Event:Wiki Loves Peace
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Wiki Loves Peace (WLP) is an international photography campaign organized by the Wikimedian in residence at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) under the Wiki4Disarmament project. The campaign is supported by UNODA[a] and aims to document peace-related heritage, memorials, museums, educational institutions, public art, and peacebuilding initiatives around the world through freely licensed photographs and media.
Click here to upload your photographs. Please make sure to read the guidelines on the participation page.
Are you a student of IIT Madras? Check out IITM specific instructions at: WLP × IRIS
Selected winning photographs will be featured on UNODA's official social media platforms with attribution to the author.
Recognition
To celebrate outstanding contributions, winners will be recognized in two categories. The winning photographs from both categories will be featured on the social media channels of the UNODA, with full attribution to the photographers. This would give the photographers UN recognition for their submissions.
Best photographs
The top three photographs that best capture the spirit and essence of Wiki Loves Peace will be selected by the jury. These images should demonstrate good photographic quality and should effectively portray themes of peace, remembrance, reconciliation, cooperation, or related peace heritage.
Top contributors
The three most active contributors (based on the number of valid submissions) will also be recognized. One selected photograph from each of these contributors will be featured.
Objectives
The initiative aims to:
- Promote open knowledge related to peace and disarmament
- Encourage documentation of peace memorials, museums, monuments, and heritage sites on Wikimedia Commons
- Increase freely licensed media related to peace education and anti-war remembrance
- Support collaboration between Wikimedia communities and institutions working on peace and disarmament themes
- Encourage multilingual and cross-cultural engagement around peace related knowledge
- Encourage youth participation in Wikimedia projects
Timeline
The event will run from 21 September 2026, the International Day of Peace, to 30 October 2026, which marks the conclusion of United Nations Disarmament week. Following the close of submissions, an international and diverse jury will review entries and prepare a shortlist, from which the final selections will be made by UNODA.
| Event | Date |
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| Campaign Launch | September 21, 2026 (International Day of Peace) |
| Last Week of event | October 24, 2026 (United Nations Day, start of Disarmament Week) |
| Submission Deadline | October 30, 2026 (conclusion of WLP and Disarmament Week) |
| Jury Review | November 2026 |
| Winners announcement | (TBD) |
Gallery
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Atomic Bomb Dome -
Hiroshima Lantern Festival -
The Knotted Gun sculpture in Sweden -
The Monument of Peace and Tolerance -
The lighting of the Peace Tower in Reykjavik -
Friedensengel in Munich
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Contact
If you are a Wikimedia affiliate, contributor, educational institution, or organization interested in participating in or supporting Wiki Loves Peace, please reach out to the organizers for further discussion and collaboration opportunities:
Support & Media
Community Partner
- IRIS Society, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Media coverage
Notes
- ↑ UNODA supports the campaign through a range of outreach and communications activities, including promotion on its social media channels, dissemination of campaign information through its Regional Centres, and circulation through its Youth4Disarmament (Y4D) and other mailing lists. After the conclusion of the campaign, UNODA will also feature winning submissions on its social media platforms.
