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Sudanese media and media freedom organizations call for continued support
World Press Freedom Day 2024
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Report on: Digitalization, and Preservation of Ancient Manuscripts in Eastern Sudan Workshop
UNESCO in collaboration with the Beja Cultural Center on The Preservation and Accessibility of Ancient Manuscripts in Sahel project
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UNESCO Khartoum Join the Sudanese People in Mourning Abdelkarim ElKabli
UNESCO Khartoum Office joins with the people of Sudan in mourning and remembering the great Sudanese poet and singer Abdelkarim Elkabli whose music touched multiple generations with songs expressing hope love the beauty of nature and the rights of women and children among many other themes In times of sadness his songs brought comfort in times of joy his songs gave wings to our hearts and in times of struggle his songs inspired courage?
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UNESCO Representative to Sudan Interviewed by the S24 TV Channel
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Over 3,500 Sudanese participated in UNESCO-GIZ’s Project Closing Ceremony in Gedaref
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Urban Water Management for Khartoum State, Sudan
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UNITAMS, UNCCT AND UNESCO ENHANCING THE CAPACITIES OF SUDANESE TO COMBAT HATE SPEECH AND PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM
The Transitional Government in Sudan emphasized the need to enhance the capacity of government officials and media organizations in areas most impacted by the negative effects of hate speech Therefore the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan UNITAMS jointly with the United Nations CounterTerrorism Centre UNCCT of the United Nations Office of CounterTerrorism UNOCT and UNESCO and in coordination with Teeba press delivered a series of workshops and roundtable discussions for journalists young activists and government officials on countering hate speech and preventing violent extremism ? The workshops targeted more than 120 communications officers across government ministries journalists and media professionals coming from South Kordofan Darfur Blue Nile and the Eastern States Kassala Red State and Gadarif regions most impacted by hate speech and violence motivated by misinformation and disinformation The workshops with journalists resulted in participants independently producing and collectively signing a declaration of commitment to combating hate speech and violent extremist narratives in their regions Two roundtable discussions were also held with 28 youth activists and 25 media leaders from across Sudan The roundtable with youth resulted in participants writing an individual commitment to mobilize to combat hate speech in their communities and advocate for tolerance peace and harmony in their universities The workshop ended with a closing ceremony attended by officials from the Government and the United Nations including the Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation HE Mr Hashim Hasabelrasoul the UnderSecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Information Mr Rashid Saeed Yagoub as well as UNITAMS SRSG Mr Volker Perthes In his remarks Mr Hasabelrasoul stated Our country is now embarking on a new era with a new national vision to promote peace freedom and justice The curtain has dropped on a regime that encouraged hatred and discrimination among Sudanese and foreigners Combating hate speech should become a high priority of the transitional Government one of the countrys strategic objectives to ensure peaceful and secure coexistence for sustainable development and stable society UNITAMS SRSG Mr Perthes added When talking about democracy human rights and sustainable peace we must turn our attention to the significant role played by new media technologies We all witnessed how digital media has become a frontline in the battle against authoritarianism in Sudan and social medias crucial role in the Sudanese revolution However while offering opportunities for communication and freedom of opinion digital platforms have also expanded the power and prospects for hate speech and antagonistic behaviors I wish to emphasize the need for concerted efforts of the concerned parties including government media international and intergovernmental organizations civil society educational and religious institutions to work hand in hand to disseminate a culture of dialogue and peaceful coexistence amongst all social religious ethnic political and cultural components? ?
