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Ceremony stresses leadership of 30 exceptional young female scientists

UNESCOs Assistant DirectorGeneral for Natural Sciences Shamila NairBedouelle smiled at the young women sitting in the front rows of the packed room at UNESCO headquarters in Paris They may be young she told the assembled guests but these inspiring women are already contributing to improving our lives and wellbeing They are advancing knowledge in a wide range of scientific fields and using their exceptional talents to bring us closer to our ultimate goal sustainable development

L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science programme

A pioneering programme for the promotion of women in science

L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science programme

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

One-Day High Level-Monitoring Visit to Adamawa State

Reconstructing Philosophies of Feminist Science and Science Policy

February 24, 2022

UNESCO and Stakeholders Celebrate Women & Girls in Science

© Ministry of Education Kenya

February 23, 2022

Gender Equality Studies and Training programme

OPEN CALL FOR NOMINATIONS UNTIL 14 MARCH 2022

February 20, 2022

Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future Plus Cluster Coordinators oriented on their tasks

February 17, 2022

UNESCO and ILO to host regional multicounty training programme

February 16, 2022

UNESCO: O3Plus awareness walk in support of students’ physical & mental health

O3Plus Our Rights Our lives Our Future Walk in support of students physical mental health Thika town Kenya © UNESCOCynthia Meru

February 16, 2022

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Celebrates the Achievements of Young Arab Female Scientists

For the first time in the programmes history a Ceremony held at Expo 2020 Dubai brought together 14 women from the MENA region to honor their remarkable discoveries in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics STEM

February 13, 2022

The 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly

The Assistant DirectorGeneral for UNESCO Natural Sciences Shamila NairBedouelle will address the UN members states and other participants in the 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly taking place on 11 February 2022 in virtual format from UN Headquarters in New York The event organized by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust RASIT aims to recognize the role of women and girls in science not only as beneficiaries but also as agents of change including in view of accelerating progress towards the achievement of SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation The 7th Assembly on the theme Equity Diversity and Inclusion Water Unites Us will bring together women in science highlevel government officials representatives of international organizations and the private sector to discuss the water nexus in achieving sustainable development It will showcase best practices strategies applied solutions and experiences in addressing the SDG6 challenges and opportunities through the Cansu Global Media Room On this occasion the World Water Assessment Programme of UNESCO will also take the floor presenting the work in water and gender with particular focus on the Call for Action to Accelerate Gender Equality in the Water Domain which can be considered a wakeup call for eliminating gender inequalities from the maledominated water sector in which women continues to be critically underrepresented Urgent action in this field will be key to the achievement of a watersecure world Several members of the Call for Action Multistakeholder Coalition will be speaking in different panels and conversation thereby highlighting the need to gendertransformative action and the relevance of the Call for Action Initiative to reaching this objective In Panel 1 Conversation 1 Women in Science for Water and Society Bridging Voices to Action Ms Silvia Rafaelli Senior Researcher Director of Centro Regional Litoral of the Argentina National Institute of Water will speak on her work and vision to achieve water security for all In Panel 1 Conversation 2 Reviving Peace through sciencebased water diplomacy Ms Mary Khimulu Chairperson of Kenya Water Sector Trust Fund Board of Directors will make an intervention regarding mediation in water disputes preventive diplomacy and transboundary water resources management In Panel 2 Conversation 2 Financing Innovative Scienceand Green Technologybased Water Solutions and Programs will see the participation of Ms Neeta Pokhrel Chief of Water Sector Group Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of the Asian Development Bank She will discuss how to strike the balance between financing innovation and traditional knowledge in water projects and programmes See the agenda

February 11, 2022

UNESCO and partners commemorate International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 10, 2022