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Dialogue17 May 2023 Story Youth Ideas Report to be shared with Members of European Parliament10 May 2023 News Experts from Around the World Discussed Education for Sustainable Development in Almaty10 April 2023 News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023 News Students from UNESCO Member States are invited to recreate the meeting of the World Heritage Committee15 March 2023 News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023 Story From Kampala to Geneva to Amplify the Voices of Youth for Transforming Education27 February 2023 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 Story Engaging with the young in a young country.13 January 2022 Story Standing together for LGBTQAI+ rights during the COVID-19 crisis – the #YouthofUNESCO story of Farkhad6 July 2020 News Meet Marshet: A young Ethiopian girl leading big changes in her community4 November 2019 Story Mini-media club: Two girls speak about gender equality at their school in Ethiopia4 June 2019 News First-ever National Youth Conference held in South Sudan3 September 2018 News Celebration of International Youth Day 2018 in Mali (in French)29 August 2018 News A young journalist’s struggle for freedom of expression6 July 2017 News #YouthOfUNESCO: Hidita Scovia paves the way for peacebuilding in South Sudan20 December 2016 News Young People at the Heart of Development in Niger (in French)18 October 2016 News Harnessing Africa’s demographic dividend by investing in youth20 September 2016 News Youth enterprise paves the way to education in Burundi15 June 2016 News Youth trains youth to become responsible citizens in Mongolia12 October 2015 News UNESCO helps youth in Burundi to preserve peace8 October 2015 News Central African Youth: a force for reconciliation and peace16 December 2014 News #YouthPolicyMatters: UNESCO commits to Global Initiative on Youth Policies5 November 2014
News The best youth eco-initiatives were presented at the National Festival "SUSTAINABLE PATH"28 August 2023
News Youth from 20 Countries of the World Discussed UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Almaty24 July 2023
News UNESCO Director-General Visited Gala Concert of the International Youth Festival “The Planet of Art 2023"3 July 2023
News World Heritage experts held online webinars for the finalists of the Second International UNESCO Model17 June 2023
News Experts from Around the World Discussed Education for Sustainable Development in Almaty10 April 2023
News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023
News Students from UNESCO Member States are invited to recreate the meeting of the World Heritage Committee15 March 2023
News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023
Story From Kampala to Geneva to Amplify the Voices of Youth for Transforming Education27 February 2023
Story Standing together for LGBTQAI+ rights during the COVID-19 crisis – the #YouthofUNESCO story of Farkhad6 July 2020