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Accra named UNESCO World Book Capital 2023

September 22, 2021

UNESCO approves establishment of International Centre of Excellence in Engineering Innovation, Manufacturing and Technology Transfer in Ghana under its auspices

November 25, 2021

Media and Information Literacy in Function of Development of Critical Thinking and Public Advocacy of the Youth

A team of experts from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade tailormade an online workshop titled Media and Information Literacy in Function of Development of Critical Thinking and Public Advocacy of the Youth for 43 students from the Universities of Novi Sad Nis and Belgrade The event aimed to empower and enhance peacebuilding capacities of students in public advocacy campaigning

Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Intercultural dialogue for the future

Intercultural dialogue dialogue for the future is a project implemented by Group 484 a nongovernmental organisation in Serbia in partnership with Vaša prava BiH Association a nonprofit organisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina This is a joint effort to strengthen the capacity of young people promote cultural diversity and intercultural understanding improve the education system in order to achieve social cohesion but also to improve dialogue and action for the common good in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

UNESCO supports Ghana’s Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals Roadmap

Ghanaian Media and Youth Converge to Discuss Issues of Migration in the Country

UNESCO and the Republic of Serbia help people have fuller advantage of information flows

As Internet use and access to information continue to rise at a rapid rate so does the amount of beneficial and harmful content The concerns are dual They are obviously about the dangers of harmful content itself to all people There are also worries about how the detrimental content crowd out and makes it difficult to identify beneficial content

UN in Ghana Calls for Safe Environment for Media Workers in Ghana

UNESCO Mobilizes Support for Ghana’s Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts

UNESCO in collaboration with Challenge Company Limited a company based in Japan which develops and manufactures innovative products for Earthquake Early Warning System has provided support to Ghanas preparedness towards earthquake disaster risk reduction

December 3, 2019

Supporting Ghana to harness Science, Technology and Innovation for sustainable development

Science Technology and Innovation STI roadmaps are powerful engagement tools to support the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals SDGs Several UN agencies including UNESCO have joined their efforts to support developing countries through a joint Global Pilot Programme on STI for SDGs roadmaps working with 5 pilot countries including Ghana A workshop was organized in Ghana on 19 December 2019 to plan for the implementation of a pilot roadmap The programme intends to accelerate the process of developing new or adapting existing solutions for sustainable development It is part of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism TFM and its UN Interagency Task Team IATT worksteam on STI for SDGs Roadmaps which is led by UNESCO the World Bank UNDESA UNCTAD and EUJRC Expert consultations led to the development of a joint guidebook and shaped cooperation with the five pilot countries Ethiopia Ghana India Kenya and Serbia Ghana as one of the five pilot countries selected has participated extensively in the UN discussions and preparation of the roadmap initiative The objectives of the roadmaps are to build a longterm vision of the desired future explore innovation and technological pathways and possible scenarios support policy design planning and implementation processes A consultation was held on 19 December in Accra to prepare the way forward in implementing a pilot roadmap The workshop provided the opportunity for all the relevant stakeholders to contribute to the work plan and timeline discussion outlining key questions to be addressed and identifying the SDGs that Ghana could prioritize in the development of the roadmap The workshop in Ghana was organized by UNESCO the Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchScience and Technology Policy Research Institute CSRISTEPRI and the Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Innovation MESTI More information Science Technology and Innovation STI roadmaps Global Pilot Programme on STI for SDGs roadmaps pdf UN Interagency Task Team IATT

January 24, 2020

Learning new skills to better promote girls’ education in Ghana

Ghana to host 2018 edition of World Press Freedom Day

October 5, 2017

Is science starting to oil the wheels of Ghana’s development?

October 18, 2017