Prefecture Educational Board; Nagasaki Prefecture Educational Board; Kumamoto Prefecture Educational Board; Oita Prefecture Educational Board; Miyazaki Prefecture Educational Board; Kagoshima Prefecture Educational Board; Okinawa Prefecture Educational Board; Fukuoka City Educational Board; Kitakyushu City Educational Board; Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation; Fukuoka City International Foundation; NPO Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in FUKUOKA; Soroptimist International of the Americas – Japan Minami Region
