THE OPANAL INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POSTER CONTEST TO CHOOSE THE OFFICIAL CORPORATE IMAGE OF THE COMMEMORATION CEREMONIES
The 14th February, 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Tlatelolco Treaty) and in this framework several commemorative activities are planned.
The Treaty of Tlatelolco is a great contribution of Mexico to the world and an achievement of Latin American diplomacy led by the Mexican Ambassador Alfonso Garcia Robles, who won the 1982 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to nuclear disarmament. This international instrument gave rise to the first Nuclear-weapon-free-zone in a densely populated territory, and has been a reference and inspiration for the creation of similar zones in the world. He also helped in the negotiation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the only multilateral treaty on issues of nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation in force since March 5th,1970.
Among the various activities to be undertaken to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this Agreement, the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL), the only international organization based in Mexico, is organizing a poster competition to choose the official image of the commemorative events.
Those interested in participating have to send their proposals before the 26th September, 2016 to the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in JPG, AI or PNG format, with high-resolution, given that the finalist posters will be printed in a 60 x 90 centimeters format and will be exposed in the General Conference of the OPANAL that will take place in Mexico on the 14th February, 2017.
The winning poster apart from being the official image of the commemoration ceremonies of the 50th Anniversary will be disseminated in the 33 member states of the OPANAL (Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela) and efforts are under way in order to use it as a commemorative lottery ticket and ticket of the Collective Metro Transport Systenm such as a postal stamp of Sepomex.
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