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Bureau for EducationMajor eventNoABCDEGHIKLMNPRSTUV News South Sudan Celebrates World Press Freedom Day 202417 May 2024 News Two-day seminar on access to information kicks-off in Juba3 April 2024 News UNESCO-Peking University Initiative transforms girls' health education in Uganda3 April 2024 News First steps towards a risk management plan in Paraguay's Missions9 February 2024 News Summary of some of main activities of UNESCO Almaty conducted in 20231 December 2023 News A workshop held in Kazakhstan to develop a national initiative for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by 20307 November 2023 News Development of a country initiative on the "Education for Sustainable Development" Framework Programme was discussed in Kyrgyzstan3 November 2023 NewsWorking group meeting Kazakhstan IDUAI 2023: Strengthening information regulation28 September 2023 News Central Asian Experts Discuss Reforms of Teacher Policies to Improve Educational Outcomes in the Region21 September 2023 News Current management issues related to the components of the Chang'an-Tianshan Сorridor of the Silk Roads were discussed in Kazakhstan13 September 2023 News How to Develop Digital Capacities in the Creative Industries in Central Asia? Practical Recommendations27 July 2023 News UNESCO promotes Quality Physical Education in Kazakhstan24 July 2023 News Strengthening the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: UNESCO and CAMES Envisioning the Future18 July 2023 News UNESCO Almaty Presented Recommendations for the Digital Skills Development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia3 July 2023 News Enhancing Quality TVET Reform for Sustainable Development in Mongolia: The Second National TVET Forum in Mongolia held in Ulaanbaatar27 June 2023 Story Weaving Indigenous and local knowledge in the scoping process of the National Ecosystem Assessment of Malawi26 June 2023 News Africa unites for the right to access to information19 June 2023 News Mongolia Advances to Prevent Crimes and Offenses against Cultural Property14 April 2023 News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023 News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023 News Training to researchers of the Safety of Journalists in Kazakhstan2 March 2023 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 News Kazakhstan: discussion of the draft annual report on the state of access to information24 May 2022 News Kazakhstan: World Press Freedom Day 20191 May 2019 News Kazakhstan: Presentation of the World Media Trends Report10 April 2018
News A workshop held in Kazakhstan to develop a national initiative for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by 20307 November 2023
News Development of a country initiative on the "Education for Sustainable Development" Framework Programme was discussed in Kyrgyzstan3 November 2023
NewsWorking group meeting Kazakhstan IDUAI 2023: Strengthening information regulation28 September 2023
News Central Asian Experts Discuss Reforms of Teacher Policies to Improve Educational Outcomes in the Region21 September 2023
News Current management issues related to the components of the Chang'an-Tianshan Сorridor of the Silk Roads were discussed in Kazakhstan13 September 2023
News How to Develop Digital Capacities in the Creative Industries in Central Asia? Practical Recommendations27 July 2023
News Strengthening the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: UNESCO and CAMES Envisioning the Future18 July 2023
News UNESCO Almaty Presented Recommendations for the Digital Skills Development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia3 July 2023
News Enhancing Quality TVET Reform for Sustainable Development in Mongolia: The Second National TVET Forum in Mongolia held in Ulaanbaatar27 June 2023
Story Weaving Indigenous and local knowledge in the scoping process of the National Ecosystem Assessment of Malawi26 June 2023
News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023
News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023
News Kazakhstan: discussion of the draft annual report on the state of access to information24 May 2022