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Open call for the second round of the UNESCO Transcultura course on writing grant applications

February 28, 2022

One-Day High Level-Monitoring Visit to Adamawa State

UNESCO – MONDIACULT 2022: The Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation held under the chairmanship of Indonesia

On 11 and 12 January 2022 the online AsiaPacific Regional consultation was held under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Education Culture Research and Technology of Indonesia in the run up to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development MONDIACULT 2022 with a view to shaping a new global agenda for cultural policies

January 12, 2022

Shaping a new global agenda for cultural policies in the Arab States towards the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies – MONDIACULT 2022

On 16 and 17 February as part of the preparatory process leading to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development MONDIACULT 2022 the Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia chaired an online Regional Consultation bringing together stakeholders to devise priorities for cultural policies in the Arab States Region

Transforming Education Summit: UN Secretary-General appoints Leonardo Garnier of Costa Rica as Special Adviser

Agreement signed between Italy, UNESCO and Palestine

The Conservation and management of Tell EsSultan ancient Jericho Agreement signed between Italy UNESCO and Palestine Ramallah 24 January 2022 The Consulate General of Italy in Jerusalem UNESCO Ramallah Office the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities MoTA and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation AICS Jerusalem celebrated the signing of the agreement between Italy and UNESCO to enable the implementation of the project The Conservation and management of Tell EsSultan Ancient Jericho This agreement is part of a larger multistakeholder partnership through which a collaboration is established between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities UNESCO the Sapienza University of Rome and the Italian Agency of Development Cooperation Jerusalem Office The project aims to ensure the effective conservation and management of the cultural resources within the area and to promote sustainable tourism development that benefits the site and the local communities Through the generous funding of Italy amounting at Euros 24 million the project partners shall leverage their respective expertise to implement the designated project interventions under the overall supervision of a steering committee chaired by MoTA

January 24, 2022

A determined vocational education graduate leads his way to success

January 24, 2022

Call for Proposals: ResiliArt Accelerator Zimbabwe Implementation Partner

January 24, 2022

Changing course, transforming education

On 24th January 2022 the United Nations UN celebrate the fourth International Day of Education Unesco believes that education is a human right for all throughout life and that everyone has the right to access quality education opportunities The Organization is the only UN agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education It has been entrusted to lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through Sustainable Development Goal focused around the provision of quality inclusive education for all The COVID19 pandemic has disrupted education worldwide in unprecedented ways Today like never before the multiple dimensions of learning institutions appear clear as learning wellbeing social and protection sites for children and youth alike With the spread of the Omicron variant governments have resorted once again to school closures As of today more than 635 million children and youth worldwide are affected by full or partial school closures Countries in the Gulf Region are no exception with schools only partially open in most of the countries Learning and learning poverty The effects of the crisis on learning are substantial It is said that many countries in the Middle East and North Africa MENA region could experience a learning catastrophe if urgent action is not taken to provide remedial digital and social and emotional learning for all learners Emerging evidence from over 28 countries worldwide shows that learning losses have been large and unequal Stemming from a preexisting learning crisis learning poverty is growing The share of 10yearold children who cannot read a basic text is expected to rise from 53 per cent preCOVID19 to 70 per cent in low and middleincome countries3 The rise is a result of the prolonged school closures and poor learning outcomes despite government efforts to deliver remote learning As an example almost 40 per cent 37 million children and youth in the MENA region were not reached with broadcast and distance education the majority of whom were already vulnerable and disadvantaged The learning and earning trajectories of a generation are at stake Growing inequalities The crisis has shown and exacerbated inequalities in education and magnified some of the preexisting weaknesses of education systems Children and youth in disadvantaged households are less likely to benefit from distance education due to a lack of connectivity devices and adequate caregivers support Children and youth with disabilities have often been left behind in education policy responses to the COVID19 pandemic and many struggle to be included in onlinebased learning Evidence and data The COVID19 pandemic has also disrupted education data collection which means governments have less data and evidence to inform their responses and policies Lessons learned Nevertheless the pandemic has generated some critical lessons and highlighted that transformation and innovation in education are possible and that readiness is key to prompt crisis responses The State of Qatar has established several platforms to expand elearning and teachers and educators in public schools were able to quickly adapt thanks to distance education training that they had already received prior to the pandemic and within the ministrys strategy of integrating technology in the education provision Particular attention was also paid to the continuation of education for persons with disabilities while tablets and home broadband Internet access were provided to students who lacked such assets The crisis as an opportunity The crisis could become an opportunity to build more equitable adaptive and resilient education systems to enable access to learning at all times for all children and youth in the MENA region Changing course and transforming education is imperative Today more than ever The crisis has highlighted the irreplaceable role of schools but also the need to extend where and when learning happens including through lifelong learning opportunities and networks of learning cities A new social contract is needed where all involved actors ought to share a similar vision of the public purposes of education Concerted and coordinated efforts participation partnerships including the private sector are key to deliver on the Sustainable Development Agenda Strengthening a range of learning modalities is urgently needed to ensure that all learners have access to both learning and services to support their wellbeing Reimaging schools and learning institutions as sites of inclusion and equity where the wellbeing of children and youth is promoted is pivotal to build the societies and futures we strive for Learning disparities need to be addressed through differentiated interventions and targeted policies that direct additional resources to those further disadvantaged Pedagogies need to be more strongly centred on the learning of each child and young person Developing pedagogies around 21st skills and competencies emphasizing ecological intercultural and interdisciplinary learning that help children and youth navigate the complex demands of their lives and steer the change they want to see in society is critical Teachers and parents need support with the challenges created by the disruption of facetoface learning Teaching should be further professionalized and teachers recognized in their roles as knowledge producers and agents of change key figures for educational and social transformation Reimagining education today is possible Widening the right to education throughout life and strengthening education as a public endeavour and a common good are key principles in the way we envision the futures of education Providing global and regional leadership in education Unesco has a unique capacity in convening and mobilising people ministries of education universities and learning institutions And it is precisely this capacity that is needed to shape our shared educational futures to build a new internationally agreed social contract for education and a new deal for implementing it

January 25, 2022

Remembering the Holocaust

It is imperative that the Indian youth are empowered with knowledge to remember the painful history of the Holocaust

January 26, 2022

SEE Youth Newsroom in Action: more than 50 articles published in 2021

January 26, 2022

A Spotlight on Girls and Women with Disabilities: We Must be Represented!

January 27, 2022

September 22, 2021