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February 4, 2022

Qatar Celebrates The International Day to Protect Education from Attack In partnership with UNESCO

On 9th of September the UN have celebrated with an online event the 2nd International Day to Protect Education from Attack under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Qatar with the partnership of Education Above All Foundation together with the UNESCO and UNICEF offices based in Doha

September 8, 2021

Le Gabon sort de son désert statistique de plus de 10 ans

Depuis 2006 le Gabon navait plus publié dannuaire statistique de lEducation et la formation ensemble de données statistiques lui permettant de connaître le niveau de son offre éducative ainsi que les différents problèmes auxquels se confrontent le système éducatif gabonais Grâce au projet Appui à la production des statistiques basiques et à lélaboration du Plan sectoriel de léducation le pays vient de présenter son nouvel annuaire statistique de léducation et de la formation après 13 ans

Joannie prend les rênes de la Coordination nationale du PAYNCOP Gabon

Le nouveau Coordonnateur national du Réseau panafricain des jeunes pour la culture de la paix du Gabon PAYNCoP Gabon est une jeune dame juriste de formation au nom de Joannie Mahinou Lanmadoucelo chargée des affaires juridiques dans lancien Bureau Elle a été élue le 27 mars 2021 au terme dun vote qui la opposé à Steeve Nkorouna chargé des projets sortant

Radios in the Gulf region celebrate World Radio Day 2021

Each year on February 13 UNESCO celebrate the World Radio Day Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day the World Radio Day WRD celebrates radio as a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse At the global level radio remains the most widely consumed medium This unique ability to reach out the widest audience means radio can shape a societys experience of diversity stand as an arena for all voices to speak out be represented and heard Radio stations should serve diverse communities offering a wide variety of programs viewpoints and content and reflect the diversity of audiences in their organizations and operations On the occasion of World Radio Day 2021 WRD 2021 UNESCO calls on radio stations to celebrate this events 10th anniversary and the more than 110 years of radio This edition of WRD is placed under the theme New World New Radio Evolution Innovation Connection EVOLUTION The world changes radio evolves This subtheme refers to the resilience of the radio to its sustainability INNOVATION The world changes radio adapts and innovate Radio has had to adapt to new technologies to remain the goto medium of mobility accessible everywhere and to everyone CONNECTION The world changes radio connects This subtheme highlights radios services to our societynatural disasters socioeconomic crises epidemics etc UNESCO GCC and Yemen office proposed to its partners in Kuwait Qatar and Yemen two activities to celebrate this year edition Activity 1 Social Media Campaign What does radio mean to you UNESCO invites radio listeners to register themselves on an up to 2 minutes videos or audio recording explaining how the use of radio has impacted or not their lives in the recent years and especially in the COVID 19 era Activity 2 The evolution of radio in the Gulf through the eyes of a senior radio professional UNESCO invites senior radio professionals from the Gulf region to share their experience with radio and how its use audience and way of working has changed throughout the years Those personal narratives will be converted into webarticles that will be shared online on the UNESCO GCC and Yemen website as well as on its social media

Working with Communities for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Qatar

Doha 21 February 2021 Today the UNESCO Office for the GCC and Yemen in partnership with the Qatari National Commission for UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Sports launched an online workshop on Inventories of the Intangible Cultural Heritage with the Participation of Communities This initiative is taking place in the framework of UNESCOs continued support to safeguard Qatars living heritage in line with the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

February 21, 2021

The Pandemic and the Infodemic: Disinformation in the Modern Age

September 1, 2020

How to communicate on COVID 19 crisis - Webinar

August 27, 2020

Memory Institutions from Arab Region Trained on Collection Management and Documentation Techniques

Documentary Heritage practitioners from the Arab region took part in a capacity building activity organized by UNESCO and Qatar National Library in Jordan The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO and Qatar National Library as the IFLA Regional Preservation and Conservation PAC Center for Arab countries and the Middle East jointly organized a fourday capacity building course to support documentary heritage institutions in the Arab region Hosted by Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation in Amman Jordan the training took place from 2 5 March and was attended by 18 documentary heritage practitioners from Algeria Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Sudan and Yemen The training on Collection Management and Documentation Techniques focused on best practices concerning documentation procedures such as entry exit and loans procedures labelling cataloguing and movement control It included both theoretical and practical sessions aiming to enhance the skills of the participants in managing documentation procedures manuals and setting up collection management plans to ensure safe secure and effective management in heritage collections Anna Paolini Director of UNESCO GCC and Yemen Office said The Arab region is home to extraordinary cultural heritage The manuscripts books maps videos and archives of the region are a contribution to the history of humanity and it is therefore essential to provide documentary heritage practitioners with capacity building opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills in managing their priceless collections Zein Taleb Boubakar a participant in the training from Library Mahjouby in Mauritania highlighted the importance of the knowledge shared during the training and its direct benefit to his library This training covered some of the important concepts and techniques of collection management and documentation which are among the top needs of our library The sessions also increased the awareness of all participants on the importance of preservation of cultural heritage in the Arab world The training is part of an ongoing joint project between UNESCO and Qatar National Library titled Supporting Documentary Heritage Preservation in the Arab Region which plans to safeguard the rich and unique documentary heritage of the Arab region by mapping needs and challenges providing capacitybuilding opportunities and enhancing knowledge and information sharing Stephane Ipert Conservation and Preservation Manager at the Library and Director of IFLA Regional PAC Center said We continue our important role in helping to preserve the regions heritage in an inclusive manner through providing handson training opportunities for experts in coordination with our partners These trainings have proven very useful in building local capacities and empowering the relevant institutions in the region to operate independently from external support share knowledge and enhance skills Experts from across the Arab region will attend another handson training session in April this year which will be held in Tunisia in partnership with the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICCROM and will focus on preventive conservation as well as crisis preparedness and first aid to documentary heritage at risk