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Join our social media campaign!6 October 2022 NewsUIL urges public open digital platforms for lifelong learning at Korea EdTech Forum 202223 September 2022 NewsSeize the moment: Financing adult learning and education14 September 2022 NewsEducation ministers commit to increased funding and a broader scope for RAMAA14 September 2022 NewsUNESCO – CBSE Training Series for Implementing School Health and Wellness Programme9 September 2022 StoryHow EdDevTrust rose to the challenge of refugee education in Lebanon by training refugee teachers to teach6 September 2022 StoryVideo contest among youth about TVET benefits: Professional education is the key to getting your dream job!12 August 2022 StoryNew assessment offers options to ensure sustainable use8 July 2022 NewsConclusions of the World Water Development Report on groundwater presented in the Republic of Korea3 June 2022 NewsSustainable Rural Regeneration Conference24 May 2022 StoryUNESCO adopts first global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence8 April 2022 StoryNew youth champions trained to fight racism and discrimination24 March 2022 NewsUNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022 NewsUNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022 StoryInternational Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 StoryEmpowering girls and communities through quality education3 March 2022 NewsMore action needed to ensure access to information of persons with disabilities – UNESCO research2 March 2022 NewsUNESCO Artist for Peace Renaud Capuçon honors the memory of the victims of the Holocaust26 January 2022 NewsUNESCO commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day and promotes Holocaust education amidst rising denial24 January 2022
StoryNatalia Castro Nicolás: Women create key networks that sustain mountain communities and ecosystems23 December 2022
NewsUNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Palestine19 December 2022
StoryThe introduction of 3D printing technology to a Gambian training institute gives hope to students, teachers and the country14 December 2022
NewsEnhancing gender equality and coverage of gender-based violence in Palestinian media outlets9 December 2022
NewsFirst Global Forum on Ethics of AI held in Prague, one year after the adoption of UNESCO’s Recommendation8 December 2022
NewsIberian transboundary biosphere reserves get together to find potential solutions to challenges of shared management30 November 2022
StoryIn the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, building back communities through culture and creative economy24 November 2022
Story Under the surface: When a cruise through the Mediterranean Sea is not exactly a holiday14 November 2022
NewsWenhui Award 2022 Call for Applications and Nominations: 'Educational Innovations for Learning Recovery'28 October 2022
NewsUIL urges public open digital platforms for lifelong learning at Korea EdTech Forum 202223 September 2022
NewsUNESCO – CBSE Training Series for Implementing School Health and Wellness Programme9 September 2022
StoryHow EdDevTrust rose to the challenge of refugee education in Lebanon by training refugee teachers to teach6 September 2022
StoryVideo contest among youth about TVET benefits: Professional education is the key to getting your dream job!12 August 2022
NewsConclusions of the World Water Development Report on groundwater presented in the Republic of Korea3 June 2022
NewsUNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022
NewsUNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022
StoryInternational Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022
NewsMore action needed to ensure access to information of persons with disabilities – UNESCO research2 March 2022
NewsUNESCO Artist for Peace Renaud Capuçon honors the memory of the victims of the Holocaust26 January 2022
NewsUNESCO commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day and promotes Holocaust education amidst rising denial24 January 2022