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Filter 20242023202220212020Field units Filter UNESCO BaghdadUNESCO Office in AbidjanUNESCO Office in AmmanUNESCO Office in Bangkok and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in Beirut and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in BrasiliaUNESCO Office in HarareUNESCO Office in IslamabadUNESCO Office in KathmanduUNESCO Office in KingstonUNESCO Office in LimaUNESCO Office in Mexico CityUNESCO Office in Montevideo and Regional Bureau for ScienceUNESCO Office in Phnom PenhUNESCO Office in RamallahVeniceWindhoekABCEFGIJKLMNPSUZ Story Women for peace: the story of three African women inspiring the future generation of peacekeepers21 May 2024 Story Teachers in areas affected by Hurricane Otis in Mexico demonstrate their critical role in disaster recovery16 May 2024 Story Indigenous foodways take root in local schools in Namibia and Zimbabwe2 May 2024 Story How a UNESCO laureate is empowering girls through ICT in Sri Lanka24 April 2024 Story Towards a Safer Playing Field: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport18 April 2024 Story Great Apes and Biodiversity: A First Campus dedicated for Primary School Students21 March 2024 Story Inspiring Women, Inspiring Actions8 March 2024 Story How education transformed the lives of four girls in Brazil, Pakistan and Tanzania7 March 2024 Story Brazilian girls tell how they broke barriers to study with the support of the #EDUCASTEM2030 initiative7 March 2024 Story Multilingual education, the bet to preserve indigenous languages and justice5 March 2024 Story Empowering women, saving the planet: The UNESCO Green Citizens projects championing climate action and gender equality5 March 2024 Story University of Sarajevo contributes to High-Level Segment at UNESCO General Conference7 December 2023 Story Biodiversity education and awareness among the youth: a UNESCO MasterClass for teachers and educators7 December 2023 Story Five indigenous chefs meet 800 young students from Paris and Ile-de-France during a Campus XL at UNESCO Headquarters30 November 2023 Story Local Governments receive technical support to develop Media and Information -friendly and inclusive Local Education Plans17 November 2023 Story How can young people become actors of peace?8 November 2023 Story Teachers and educators from all over the world discuss hate speech prevention with guests from UNESCO and civil society23 October 2023 Story Connecting cultures through education: A YouTuber’s journey in impacting today’s education for girls23 October 2023 Story Rubina Bibi (a differently abled) Raising Voice for Out of School Girls27 September 2023 Story Back to School- A Dream Comes True for Rashida13 September 2023 Story Out-of-School Girls Enrolled at Non-Formal Education Centre, Tor Zeerak, District Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa12 September 2023 Story Mexico is also Afro!1 September 2023 Story UNESCO-UWI Walking in Her Footsteps Summer STEM Tour: Empowering young women to break barriers in STEM15 August 2023 Story A documentary to tell resilience stories of Brazilian students who participated in #EDUCASTEM2030 project and embraced their dreams11 August 2023 Story How girls’ education advocates like Gloria are keeping girls in the picture following COVID-19 in Nigeria27 July 2023 Story How local advocacy helped Habibatou resume her education after giving birth in Benin27 July 2023 Story Female BEEP graduate breaks the mould in a male-dominated occupation27 July 2023 Story Fariza’s dreams and struggles in overcoming illiteracy27 July 2023 Story Learning how to write ‘sous-dey’: Cambodian garment worker’s journey to literacy27 July 2023 Story Empowering women in Mosul through technical skills27 July 2023 Story How Rayssa was empowered to pursue STEM fields in Brazil27 July 2023 Story With UNESCO, Lebanese teachers transform learners’ minds through the arts27 July 2023 Story From literacy learner to literacy manager25 July 2023 Story Youth from Barbados emphasizes value of actively participating in sports at MINEPS VII21 July 2023 Story How UNESCO is supporting Afghan girls and women with literacy classes13 July 2023 Story UNESCO takes part in Summit for a New Global Financing Pact18 June 2023 Story A job for the planet: students and experts discuss the green jobs of tomorrow12 June 2023 Story World Oceans Day: a MasterClass on Ocean Education for 400 educators from all over the world8 June 2023 Story From Gaza to Germany with