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Digital concerts unite citizens in Mexico City
 Mexico City a UNESCO Creative City of Design since 2017 has transformed into a worldrenowned centre of art and a hotspot for creativity The constantly growing and developing megalopolis home to 22 million inhabitants has been recognized for its innovative approach to design after being awarded the title of the World Design Capital in 2018 Design and Creativity are widely acknowledged as lever for social economic and cultural change and are at the heart of the citys social development strategy Mexico City has array of design festivals including the Abierto Mexicano de Diseño Mexican Open Design Design Week Mexico and City Mextrópoli To provide city inhabitants with regular access to cultural service as well as to strengthen social ties and foster cooperation between communities during the current spread of COVID19 the Ministry of Culture of Mexico City launched a dedicated and innovative website Cultural Capital in Your Home It allows inhabitants to participate in scheduled cultural events and activities virtually thereby supporting artists and cultural workers in spite of the restrictions on public gatherings This online platform gathers and provides access to all the digital cultural activities provided by both the city and other city based cultural institutions One of the flagship events that was facilitated through this innovative platform was the digital concert Spring Night held on March 21 2020 to celebrate the beginning of springtime Many acclaimed Mexican musicians of diverse genres and backgrounds participated in this concert The event was broadcasted from the Teatro de la Ciudad and gathered 15 million online spectators making it a great success Thanks to this dedicated website the Great Festivals composed of 17 festivals usually organized throughout the year will be streamed as scheduled in the coming months Links httpwwwcapitalculturalennuestracasacdmxgobmx   Hashtags ennuestracasa quédatencasaCDMX
April 3, 2020
TV debate on "Coronavirus: Stay Home vs. Get Out”
As pandemic policies in many countries shift from lockdown to managed deconfinement the question Should we stay in or go out is on everyones lips
May 19, 2020
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Significant efforts by Colombia ensure that nearly 200,000 Venezuelan children and youth have access to the educational system
UNESCOs national report with a focus on Colombia highlights their efforts to serve the Venezuelan population in their territory Of 460000 children under 18 with school needs over 198000 are already enrolled in the educational system most of them in primary and secondary education 79 However around 260000 still remain outside the educational system The report highlights that the educational response for this emergency requires greater financial and technical support as well as for national initiatives and development plans that strengthen the educational system and provide opportunities for displaced persons and host communities The Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean OREALCUNESCO Santiago released a national report focused on Colombia addressing the main challenges and transformative actions in the educational response to the mixed migration flow of 1400000 Venezuelans in that country The report The right to education under pressure Main challenges and transformative actions in the educational response to the mixed migratory flow of the Venezuelan population in Colombia in Spanish El derecho a la educación bajo presión Principales desafíos y acciones transformadoras en la respuesta educativa al flujo migratorio mixto de población venezolana en Colombia was prepared in collaboration with the Norwegian Council for Refugees NRC and analyzes the multiple needs problems and obstacles that boys and girls in Venezuela face to realize their full right to education The report is the product of an exhaustive documentary analysis from secondary sources on educational responses directed at the Venezuelan population in Colombia and has written aiming to contribute to evidencebased decisionmaking The document details the methodology used for its elaboration and develops an educational evaluation framework for contexts of mixed mass displacement This framework allows to systematize the state of the educational response including different fundamental dimensions for guaranteeing the right to education in contexts of emergency or prolonged crisis among which are access adaptability of the response and accountability Addressing these dimensions allows establishing the populations education and learning needs considering the analysis of secondary sources questionnaires addressed to the national teams of different institutions and participatory workshops with officials from the Ministry of National Education experts from the United Nations and civil society
May 25, 2020
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How online science workshops are reaching girls and beyond in Peru amid COVID-19
June 15, 2020
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Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19: The view from Mexico
COVID19 has had a strong impact in Mexico UNESCOs office in Mexico City has been engaging with indigenous peoples to support targeted actions to respond to the crisis and their particular needs Indigenous Peoples in Mexico face particular vulnerabilities in the context of COVID19 and the UNESCO Office in Mexico has carried out actions to address this in the framework of the COVID19 response and recovery UNESCO in Mexico has been invited to lead pillar 5 Social cohesion and community resilience of the socioeconomic response to COVID19 from the United Nations System in Mexico with special attention to the peoples indigenous youth and women The COVID19 pandemic is having drastic social and economic consequences for indigenous peoples and for everyone on the path to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs According to the 2015 Intercensus survey the indigenous population accounts for 12 250 947 people and constitutes 101 of the total national population Historically this population group has lived in conditions of social and economic precarity indicated by the fact that 695 of the indigenous population 84 million people lives in poverty situation and 279 in extreme poverty 34 million people as stated by the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy Official data from the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples INPI to 27 July 2020 reported 4140 positive cases of COVID19 and 719 casualties among indigenous language speakers Meanwhile the pandemic is continuing to evolve in the Mexican territory The momentum of the pandemic and the prior inequalities already faced by indigenous people in Mexico are not favorable for the wellbeing of indigenous peoples in the face of the pandemic Among the disadvantages experienced by indigenous peoples access to water stands out as critical in the context of the current health crisis Of the rural population in Mexico 21 of those who speak an indigenous language lack water due to access problems while among those who do not speak an indigenous language the lack of service is 168
August 6, 2020
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UNESCO cities mobilize against COVID-19
Over 50000 doctors from public hospitals in Beijing Peoples Repof China offer since January 2020 free consultations related to coronavirus on WeDoctor a private medical care platform An outdoor digital advertisement about social distancing during the COVID19 outbreak in Chicago USA In Rome Italy the international cinema festival Alice nella città launched the Cinema da casa initiative projecting movies on buildings so people could watch from home
January 18, 2022
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