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TVET week in Gedaref
On 2327 August 2020 the UNESCOs team worked in Gedaref delivering on the ground in frameworks of the project? Promoting Girls Employability and Strengthening Inclusiveness of TVET Institutions in Eastern Sudan funded by the GIZ The projects objectives included Promoting girls employment among youths and their families Promoting partnership relations between enterprises and TVET institutions Enhancing accessibility of the TVET institutions for disable people IDPs and refugees ie TVET inclusiveness ? The week started with launching event in the Gedarefs Teacher Training Center with participation of about 300 people of whom about 40 were women and 60 youth The Gedarefs state authorities welcomed UNESCO and GIZ blessing their activities in Gedaref
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The Minister of Culture held a meeting with UNESCO Representative to Iraq and the Ambassador of the European Union
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Bridging the Past and Future through Built Heritage, 3rd UNESCO ResiliArt Lebanon debate, 24 September
UNESCO will host the last of three ResiliArt online debates dedicated to Lebanon ResiliArt Lebanon Bridging the Past and Future through Built Heritage on 24 September from 6 pm to 730 pm CET It will bring together experts and actors in the field of built heritage to discuss the impact of the 4 August blast on the architectural and urban heritage of Beirut and ways to implement a comprehensive approach to urban recovery that integrates cultural heritage protection and peoplecentred policies The ResiliArt Lebanon debates are held in the framework of UNESCOs LiBeirut initiative launched to raise support for the rehabilitation of cultural heritage cultural life and education following the devastating explosions at the Port of Beirut Like its two predecessors the third and final debate is organized in cooperation with the Permanent Delegation of Lebanon to UNESCO? Ernesto Ottone R UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Culture will introduce the debate alongside Ambassador Sahar Baassiri Permanent Delegate of Lebanon to UNESCO This debate will bring together Sarkis Khoury Director General of Antiquities of Lebanon Fadlallah Dagher Architect Member of the Beirut Heritage Initiative Mona Fawaz Professor of Urban Studies and Planning American University of BeirutCatherine Otayek volonteer member of the NGO OffreJoie Lebanon since 2009 Yasmine Makaroun Bou Assaf Director Centre of Restoration and Conservation of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture Lebanese University and member of the Executive Board of ICOMOS Lebanon Mousbah Rajab Former Head of the Department of Urban Planning of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture Lebanese University and Jad Tabet President the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut expert of the World Heritage Committee 20132017 Mechtild R?ssler Director of UNESCOs World Heritage Centre will moderate the debate which will be available in Arabic English and French Viewers will be able to ask questions and contribute their ideas through a live chat Previous debates are available through video on demand ResiliArt Lebanon Defending cultural diversity through creativity 10 September 2020 VOD ResiliArt Lebanon Museums and Art Galleries for the Return of Cultural Life in Beirut 17 September 2020 VOD ResiliArt Lebanon?Bridging the Past and Future through Built Heritage?24 September 6 pm to 730 pm CET Watch the debate here The blasts in Beirut resulted in hundreds of deaths thousands of injuries and damage to large parts of the citys neighbourhoods notably those of Saifi Gemayzeh Mar Mikhael and Qarantina impacting more than 640 historical buildings Much of Beiruts historical architectural and urban heritage dating back to the Ottoman Late Ottoman and French Mandate periods were situated in those neighbourhoods This heritage is of social and aesthetic value and is considered essential to peoples collective memory and to the identity of Beirut ? Information on the debate here Information on the LiBeirut initiative here Information on the ResiliArt movement here
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International Peace Day campaign #EnoughWar – Youth for peace in Yemen
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace a youth campaign calling for a ceasefire throughout Yemen has been launched In the framework of the United Nation Peace Building funded project Empowering Yemeni youth towards peace ensuring access to information and participation UNESCO and RNW Media through the Manasati30 platform are jointly implementing the campaign which aims to bring young people together to play a role in shaping the future of their country and calling for a ceasefire throughout Yemen as a fundamental step towards a lasting peace The campaign was launched on the International Day of Democracy on September 15 and continue until September 28 with a special focus on the International Peace Day September 21 Under the hashtag EnoughWar the campaign uses social media to call for a ceasefire in Yemen In line with the theme of this years International Peace Day building peace together the campaign is mobilizing young people to play a role in the peace process and amplifying the voices and opinions of young women and men calling for peace The campaign kicked off with a vox pop video in which young people share their messages on peace
