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Educa Academy": a space for training and collaboration for educational inclusion21 June 2023 Story UNESCO Qualifications Passport: Lévi’s journey from refugee to university19 June 2023 News Promoting Quality TVET by Incorporating a Global Citizenship Approach into TVET Programmes16 June 2023 News Leaders of education and culture in Central America come together in Belize to promote regional progress31 May 2023 News UNESCO supports the SICA Region in the protection of artists and cultural professionals30 May 2023 News The SICA Region is present at the UNESCO Multistakeholder Dialogue on Culture and Arts Education29 May 2023 Story How UNESCO’s bilingual vocational training project in Senegal is helping out-of-school youth25 May 2023 News Transforming rural education in Nicaragua: "Rural and Inclusive Digital Education" project advances towards educational equity9 May 2023 News Integrating non-formal education data into Nepal’s Education Management Information System11 April 2023 News UNESCO initiates the Development of Gender Responsive and Inclusive Local Education plan in seven municipalities11 April 2023 News Customized training-for-trainers on ICT competencies in teaching and learning11 April 2023 Story Bridging the gap between vocational training and employment in Madagascar7 April 2023 Story How UNESCO is helping youth and adults return to primary education in Mozambique16 March 2023 News Open Call for Professional Start-up Scholarships for Women Scientists13 March 2023 Story From Abuja to New York: On International Women's Day SDG4 Youth Network Member Promotes Digital Education for Women & Girls' Empowerment8 March 2023 News Workshop presents innovations and strategies for inclusive and digital education in rural areas of Honduras and Nicaragua7 February 2023 News National framework for teacher social dialogue launched in Zambia15 December 2022 News Norway boosts UNESCO’s work on education for health and well-being1 December 2022 Story Meet Abireh: An advocate for girls’ education in Nigeria27 July 2022 Story How UNESCO is helping adults resume their education in Cambodia21 September 2021 Story How UNESCO is reaching marginalized communities in Nepal with literacy7 September 2021 Story Bonita, a young change-maker inspires girls and women in Nepal through education23 January 2019 Story How digital learning is improving livelihoods in Nigeria12 September 2017
News Nigerian Faculties of Law and Law Schools adopt the first ever curriculum on freedom of expression and safety of journalists for future judges.29 April 2024
News Leveraging Water for Peace, Wetlands, and Human Well-being on World Water and World Wetlands Day5 April 2024
News Call for a consultant to undertake the drafting of the National Action Plan for Persons with Albinism in Namibia3 April 2024
News Students from John Hopkins University engage UNESCO on International Human Rights Laws26 January 2024
News International Day of Education 2024: Advancing Learning for Lasting Peace, Joint Statement by UNESCO and UNICEF in Namibia24 January 2024
News Call for expression of interest for youth-led or youth serving organizations, working on sexual and reproductive health and rights11 December 2023
News Joining Forces to Build a Climate Smart, Green and Resilient Education System in Nepal24 November 2023
Story Local Governments receive technical support to develop Media and Information -friendly and inclusive Local Education Plans17 November 2023
News Call for expression of interest for youth-led or youth serving organizations, working on sexual and reproductive health and rights1 November 2023
News Call for Consultancy: Development of a Basic Counseling Training Manual for Peer Educators in Institutions of Higher Learning24 October 2023
News Equipping education students with skills and knowledge for teaching life-skills-based health education18 October 2023
Story "I feel out of place in my own country": UNESCO seeks comprehensive solutions to rising hate speech in South Asia.24 August 2023
Story How girls’ education advocates like Gloria are keeping girls in the picture following COVID-19 in Nigeria27 July 2023
Story How UNESCO is helping to build strong foundations for young learners’ health and education in Malawi27 July 2023
News UNESCO and Huawei Sign Agreement to Strengthen Access to STEAM Education in Panama in Collaboration with the Ministry of Education27 July 2023
News Strengthening the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: UNESCO and CAMES Envisioning the Future18 July 2023
News UNESCO and CECC/SICA launches the "ODS4 - Educa Academy": a space for training and collaboration for educational inclusion21 June 2023
News Promoting Quality TVET by Incorporating a Global Citizenship Approach into TVET Programmes16 June 2023
News Leaders of education and culture in Central America come together in Belize to promote regional progress31 May 2023
News UNESCO supports the SICA Region in the protection of artists and cultural professionals30 May 2023
News The SICA Region is present at the UNESCO Multistakeholder Dialogue on Culture and Arts Education29 May 2023
Story How UNESCO’s bilingual vocational training project in Senegal is helping out-of-school youth25 May 2023
News Transforming rural education in Nicaragua: "Rural and Inclusive Digital Education" project advances towards educational equity9 May 2023
News Integrating non-formal education data into Nepal’s Education Management Information System11 April 2023
News UNESCO initiates the Development of Gender Responsive and Inclusive Local Education plan in seven municipalities11 April 2023
Story From Abuja to New York: On International Women's Day SDG4 Youth Network Member Promotes Digital Education for Women & Girls' Empowerment8 March 2023
News Workshop presents innovations and strategies for inclusive and digital education in rural areas of Honduras and Nicaragua7 February 2023
Story Bonita, a young change-maker inspires girls and women in Nepal through education23 January 2019