Global Youth Art Campaignon Crime Prevention
Your voice, your story, your art — shaping how the world understands and prevents youth violence and crime.
Your Story Can Change the World
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), under its "Gamechangers" initiative on strengthening innovative youth crime prevention — including through sport — is launching a Global Youth Art Campaign on Crime Prevention.
This campaign creates space for young people to share their realities, ideas, struggles, and hopes — and to help shape more effective approaches to preventing youth violence and crime.
It invites young people to express their perspectives through creative expression, challenging stereotypes, promoting understanding, and inspiring more youth-centered prevention efforts.
We especially welcome the voices of young people 18 to 29 years old who have experienced, observed, or been impacted by youth offending, violence or crime — including those engaged in the justice system.
Their stories can help shape how the world understands youth offending, violence, and what effective prevention should include.
Who Can Participate?
- Young people aged 18 to 29 years old
- Those who have experienced or observed youth violence or crime
- Young people engaged with the justice system
- Anyone with a story or perspective on crime prevention
- Participants from all countries and backgrounds
- All UN official languages are supported
Express Yourself Your Way
Submissions can take any creative form. There are no limits on how you tell your story.
Drawings & Photography
Video
Poetry & Stories
Music
Mixed-Media Creations
Where Your Work Will Go
Selected contributions will reach global audiences and inform real policy change at the United Nations.
Digital Youth Zine
Selected contributions will be featured in a global digital publication reaching young people worldwide.
UN Exhibition in Vienna
Your art could be displayed at the UNTOC youth art exhibition in Vienna, Austria in October 2026.
Global UNODC Advocacy Campaign
Contributions will shape a worldwide advocacy campaign on more and better youth crime prevention.
Nigeria Student Ambassador Supports This Campaign
As part of our mission to connect young Nigerians and diasporians with global opportunities, we are proud to amplify this UNODC initiative. We encourage every young person in our community — especially those with lived experience — to participate and make their voice heard on the world stage.
Share this opportunity among your networks. All campaign materials are available in all UN official languages to support broader participation.
Download Campaign Materials
Everything you need to participate or share this opportunity with others.
Project Flyer
Campaign overview — share with your network
Download PDF
Participants Brief
Full submission guidelines and requirements
Download PDF
Ready to Share Your Story?
Submit your artwork, photography, video, poetry, music or mixed-media creation and let your voice shape global policy on youth crime prevention.