GardeBot the Robot12 May 2023 Story How to educate on the environment? A first edition of exchanges for teachers7 April 2023 Story How Christelle is promoting STEM education for girls in Côte d’Ivoire27 March 2023 Story From literacy learner to literacy manager23 March 2023 Story SHE CAN: Closing the gap for women and girls in science and technology in Cambodia23 March 2023 Story Celebrating the Power of Human Imagination and Ingenuity on World Creativity and Innovation Day21 March 2023 Story UNESCO in Brazil and YouTube launch new version of the YT Edu channel14 March 2023 Story Innovation is happening: cultural education through a gender lens1 March 2023 Story How lifelong learning made Pat believe in himself8 December 2022 Story ‘We can only break the poverty cycle through education’4 October 2022 Story How EdDevTrust rose to the challenge of refugee education in Lebanon by training refugee teachers to teach6 September 2022 Story Learning how to write ‘sous-dey’: Von Vorn’s journey to literacy5 September 2022 Story A supportive sisterhood creates education and leadership opportunities for girls in Mozambique25 May 2022 Story How Fatouma is continuing her education following COVID-19 school closures in Mali25 May 2022 Story UNESCO responds to the global crisis in education due to COVID-196 April 2022 Story How José Miguel had another chance to continue his education in Guatemala5 April 2022 Story How Komal from Nepal was empowered to prioritize her education31 March 2022 Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 Story Helping girls to achieve their full potential and fulfil their dreams29 October 2021 Story How a UNESCO laureate is helping girls go back to school in Kenya26 April 2021 Story Resilient young Syrian proves benefit of TVET education20 May 2020 Story Beyond the green campus10 March 2020
Story Women for peace: the story of three African women inspiring the future generation of peacekeepers21 May 2024
Story Teachers in areas affected by Hurricane Otis in Mexico demonstrate their critical role in disaster recovery16 May 2024
Story Brazilian girls tell how they broke barriers to study with the support of the #EDUCASTEM2030 initiative7 March 2024
Story Empowering women, saving the planet: The UNESCO Green Citizens projects championing climate action and gender equality5 March 2024
Story University of Sarajevo contributes to High-Level Segment at UNESCO General Conference7 December 2023
Story Biodiversity education and awareness among the youth: a UNESCO MasterClass for teachers and educators7 December 2023
Story Five indigenous chefs meet 800 young students from Paris and Ile-de-France during a Campus XL at UNESCO Headquarters30 November 2023
Story Local Governments receive technical support to develop Media and Information -friendly and inclusive Local Education Plans17 November 2023
Story Teachers and educators from all over the world discuss hate speech prevention with guests from UNESCO and civil society23 October 2023
Story Connecting cultures through education: A YouTuber’s journey in impacting today’s education for girls23 October 2023
Story Out-of-School Girls Enrolled at Non-Formal Education Centre, Tor Zeerak, District Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa12 September 2023
Story UNESCO-UWI Walking in Her Footsteps Summer STEM Tour: Empowering young women to break barriers in STEM15 August 2023
Story A documentary to tell resilience stories of Brazilian students who participated in #EDUCASTEM2030 project and embraced their dreams11 August 2023
Story How girls’ education advocates like Gloria are keeping girls in the picture following COVID-19 in Nigeria27 July 2023
Story How local advocacy helped Habibatou resume her education after giving birth in Benin27 July 2023
Story Youth from Barbados emphasizes value of actively participating in sports at MINEPS VII21 July 2023
Story World Oceans Day: a MasterClass on Ocean Education for 400 educators from all over the world8 June 2023
Story SHE CAN: Closing the gap for women and girls in science and technology in Cambodia23 March 2023
Story Celebrating the Power of Human Imagination and Ingenuity on World Creativity and Innovation Day21 March 2023
Story How EdDevTrust rose to the challenge of refugee education in Lebanon by training refugee teachers to teach6 September 2022
Story A supportive sisterhood creates education and leadership opportunities for girls in Mozambique25 May 2022
Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022