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Launch of E-Learning Training on Skills Needs Anticipation and Matching
On 2 June 2021 the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization ITCILO and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO launched the online capacity development for skills anticipation and matching under the European Union EU funded Youth Employment in Mediterranean YEM project The UNESCO National Office in Palestine targeted 34 participants of governmental organizations and key partners to take online courses The participants include the Ministry of Education Ministry of Higher Education Ministry of Labour Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS and Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute MAS In this fastpaced world technological and labour market changes profoundly affect Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET and skills development Skills needs anticipation digital skills elearning tools and innovative training methodologies are on the top of national policy agendas To stay updated on the latest developments the innovative online training courses have been designed to meet the needs of key stakeholders such as policymakers in the labour market and skills development systems The main objective of this course is to help participants understand the central importance of identifying current and future skill needs and labour market imbalances in a broader policy framework This innovative elearning course has been designed according to a learnercentered approach It is highly interactive and engaging and implemented over seven weeks Since 2015 91麻豆国产精品自拍 been supporting Palestine on skills forecasting through the YEM project and will continue and further expand this work through a newlyestablished partnership with Enabel ? This level of collaboration between the two agencies ILO and UNESCO in the occupied Palestinian?Territories responds to the Labour Sector Strategy and newly established National Employment Strategy for Palestine which is wellaligned with the UNESCOs TVET Strategy and?ILOs Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work? As such UNESCO and ILO stressed on the importance of focusing on people a humancentered recovery for building back better by prioritizing employment skills building and development income and social protection workers rights and social dialogue If a lasting sustainable and inclusive recovery for Palestinians is sought this is the path that all partners must commit to?Accordingly the ILO and UNESCO are committed to supporting the implementation of the strategies and investing in the Palestinian institutions and the future of the Palestinian economy
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TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IT and Firefighting works for the main building of Sudanese National Museum
TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT Frame Work of the Project Protecting and Promoting the Sudanese Cultural Heritage in a Social Development Perspective TENDER FOR IT and Firefighting works for the main building of Sudanese National Museum SUDAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TENDER Reference? KHAITBMuseum20212 ? ? Italy entrusted UNESCO to rehabilitate the Sudanese National Museum SNM its main building The main building of the SNM consists of three large halls the ground floor hall main exposition the 1st floor hall Christian frescos exposition and the store premises the visiting entrance area the pass to the 1sr floor hall and the WC area The objective of the project to rethink the exposition this concerns the ground floor 1st floor halls and pass between them and rehabilitate the building everything excepting the store premises A construction design company recruited to prepare design and tendering documents for rehabilitation of the building including Firefighting and IT Security system CCTV Systems Public Address Sound System Intruder Alarm System Access Control Panel Installation Materials Accessories and Fire Alarm System UNESCO Khartoum Office is inviting competent contractors with strong and highly regarded reputation within the industry to participate in and submit an offer for the IT and Fire Fighting works of the Main Building of Sudan National Museum Tender Document will be received from UNESCO Khartoum Office Villa 363 Block 22 AlSalam St Al Taif Khartoum Town Khartoum State between 900 am to 1200 noon at no cost ? CLOSING DATE 29 June 2021 AT 1200 noon SMT ?
