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The impact of COVID-19 on student voice: Testimonies from students and teachers

UNESCO advocates for advancement of gender equality at the “Assises de la Parité” in France

UNESCOs Assistant DirectorGeneral for Social and Human Sciences Gabriela Ramos represented UNESCO in the third edition of the Assises de la Parité Gender Equality Forum organized by the International Womens Forum IWF France in Paris The Forum brought together inspiring and influential personalities to shape the next steps towards achieving gender equality the event involved over 8000 remote audience members

Meet Smriti and Moneera: young researchers exploring the impact of COVID-19

The UNESCO and UNESCO Chairs Youth as Researchers YAR initiative in response to COVID19 was designed to be a sixmonthlong venture As with many things pandemicrelated the project stretched and grew to new heights resulting in a nearly twoyear commitment from youth We talked to Smriti Khemka India a YAR Youth Researcher and Moneera Yassien Sudan a YAR Youth Steering Committee Member to better understand how this initiative has changed their perspectives

UNESCO launches survey to collect key findings on COVID-19 impact on youth and adult literacy

The right to science is key for stronger scientific cooperation to address COVID-19 and future pandemics

Scientists and scientific knowledge have been widely praised for helping to combat the COVID19 pandemic and its consequences not only by discovering vaccines in record time but also by helping to keep our societies and the economy functioning At the same time we have also witnessed increasing rejection of science and scientific outcomes and growing objections to and restrictions on scientists work In its Brief on the Right to Science and COVID19 UNESCO draws attention to the importance of the human right to share in scientific advancement and its benefits alias the right to science enunciated in Article 271 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the context of the COVID19 pandemic

Youth and policy makers join forces in pandemic recovery efforts

55 young researchers from UNESCOs signature Youth As Researchers on COVID19 initiative and close to 20 policy makers from various Member States debated on priorities for postpandemic recovery with for and by youth during a HighLevel Policy Conference hosted on site and online by UNESCO on 25 March 2022 Central to the debate were the insights of the young researchers on the impact of the pandemic on youth wellbeing learning action rights and use of technology

Less than half of countries are implementing learning recovery strategies at scale to help children catch up

Statement by UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Education Stefania Giannini UNICEF Director of Education Robert Jenkins World Bank Global Director for Education Jaime Saavedra

Building Content-Rich Experiences Into Virtual Events in 2022 | wtv.

WTV designs and manages the widest range of hybrid and virtual events for many of the worlds largest organisations including the World Bank GAVI HSBC BP Bank of England UK Government Swiss Government PWC Deloitte UNICEF Medecins Sans Frontieres UNESCO and a wide range of NGOs WTV provides a complete handson project management of live virtual events delivering more than 2000 live virtual events a year combining live virtual event production creative content and leading technology platforms to create awardwinning events

UNESCO AND PEKING UNIVERSITY JOIN HANDS TO SUPPORT GIRLS’ HEALTH EDUCATION IN AFRICA

February 28, 2022

Main results of the Biennale of Luanda — Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace

February 25, 2022

Reflection on the Culture of Peace by Vincenzo Fazzino, Former International Coordinator of the Biennale of Luanda

February 23, 2022

Going Hybrid: Biennale of Luanda 2021 Lessons Learned (Part 1)

February 23, 2022

Focus Project: ResiliArt Angola

ResiliArt Angola takes it a notch further

February 18, 2022