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Transforming Education: an Imperative for the Future We Want

24 January 2022 Celebrating the power of education to uplift individuals and transform societies the global community honored teachers and champions for education Amidst the 3rd year of the global pandemic the fourth International Day of Education marked an increased focus on continuing learning and sent out a message of hope Coorganized by UNESCO and UN Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning under the theme Changing Course Transforming Education the celebration brought together diverse perspectives on the crucial triggers of transformations for a more equitable and inclusive education system In the opening segment moderated by Ms Stefania Giannini UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Education leaders and education advocates such as UN Secretary General UNESCO Director General President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Chair of the Global Partnership for Education and the Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN championed education as key driver for progress across all SDGs as well as peace and human rights UN leaders called on international communities to unite around education as a public good Mr Antonio Guterres UN Secretary General will convene the Summit on Transforming Education in September 2022 to identify innovative approach for the transformation of the national education systems

January 27, 2022

Internet Universality Principles and ROAM-X indicators presented at the 5th Congress of the Polish Communication Association

October 1, 2019

Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Withdrawal by the United States of America from UNESCO

October 12, 2017

Conversation with Lech Wałęsa, 1983 Nobel Peace laureate: "Peace and justice: the path of humanity towards sustainable development"

November 4, 2017

International Symposium on "Healing the Wounds of Slavery: Towards Mutual Recovery"

October 20, 2018

Wroclaw, World Book Capital 2016

Show Gender Inequality the Red Card: the Global Launch of the “Equal Light Red Card” Campaign

#COVID19 #StayAtHome: What home? Caring for the vulnerable in U.S. cities

Permanent Delegate of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to UNESCO (March 2022)

The DirectorGeneral of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO received on Wednesday 9 March 2022 HE Mr KhamInh Khitchadeth Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in France who presented her with the letters accrediting him as Permanent Delegate of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic to the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO

Seattle poetry brings solace and hope in times of confinement

The city of Seattle United States of America is a UNESCO Creative City of Literature since 2017 Its strong identity as a literary city has coalesced around a 10000year history of indigenous storytelling traditions Consistently ranked as Americas Most WellRead city it is one of the top three literate cities in the country Seattles writing traditions are guided by a sense of place especially in regards to the willingness of embracing diverse viewpoints and technologies Many events sustain Seattles striving literary ecosystem including the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival featuring indie comics and the selfpublished as well as the Pacific Northwest Writers Associations Conference amongst many others In response to the spread of Coronavirus the city of Seattle in close cooperation with the author Claudia Castro Luna Seattles inaugural Civic Poet uses its literary potential to counter the growing challenge of confinement and the lack of access to cultural activities Through the creation of an online forum Poems to lean On city dwellers are invited to share a link to a poem accompanied by a two or three lines message explaining how this particular poem resonates with them and how it brings to them comfort and joy The initiative aims to revive and recreate social ties amongst the community while respecting the rules on social distancing implemented to contain the spread of the virus The contributions are showcased on the same virtual space Poems to Lean On hosted on the Laureate Poets website Submissions can also be made digitally through the same online platform The project highlights the enabling role of literature and poetry to connect people and to offer solace and hope during such difficult times To participate in this meaningful initiative share your favorite poem or one of your inspiring creations on Poems to Lean On to offer fortitude hope resilience and humor For further information httpswapoetlaureateorgpoetrytoleanon

COVID-19: research partnership launched with Harvard’s Department of Sociology on racism and xenophobia

© Thahitun Mariam Bronx Mutual Aid Network for Covid19 UNESCO has launched a partnership with the AAPI COVID19 Project housed in Harvard Universitys Department of Sociology The AAPI COVID19 Project is a multimethod project investigating how COVID19 is shaping the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders AAPI communities in the United States focusing on the intensification of racism and xenophobia faced by these groups

UNESCO’s IOC Executive Secretary awarded for outstanding contributions to marine science and technology

Announcing its 2020 Awards the USbased Marine Technological Society presented the Compass International Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of marine sciences and technology to Dr Vladimir Ryabinin Executive Secretary of UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission The Marine Technology Society MTS announced its 2020 Award Winners through a press release on 18 August 2020 to be followed by a presentation of the awards on 8 October at the virtual conference Global OCEANS 2020 SingaporeUS Gulf Coast 530 October 2020 As recipient of the MTS 2020 Compass International Award Dr Vladimir Ryabinin Executive Secretary of the UNESCOIOC since 2015 has been recognized for his leadership in the design of international initiatives such as the Global Ocean Observing System and the Joint Technical Commission of the World Meteorological Organization and IOC for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology JCOMM but also for his embracing the importance of including professional societies like MTS within the international processes of ocean science governance In announcing the award MTS highlighted his role as a champion for inclusivity in the planning team for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development that includes MTS as a partner and a strong advocate for the Seabed 2030 global effort Our awardees work with unfailing commitment to tackle problems that impact our globally connected society in real and tangible ways that many people arent fully aware of completed the press release The 2020 MTS Awards also recognized Capt Ret Craig McLean Acting Chief Scientist and Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Capt McLean has been actively involved in the governance of UNESCOs IOC as longtime US representative to the Commission and since 2018 Member of the Executive Planning Group advising the IOC Secretariat on the design of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 20212030 For more information please contact Vinicius Lindoso Communications Officer Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO vlindosounescoorg

August 24, 2020

The first International Day to Protect Education from Attack

On 9 September the world observed the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack that was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly last May Global leaders and celebrities from all walks of life stepped up support for actions against attacks on education during the commemorative highlevel virtual event organized by the State of Qatar UNESCO UNICEF and Education Above All Foundation

September 10, 2020