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COVID-19: Check the facts

In the wake of the COVID19 global pandemic misinformation also referred to as fake news has been circulated in various media in particular social media This has contributed to widespread panic speculation and confusion in dealing with matters to do with preventing and containing this global pandemic Check the facts to make sure you are getting the right information from the right sources

SADC and UNESCO sign agreement to ensure learning never stops

The Southern Africa Development Community SADC Secretariat and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO have signed a Joint Statement and Action Plan on ensuring continuity of learning in the context of COVID19

COVID 19: Senegal intends to ensure #LearningNeverStops

The spread of COVID19 is a growing worry for Africa Among the 47 African countries that have closed their schools and universities to more than 280 million African children 10 have not yet identified a single case of the virus These closures will hold back education even further on a continent where already more than 200 million children and adolescents were not learning The government of Senegal closed its schools on March 16 one of the first to do so on the continent What measures have been taken to ensure that learning doesnt stop

Free press in Southern Africa more critical than ever in the fight against COVID-19

UNESCO in partnership with its member states celebrate the 27th World Press Freedom Day WPFD on 3 May 2020 A free press is more critical than ever as this years commemoration comes at a time when the world is facing a global pandemic COVID19 The press is positioned on the frontline in the fight against the distortion of truth by verifying facts and uncovering evidence during crises

Assessment shows persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe experience severe impact of COVID-19

February 3, 2021

Education through WhatsApp: Keeping girls learning and safe during lockdown in Zimbabwe

The Director-General visits Senegal where she meets with President Macky Sall

Involving men and boys in gender equality in Zimbabwe

UNESCOSAfAIDS project aims to facilitate more genderequitable and equal communities in Zimbabwe

January 13, 2022

Global Education Coalition provides zero-rated internet access in Senegal and other African countries

More than 15 billion students and youth across the planet were affected by school and university closures due to the COVID19 crisis in 2020

January 18, 2022

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