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Challenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries

Representatives of Congo Ghana Namibia Sierra Leone Tanzania and Zimbabwe reflected on their experiences from implementing and monitoring the 2017 UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers RSSR at the fourth edition of the Africa Regional Science Technology and Innovation Forum in Kigali Rwanda on 1 March 2022

3rd Annual Youth STEM Boot Camp slated for Kigali, Rwanda

February 21, 2022

Fort-Liberté (Haiti) declared ‘Tsunami Ready’

FortLiberté is a city on the northeastern coast of the island of Haiti with a population of about 20000 In 1842 the city was severely hit by a tsunami and the threat of another disaster cannot be ruled out

January 14, 2022

A partnership to train women beekeepers in biosphere reserves

The GishwatiMukura Landscape Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda is one of the places where women will be trained in sustainable beekeeping through the partnership between UNESCO and Guerlain

January 14, 2022

Director-General condemns murder of journalists Wilguens Louissaint and John Wesley Amady in Haiti

January 11, 2022

Stakeholder training on AI to boost Disaster Management in Rwanda

AI for DRR training in Rwanda © UNESCO

November 12, 2021

The University of Rwanda integrates UNESCO guidance on distance learning into teacher training programmes

September 8, 2021

Social Media Use and Psychosocial Well-Being of Youth in Haiti during Covid-19

I found some funny videos that had helped me to support stress and I found time to share verified information in order to help people to protect themselves better says a participant during the individual interview conducted by a group of young Haitian researchers Selected by UNESCO for their program Youth As Researchers more than three hundred young people explored the multiple impacts of the Covid19 pandemic while proposing solutions and recommendations The official announcement of the first cases of Covid19 in Haiti on March 2020 was received with fear and uncertainty Most experts anticipated this unprecedented sanitary disaster will severely affect Haiti because of its weak health system and the incapacity of the Haitian government to work for public welfare Thankfully a major catastrophe has been avoided however it may be too early to be relieved This pandemic has impacted not only the economic sphere but it particularly impacted psychosocially Haitian society was still recovering from the economic and psychosocial consequences of the political lockdown Peyi Lòk started in 2018 When Covid19 hit people were forced to stay home as required by the government to avoid the propagation of the virus Thus social media became the prevalent spaces for young people to continue to figure out their future and their projects Consequently we decided as young Haitian researchers to find the link between the use of social media and the psychosocial wellbeing of young Haitians during the Covid19 Thus under the supervision of UNESCO the research conducted by a group was interested in the role of the use of social media in the reduction or intensification of psychosocial consequences occurred during the pandemic on young people in Haiti Seven people elaborated the research protocol Peterson Anténor the team leader Ernst Dimitry Cadet Marline Bilgaï Grand Jean Nem JeanBaptiste Nephtalie Pierre Nishina Prévilon and Ludwika Télusmon They are young undergraduate and graduate students in the law psychology anthropology education and philosophy field This article aims to expose the main conclusions and recommendations of this study while demonstrating the importance of this initiative in young people life

September 1, 2021

UNESCO emergency response in support of Haiti

August 20, 2021

Launch of the first UNESCO Chair in Haiti

The Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies of Haiti ISTEAH launched on Thursday June 17 2021 the UNESCO Chair Women and Science for Development the first UNESCO Chair initiated in Haiti

Director-General calls for investigation into killing of journalist Diego Charles in Haiti

#CoronavirusFacts: strengthening access to reliable information amidst tensions and the pandemic in Haiti

The ongoing pandemic and disinfodemic on COVID19 have emphasized the need for reliable information produced by professional journalists In Haiti journalists factcheckers and specialized NGOs have experienced increased difficulties to effectively and safely report and therefore are looking for help to perform their role during the health crisis In this context UNESCO with the support of the European Union implemented over the past year the project CoronavirusFacts to support media professionals in reporting on the pandemic and debunk mis and disinformation on COVID19