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UNESCO’s Celebration for The International Youth Day 2021
UNESCO Ramallah Office organized an event in Battir a Palestinian village southwest of Jerusalem which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site to celebrate the 2021 International Youth Day IYD The event was held on 27th ?of July under this years theme Transforming Food Systems Youth Innovation for?Human and Planetary Health aiming at engaging the youth in protecting traditional agriculture and promoting a sustainable food culture in Palestine The event was developed within the framework of promoting Palestinian Intangible Cultural Heritage ICH to raise awareness on the close relationship between food and agriculture as well as the Palestinian intangible cultural heritage and the role that youth can play in transmitting this important part of their national identity Palestinian food and agriculture are based on principles of nutrition connection with the land and quality that can are reproduced and passed on from generation to generation With this spirit in mind the UNESCO Ramallah Office has endorsed this event so as to empower youth to advocate and be guardians of their own cultural heritage Thirty young volunteers sixteen females and fourteen males between the age of 17 and 29 from the West Bank and East Jerusalem participated in the event by harvesting the local fruits and vegetables and learned about the agricultural heritage of the region Participating volunteers included beneficiaries of the FAO Green jobs and Sustainable Income Opportunities for Palestinian Youth in the Agrifood Sector programme YPeers the UN Thematic Group on Youth and young people from Battir At the beginning of the event all the participants were welcomed by Ms Noha Bawazir UNESCOs Head of Office then briefed by UNESCOs colleagues about Battir as a World Heritage site and the unique water distribution system currently used by the Battir families This specific type of irrigation is a legacy of an ancient equal distribution system that delivers water to the terraces based on a simple mathematical calculation and a clear timemanaged rotation scheme called Almadoud Following the briefing the volunteers had the chance to meet with the local farmers and learn directly from them about the way of harvesting different types of local vegetables including the famous Battiri eggplants which is picked in the summer season The visit continued to the Ottomanera Hijaz railway track and finally with a traditional Palestinian lunch when they also met with the Battiri women who prepared the food The event was an extraordinary opportunity for the young volunteers to get to know important elements of their heritage that often go unnoticed The youth needs to be empowered to collectively and individually make efforts to restore the environment and protect life and biodiversity while also promoting a sustainable food culture among their communities The IYD is an opportunity to highlight the fact that for new results to be achieved the youth should be properly informed and included as main stakeholders in such discussions Young people hold a crucial role in working towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and related frameworks and need to be given the right tools to succeed UNESCO Ramallah Office also produced a video for the IYD to promote the event in Battir The video wants to highlight that while young people are encouraged to innovate food systems the preservation of what remains of the traditional practices is an essential learning tool Click here to watch the video ?
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UNESCO, UN Women sign partnership agreement to promote gender equality in Palestinian media
UNESCO and UN Women Palestine offices signed a partnership agreement on 1 July 2021 with the aim of enhancing the role of women and promoting gendersensitive reporting in Palestinian media
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UNESCO drafts the first policy paper on the Media and Information Literacy in Palestine
In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the active partners working in the field of Media and Information Literacy MIL the first policy paper was developed during the first half of 2021 and is in the process to be adopted on the way for establishing a National Policy? This very effective paper led to the establishment of an MIL Thematic Group within the Education sector groups in the Ministry? This is the first step towards joining the efforts in Palestine and holding a conference to respond to the papers recommendations and outcomes in the last quarter of 2021 including the adaptation of the UNESCO MIL Curriculum for Teachers for systemic implementation of concrete MIL activities in Palestine
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International Women’s Day
UNESCO Ramallah Office marked the International Womens Day in March in close coordination with UN Women Office in Palestine through Palestines only Femaleled radio station Nisaa FM Women FM with a series of activities that spanned across an entire week? The activities varied between radio segments featuring successful women in different fields radio awareness spots which were announced 4 times a day Vox Pops which aired during peak hours and solicited 80 university students and young people for their opinions leading to the highlight of the celebration a debate episode ?The debate was organized and lead by UNESCO and shed the light on the challenges facing women during COVID19 in their field of work UNESCO ensured the success of the debate which was the fourth of the series of ResiliArt Debates organized by the UNESCO Culture Unit by providing an expert presenter and debate leader The attendants all leaders in their fields of expertise had the chance to introduce their organizations and their work aimed towards guarding Palestinian heritage in a onehour live broadcast during the radio peak hour You may watch the debate in Arabic following the link here
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Switzerland and Canada give additional support to education system strengthening in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Education