According to a press release from the Office of the Resident Coordinator, UN system in The Gambia, the theme for this years celebration is 'UN4U'.

Competitors at the level of Senior Secondary School according to the release, will be drawn from six High Schools from from region one Regional Education Centre.

"The secretary of state for Basic and Secondary Education, Mrs Fatou Lamin Faye and Ms. Chinwe Dike, UN resident coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in The Gambia, dignitaries, government and UN officials and students will grace the occasion" the release concluded.