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UNESCO and Blackboard launch pilot project for distance education teachers training in the Caribbean
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Colombia - 100 years of Architecture - Photography
The Biblioteca Publica Piloto de Medellin para America Latina Medellin Pilot Public Library for Latin America was created in 1952 by UNESCO and the Colombian Government Its character is strongly patrimonial
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Egypt: A Description of Egypt from the beginning of the 20th Century seen through a postcard collection
Collection of Egyptian postcards through various themes such as arts trades buildings places views and pharaohs
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Czech Republic - Antiphonarium Sedlecense
Prague Národní knihovna National Library XIII A 6 Cim A 3 XIII med ante 1671 Bohemia parchment paper I 532 recte 524 pp 44 x 32 cm illuminated notated binding 1671
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Slovakia - Antiphonary of Bratislava II
In 1995 the Slovak National Library and the Slovak National Archives embarked on a project to digitize the medieval manuscripts Illuminated codices of the Bratislava Chapter Library
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Hungary - Bibliotheca Corviniana
The Bibliotheca Corviniana was the library of King Matthias in the second half of the 15th century After the kings death and during the Turkish occupation the collection has been dispersed Today the remaining pieces of the collection are to be found in 50 libraries
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Slovakia - Basagic’s Collection of Islamic Manuscripts in the University Library of Bratislava
Basagics collection contains unique manuscripts and essential works of medieval Islamic scholarly literature and belleslettres spanning the interval from 12th to 19th century and prints from two centuries starting from 1729
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Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts of the National Library of the Czech Republic
The collection of Arabic manuscripts held in the National Library of the Czech Republic contains 200 entries It is a component of the Oriental manuscripts collection especially Persian Turkish and Indian
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Czech Republic - Chronicle of Council of Constance
The author of the Chronicle of Council of Constance 1414 1418 is Ulrich Riechental 1360s 14361437 the scribe of the city of Constance But he wrote his chronicle not before 1430s
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Egypt - Dar Al-Kutub Manuscripts
The National Library and Archives of Egypt Dar AlKutub was the first national library in the Middle East It was established in 1870 due to the suggestion of Refaa AlTahtawi 18011872 to buildup a library in Egypt under the supervision of Ali Mubarak Valuable collections of books and manuscripts were gathered from different sources A number of geometrical instruments and maps were also included Dar AlKutub was inaugurated to the public on the 24th September 1870 AD
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Slave Trade Archives
UNESCO has launched the Slave Route Project in 1994 It aims to break a silence and make universally known the issue of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery its causes and dramatic results by means of scientific work
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Tunisia - Tunisian Postcards
Postcard holdings of the Diplomatic Archives Centre in Nantes CADN postcards from North Africa mainly Tunisia
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Call for Action to Accelerate Gender Equality in the Water Domain
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme WWAP facilitates a coordinated Call for Action CfA to accelerate the achievement of gender equality in the water domain together with a Multistakeholder Coalition composed by Member States institutions UN agencies international and regional organizations NGOs ODAs private sector and civil society Achieving gender equality in the water domain is crucial for the accomplishment of standing international gender and waterrelated commitments including those enshrined in the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development in particular SDG 5 and 6 and in numerous other international gender and waterrelated commitments   However an extensive analysis Taking Stock of Gender Equality Progress in the Water Domain carried out by WWAP and the dedicated Water and Gender Working Group has shown that progress towards the realization of these global promises is critically off track Gender inequalities have been shown to persist at all levels in the water domain thereby hindering development progress The key findings and concrete recommendations forming the basis for this Initiative have been presented in a collaborative Position Paper Accelerating Gender Equality in the Water Domain A Call for Action which is being supported by the members of the Multistakeholder Coalition Detailed information on the Initiatives background its objective how it works how to join it and the way forward can be found here Turning the tide of gender inequalities in the water domain requires ambitious objectives and bold and concrete actions of as many relevant actors as possible Therefore WWAP and the Multistakeholder Coalition welcome the support of other Member States and interested partners in this global advocacy initiative and encourage to advocate the development and implementation of genderinclusive strategies as well as catalyse and sustain transformative actions For further information and to join the Call for Action Initiative please contact waterandgendercallforactionunescoorg