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 in Khartoum
On 11 February 2021 the World 6th time commemorated the International Day for Women and Girls in Science For this international day the UNESCOs DG and UN Womens ED released joint message to the involved audience which was complemented by the message of UNs SG ? In Khartoum this International Day was marked by two events First when the UNESCO Khartoum Office in partnership with the World Association for Sustainable Development NGO UNESCO Chair for Women in Sciences and Technology Sudan University for Science and Technology?UN Women Sudanese National Commission for Education Science and Culture Shaman PR NGO and others organized a celebration at the Vice Chancellor Building in the Sudan University for Science and Technology with the attendance of about 40 participants including 24 women This celebration was honored by HE Ms Aisha Musa the member of Sovereign Council in Sudan HE Prof Intisar Sighroon the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research HE Ms Tamador ElTerafi the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Education HE Dr Pavel Kroupkine the UNESCO Representative to Sudan? Ms Wafaa Sidahmed? the Secretary General of Sudanese Natcom Prof Awad Saad the Vice Chancellor at Sudan University Prof Amal Babiker the director of UNESCO Chair and through Zoom Dr Ana Persic the executive secretary of LOréal UNESCO Science Programme Prof Allam Ahmed the founder of World Association for Sustainable Development and other distinguished people? ? ? UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 in Khartoum HE Aisha Musa the member of the Sovereign Council welcomes the participants of the event 11022021 The opening session included speeches from the member of the Sovereign Council Aisha Musa who admired the role of women and girls in developing science the Minister Intisar Sighroon who assured the importance given to women researchers by the Government of Sudan the Vice Chancellor Awad Saad who mentioned that 50 of deans in his university are women The UNESCO Representative spoke about the efforts to strengthen gender equality in science the Director of World Association for Sustainable Development outlined interest in supporting women researcher and appropriate partnerships and the Executive Secretary of LOréal UNESCO Programme highlighted the importance of gender equality in science in achieving sustainable development agenda Then the events VIPs honored distinguished Sudanese women scientists ? ? UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science in Khartoum Participants during technical session Khartoum 11022021 The technical sessions included several presentations including?1 Obstetric fistula FGM and beyond A new way forward by Dr Sohier Elneil 2 Development of new cancer treatments using groundbreaking synthesis methodology based on garliclike compounds by Doaa Mohamed Alamin Abdalla Ali 3 Genetic analysis of generalized epilepsies in a Sudanese cohort and functional validation in the model C elegans by Maha Dahawi 4 Women and Scientific Research in Sudan Challenges and Way forward by Dr Sarra Saad 5 Diagnosis of covid19 using diagnostic radiology for chest by Professor Caroline Edward Ayad Khilla 6 Production of agro fiber based panels for innovative industrial applications by Professor Zeinab Abddelrahim Osman 7 Effect of allelolpathy of some plants on striga Stiga hermonthica and sorghum Sorghum bicolor growth by Professor Samia Osman Yagoub The activity was moderated by Ms Muna Ishag from Shaman PR and Mr Abdelgadir Salih from the UNESCO Khartoum Office ? ? UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science in Khartoum Roundtable in Spain Embassy Khartoum 11022021 The second celebration was organized by the Embassy of Spain in the Ambassadors residence in a form of a roundtable discussion with participation of UNESCO UN Women Sudanese Association for Women Scientists in Sudan representatives of Dutch French Norwegian and EUs embassies and Sudanese women scientists The event was honored by HE Amb Alberto Ucelay the Ambassdor of Spain HE Amb Irma van Dueren the Ambassador of Netherlands HE Ms Adjaratou Fatou Ndiaye the Reprsentative of UN Women and HE Dr Pavel Kroupkine the Representative of UNESCO ? The participants discussed the status of women in science the worldwide and Sudanese perspectives and the particular Sudanese womeninscience experience ? In the evening Mr Abdelgadir Salih the UNESCO Programme Officer was hosted by Sudania 24 TV channel to speak about the Day challenges for women and girls in Sudanese science sector and UNESCOs efforts to improve the situation? ?
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Floods and Coastal Engineering Conference, in Khartoum, Sudan
UNESCO Khartoum Office supported ASMR NGO and Ministry of Irrigation Water Resources the UNESCO Chair for Water Resources and Sheikan Insurance Company in the organization of the Floods and Coastal Engineering Conference from 67 February at the Main Hall of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Building in Khartoum Sudan The conference was attended by 86 participants including 38 women 44 where the opening session was addressed by Eng Fedaa Al Desogi the Secretary General of Supreme Council for Urban Development Mr Abdelgadir Salih the Programme Officer at UNESCO Khartoum Office and other senior experts and engineers in Sudan Dr Abeer Khalid the Director of ASMR NGO also welcomed participants of the conference The technical sessions included presentations on Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems Flood management and its future prospects in Sudan Cities Resilience Nile Protection at Tuti Island Floods Causes and Solutions vision Floods and Torrents Causes and Sustainable Solutions focusing on Khartoum State Model Sustainability and Risk Management for Floods Reality of Response to Floods and Torrents and Floods and Torrents Disasters Risk Management in Khartoum State In addition group work and training activities were organized mainly on the second day of the conference ? The main recommendations of the Conference are the followings 1 Reviewing of the existing method for rain water management within various cities in Sudan 2 Preparing for the coming autumn season by mobilizing the concerned authorities and preparing a strategic plan to face the situation in an effective and scientific way 3 Working towards collecting the appropriate data for the decisionmakers and achieving some work on the infrastructure to deal with early warning systems and prevention of disasters 4 Linking ministries and official bodies to initiate points of contact between them and cooperation channels 5 Working to benefit from highly qualified volunteers and the impact of their role in disaster management and risk reduction 6 Intensifying scientific studies on the Dams and its impact on the course of the Blue Nile the main Nile and the affected islands for example Tuti Island 7 Committing prohibitions in the campus of bridges and rivers 8 Activating the Nile Basin studies and the applied scientific research around it 9 Promoting legislation that prohibits housing in flood disaster prone areas 10? Involving communities in planning and replanning laws 11 Merging theoretical and scientific studies and finding a link between scientific and governmental bodies 12 Establishing an urgent specialized workshop for the studies of dams in terms of legal constructional and operational aspects 13 Renewing the structure of the Supreme National Council for Civil Defence 14 Establishing a disaster centre and supporting it in an effective and systematic manner related to the causes of disasters and coordinating its tasks to reduce the effects of disasters 15 Working on intellectual awareness to accept change with living conditions and various lifestyles including scientific models 16 Proper engineering reflected in planning and the transfer of lowlying and fragile areas to other safe areas in a scientifically studied and effective way 17 Activating the role of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources and developing its tasks to achieve the objectives of these recommendations 18 Developing the Sudanese building code to include various disasters including floods torrents and others 20 Activating the law protecting the main rivers and waterways and spreading its knowledge to various involved bodies 21 Unifying the disaster and risk management by proper data collection under the umbrella of the Central Bureau of Statistics 22 Introducing disasters and resilience management and appropriate sciences into education at different levels 23 Allocating a separately dedicated budget for disaster risk reduction in every Sudanese state and related institutions 24 Encouraging insurance companies to enter into coverage for the consequences of the occurrence of disasters including the disasters of floods and torrents including agricultural insurance in specific 25 Paying attention to developing early warning systems in Sudan 26 Making the best use of scientific research experiences in creating a comprehensive database 27 Fully utilizing capabilities produced by the monitoring and information centres on floods and flash floods via satellite in strategic planning and management 28 Establishing general unified directives for designing roads and ferries previewing the passage of floodwater ? ?
