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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for allSDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovationSDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableSDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsABCDEFGHIJKLM (-)NPQRSTUVZYear Filter 20232022201920172016 NewsCentral America acts for the status of artists and cultural professionals22 November 2023 StoryA youth activist’s journey from abuse to leading change in Nigeria11 August 2023 News“Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023 StoryFrom Abuja to New York: On International Women's Day SDG4 Youth Network Member Promotes Digital Education for Women & Girls' Empowerment8 March 2023 NewsWomen-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 NewsChallenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022 NewsNamibia Conducting Nationwide Data Collection Exercise31 January 2022 NewsScience Week Organized in Namibia to Boost Public Engagement with Science31 January 2022 NewsOnline workshop held with Namibian STI leaders31 January 2022 NewsA Message from Youth: Transforming Education!25 July 2019 News#YouthOfUNESCO Oluwatoyin Faleke on the importance of investing in African youth23 May 2017 News#YouthOfUNESCO Oluwatoyin Faleke on the importance of investing in African youth23 May 2017 NewsYoung People at the Heart of Development in Niger (in French)18 October 2016
News“Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023
StoryFrom Abuja to New York: On International Women's Day SDG4 Youth Network Member Promotes Digital Education for Women & Girls' Empowerment8 March 2023
NewsChallenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022