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World Higher Education Conference: Why we need higher technical skills development for youth

State-of-the-Art of Indigenous Languages In Research

In the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 20222032 a multilingual collection of articles has been released with the aim of assessing the status of Indigenous languages in research

UNESCO announces 2022 Call for Partnerships of the Global Media Defence Fund

Until 1 July 2022 at 2359 GMT2 UNESCO will be seeking partnerships with notforprofit organizations working on the ground to support the implementation or upscaling of projects that bolster journalists legal protection andor enhance media freedom through relevant investigative journalism or strategic litigation

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 and Spain have renewed their commitment to the International Centre on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves

UNESCO and Spain have renewed their commitment to the International Centre on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves

Media and Information Literacy as Futures of Literacy: Third World Higher Education Conference

UNESCO in partnership with the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network MILID Network will organize three key events on media and information literacy as part of the Third World Higher Education Conference This series of media and information literacy events will take place from 18 to 20 May 2022

UNESCO trained Thai police officials on upholding freedom of expression international standards

In cooperation with the Royal Police Cadet Academy in Bangkok Thailand UNESCO concluded a training for police cadets and antiriot police on strengthening their capacities on international standards on freedom of expression and safety of journalists

WPFD 2022: Addressing digital challenges to freedom of expression through UNESCO’s Recommendation on Ethics of AI

On 3 May 2022 UNESCO organized a highlevel plenary session about Addressing the Digital Challenges to Freedom of Expression through the Recommendation on the Ethics of AI

How can higher education institutions be transformed into lifelong learning institutions? Strategic reflections and discussions

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

As of 16 May UNESCO has verified damage to 133 sites since 24 February 57 religious sites 12 museums 26 historic buildings 16 buildings dedicated to cultural activities 15 monuments 7 libraries

Serge Morand: “When we lose biodiversity, we lose the regulation of epidemics”

Unless we address climate issues seriously Covid19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will have to face While the exact causes of the emergence of this pandemic remain mysterious there is little doubt that it is linked to environmental imbalances Ecological pioneer Serge Morand is currently a research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS and an associate researcher at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development CIRAD His research focuses on the study of ecological and biological theories to understand human health and the emergence of diseases He recently appeared in Making Pandemics the investigative journalist MarieMonique Robins latest documentary On the occasion of a special premiere at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on April 22 Morand shared his observations on these issues

UNESCO organizes first training for privacy commissioners on privacy right, data protection and freedom of expression

UNESCO in partnership with the Global Privacy Assembly GPA and the National Institute for Transparency Access to Information and Personal Data Protection of Mexico INAI has coorganized a oneday training workshop for privacy commissioners on the right to privacy data protection and freedom of expression The training took place on 2 May in Punta del Este Uruguay within the framework of the World Press Freedom Day Conference that is celebrated on 3 May