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Promoting safe and equitable learning environments
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The "School Meets the Learner" Approach under the COVID-19
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How does the COVID-19 crisis affect the culture sector in Central America?
In Central America the sector of culture art and creative industries becomes one of the most affected by sanitary measures all over the world
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ICT in Education Prize laureate Kiron offering free online teaching during COVID-19 outbreak
Kiron Open Higher Education won the 2016 UNESCO King Hamad Bin IsaAl Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education for its education platform to help refugees and asylum seekers in Germany France Belgium Turkey and Jordan access higher education
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Uganda and Kenya organize national webinars with artists following World Art Day to discuss impacts of COVID-19 on creative industries
In the spirit of the UNESCO ResiliArt Movement two Eastern African countries held online public debates with key stakeholders in the cultural and creative industries sector to share experiences and perspectives on the effects of COVID19 on artists performers and other actors working in the sector
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The State of Eritrea considers the benefits of ratifying UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The Night Walk linocut by Eritrean artist Biniam Afwerki?Biniam Afwerki
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UNESCO is seeking nominations for the Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology 2020
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Norway steps up its support for UNESCO’s comprehensive sexuality education programmes in Africa
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Orange the world: UNESCO in Southern Africa stands against rape
25 November marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against GenderBased Violence GBV UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa has lined up a number of activities in the region under the global theme Orange the World Generation Equality Stands against Rape? Panel discussions on GBV will be held with higher and tertiary education students and academic lecturers focusing on finding lasting solutions to GBV in the sector and promoting access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights SRHR information and services The discussions will be streamed live on the UNESCO ROSA Facebook page and broadcast on several radio stations in Zimbabwe Cases of sexual violence and abuse are rife in many higher and tertiary education institutions HTEIs in Southern Africa A study commissioned by UNESCO in 2018 shows that students in tertiary institutions are highly exposed to GBV and sexual harassment and need specific attention and actions UNESCO ROSA will thus use the panel discussions to call for action to address GBV challenges faced by students in HTEIs A halfday sensitization and training workshop will be organized for UNESCO ROSA staff focusing on i Gender equality paradigms ii the normative frameworks and iii GBV A social media campaign will also be conducted giving messages on ending GBV and standing against rape Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today and is a threat to millions of girls and women online and offline It affects women regardless of their age background or level of education This violence takes many forms including physical sexual or psychological violence as well as economic abuse and exploitation The 16 days between 25 November the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 10 December Human Rights Day are known as the 16 Days of Activism against GenderBased Violence Campaign a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world? UNESCO ROSA says NO to violence against women Today and forever we stand against rape?
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Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Together we stand against violence and bullying in schools
5 November 2020 will mark the firstever celebration of the new International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying We see this as a critical moment to bring much needed attention to the issue of school bullying the most prevalent form of violence in schools which affects almost one in three learners and impacts education and wellbeing outcomes UNESCO aims to build global momentum to end bullying in schools by raising awareness of the issue sharing ways to address and eliminate violence in schools and mobilizing governments experts and the educational community to come work together in preventing violence and bullying in schools ? Bullying in schools deprives millions of children and young people of the fundamental right to education A recent UNESCO report reveals that more than 30 of the worlds students have been victims of bullying with negative consequences on academic achievement school dropout and physical and mental health ?In the wake of the COVID19 pandemic there have been increasing cases of bullying especially cyberbullying experienced by both students and teachers ? On this new International Day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying the schools are encouraged to conduct activities to enhance awareness on prevention of violence and bullying in Schools and work together to make our schools and educational institutions more safe and vibrant for all learners? Following resources are available for online activities in observance of this day Presentation for students on Prevention of Schoolrelated genderbased violence SRGBV ?Access the UNESCO presentation with voiceover English Hindi Presentation for teachers on Prevention of Schoolrelated genderbased violence SRGBV Access the UNESCO presentation with voiceover English Hindi? NCERT and UNESCO short film in Hindi and English Safety and Security Against Violence and Injuries English Hindi? Brochure on Safe online learning in times of COVID English Hindi Marathi Tamil Telegu Bengali Gujarati Assamese Poster on prevention and elimination of schoolrelated genderbased violence SRGBV English Hindi Gujarati Tamil see below Set of 5 posters on BE a buddyNOT a Bully developed by NCERT and UNESCO New Delhi ? English Hindi see below Schools are requested to conduct sessions for students and teachers using the above resources and post videosphotos of these online activities on social media tagging UNESCO New Delhi and get an opportunity to feature on UNESCO New Delhi websitesocial media handles ? Entry rules and guidelines 1?? ?Kindly register with details about your school at?httpbitlySafeSchoolsinIndia 2?? ?Download the presentationsIEC materials for the activities you wish to undertake? 3?? ?Record videos of your activities which should not be more than 2 minutes duration in MP4 format? 4?? ?Each video must focus on the theme Together against bullying in school 5?? ?Upload videos on your social media with the hashtag SafeSchoolsinIndia 6?? ?Kindly follow UNESCO New Delhi social media handles Facebook unesconewdelhi twitter unesconewdelhi Instagram unesconewdelhi and when uploading videos tag UNESCO New Delhi 7?? ?Please ensure that your video is visible to the public and can be accessed ?
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UNESCO Chair to be set up at ICCBS-Karachi University, Pakistan
The University of Karachi and UNESCO on Friday made an agreement to mutually establish a UNESCO Chair on Medicinal and Bioorganic Natural Product Chemistry at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences ICCBS University of Karachi
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Intercultural dialogue during the pandemic: impact and response
Whilst underscoring humanitys interconnectedness and interdependency COVID19 has also led to a rise in discrimination inequality and vulnerability putting pressure on the capacities of societies for intercultural understanding at a time where solidarity and cooperation are needed more than ever Exploring these themes a new UNESCO brief has been released examining both the impact of COVID19 on intercultural relations and the creative responses undertaken to strengthen crosscultural cooperation within this unprecedented context? Highlighting several core areas of impact which threaten intercultural understanding during the pandemic from the rise of xenophobia and ethnocultural racism to increases in genderbased violence the brief echoes various of the UN SecretaryGenerals messages which underscore the need to address structural injustices in order to foster more effective and cohesive responses to and recovery from the crisis It identifies the availability of online platforms as a key means through which governments practitioners and communities have managed to create effective solutions through which to continue intercultural learning and exchange during the crisis Categorizing the responses into four key areas from the use of innovative artistic mediums to promote intercultural learning to antiracist activism through social media the brief highlights the dynamic and creative good practices that have emerged through necessity during the crisis? Looking ahead the brief posits that the emerging postCOVID19 world will be shaped by new dynamics and complex realities immersed in virtual interconnectivity and driven by crosssectoral engagements To this end the intercultural dialogue agenda will have a significant role to play in developing a new sociocultural compact that will contribute to shaping the way we live work connect and engage across national ethnic and civilizational lines To this end recommendations to policymakers and practitioners are suggested to both maintain intercultural exchange during the crisis and respond to the lessons of the pandemic including strengthening human rights protections as a fundamental foundation of intercultural exchange bolstering structures to support civic exchange and deliberation and addressing social inequalities that can fuel discrimination and marginalisation??? Read the full brief More on Intercultural dialogue Contact interculturaldialogueunescoorg ?