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The Director-General expresses her outrage and condemns the attack against the Potiskum College in Nigeria

November 11, 2014

UNESCO Training on Safety and Security of Schools in Northeast Nigeria

December 3, 2014

Director-General condemns murder of Nigerian journalist Ikechukwu Udenu

January 21, 2013

Director-General condemns murder of Nigerian journalists Nansok Sallah and Enenche Akogwu

January 18, 2012

Director-General condemns murder of Nigerian journalist Zakariya Isa and calls for an investigation

October 22, 2011

Promoting peace in the Lake Chad basin through the sustainable management of its resources

A financing agreement was signed between UNESCO and the Lake Chad Basin Commission LCBC on 29 May 2017 at the LCBC headquarters in NDjamena Chad to fund the project Applying the model of transboundary biosphere reserves and World Heritage sites to promote peace in the Lake Chad basin through the sustainable management of natural resources

BIOPALT project strengthens transboundary collaboration in the Lake Chad region

The stakeholders and partners of the project BIOsphere and Heritage of Lake Chad BIOPALT met in NDjamena from 28 to 31 May 2018 to discuss their collaboration for the implementation of the project Launched on 28 February 2018 the BIOPALT project aims to strengthen the capacity of the member states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission LCBC to safeguard and sustainably manage the hydrological biological and cultural resources of the Lake Chad Basin in order to contribute to poverty reduction and to promote peace

Addressing climate-related risks and economic development go hand in hand in Třeboň

December 5, 2018

2018 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy Laureate meets with Nigerian Government and UNESCO Abuja representatives

December 6, 2018

National Open University of Nigeria commissions a unit for Open Educational Resources.

November 13, 2015

I am … #With Her

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today It occurs in every country and in every context Humanitarian emergencies natural disasters and global pandemics put women and girls at increased risk of violence The current COVID19 crisis is no exception 26 billion people are currently confined to their homes to slow the spread of Covid19 But being at home doesnt always mean being safe As the pandemic deepens there is an exponential increase in genderbased violence United Nations SecretaryGeneral António Guterres has made a global appeal for peace everywhere In war zones and in homes UNESCO is working with other UN agencies through the Global Spotlight Initiative and its WithHer campaign to scale up activities to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and deliver a genderresponse effort to stem the spread of the COVID19 virus