The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. In collaboration with Design 21, they are holding a worldwide design competition to create a poster that reflects this mission.

Those looking to submit work should highlight the beneficial effects of cultural diversity, and should incorporate the headline, “2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures,” in any of the six languages that they feel most comfortable using, be it English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese or Arabic.

Fifty posters will be selected for display in an online gallery linked to UNESCO’s website, and from those fifty, thirty will be printed for an exhibition to be held at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris in May 2010. From those thirty, an overall winner will be announced and he or she will receive a $2,000 cash prize and the opportunity to travel to Paris for the poster exhibition at UNESCO Headquarters.

Today is the final day to submit! For more details, click here.