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Practical Recommendations27 July 2023 News UNESCO Almaty will present recommendations for digital skills development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia17 May 2023 News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 News Connecting learners with science: NGO from United Kingdom is awarded 2022 UNESCO Literacy Prize5 September 2022 Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022
News The United Nations Youth Forum erupts in applause for the call by a Mixtec youth woman to demand justice to eradicate inequalities17 April 2024
News 'Peaceful Communities' programme from Uganda wins UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy 20237 September 2023
News Cultural and Creative Industries in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan: Mapping of Educational Platforms14 August 2023
News How to Develop Digital Capacities in the Creative Industries in Central Asia? Practical Recommendations27 July 2023
News UNESCO Almaty will present recommendations for digital skills development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia17 May 2023
News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023
News Connecting learners with science: NGO from United Kingdom is awarded 2022 UNESCO Literacy Prize5 September 2022
Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022