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Sudan takes steps to strengthen the safeguarding of its living heritage
Initiated in 2017 thanks to the generous support of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism United Arab Emirates the project?Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Sudan?has just come to an end It reinforced?human and institutional capacities?for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage ICH in Sudan but also resulted in?improving the visibility of living heritage?and?increasing awareness?of its significance while?bringing communities closer together Despite the civil unrest and the COVID19 pandemic the initiative allowed for?over twenty capacitybuilding and training workshops?to take place Those activities tackled important issues such as intellectual property and ICH displacement and ICH safeguarding of crossborder ICH misrepresentation of ICH as well as the role of the media in raising awareness about the rich and diverse ICH of the Sudanese communities The project received?national media coverage with local TV channels radio stations and newspapers reporting on the workshops demonstrating the increasing interest of the Sudanese population in their intangible heritage Furthermore as a result of those activities a strong?network of local ICH experts?in Sudan completed an initial?inventory of 42 ICH elements such as the dressing style of women of Roshaida tribe Al Saeia Poetry and henna Another important result of project was the preparation of a?national strategy?for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Sudan Following those achievements and thanks to the training received through the project Sudan participated in the preparation of the multinational nomination?Date palm knowledge skills traditions and practices inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2019 following a collective effort of several Arab countries Project Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Sudan?30 May 2017 31 December 2020 ?
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Community Based Tourism Training in Old Dongola, Sudan
On 2123 February 2021 the UNESCO Khartoum office organized the CommunityBased Tourism Training for rural communities in the vicinities of the Old Dongola Heritage Site The trainingsession took place in the Al Ghadar Girls Primary School having 35 inhabitants of local communities as trainees including 31 women Dr Jafar Osman Sidahmed from the Sudanese National Commission for Education Science and Culture and Ms Leila Osman Elobeid from the Tourism Sector of the Federal Ministry of Culture and Information led the training ? During 3 days trainees discussed Existing tourism infrastructure for locality community world practices Communities and possible gains from cultural tourism and industries what has to be developed locally to benefit from coming tourists Local area gaps and resources for improvement managing improvements ? ? UNESCO CommunityBased Tourism Training in Old Dongola Sudan Participants 2123022021 ? The activity were organized in frameworks of the nafeer joint venture for the area development ? Old Dongola historical place in the Sudanese Nile Valley former capital of the medieval Nubian Kingdom of Makuria containing numerous traces of both Christian and Islamic periods of peoples life in medieval Nubia Old Dongola is listed as a Sudanese Heritage site in accordance with the UNESCO 1972 Convention ? Nafeer the Sudanese practice of joint works of all community members for common needs or for helping somebody to make something big house etc Nafeer is listed as an element of the Sudanese Living Heritage Intangible Cultural Heritage in accordance with the UNESCO 2003 Convention
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UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund supports post-flood assessment of archaeological sites in Sudan
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International Day for Universal Access to Information 2020 in Sudan
On 19 November 2020 the UNESCO Khartoum office Sudanese National Commission for Education Science and Culture NatCom National Information Center NIC and Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority TPRA organized 6th commemoration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information The event took place in the Telecom Tower Khartoum and attracted 28 participants including 13 women and 4 youth ? The participants were welcomed by Mr Ibrahim Bakhit the Director General of the NIC Dr Muammar Ali Ibrahim the Director of Quality Management in the TPRA Dr Wafaa Said Ahmed Mohammed SecretaryGeneral of the NatCom and Dr Aiman Badri UNESCO who all expressed their loyalty to internationally accepted principles for Access to Information AtI ? During technical session the participants enjoyed by the lecture of Mr Abdelmonem Awad Mohammed the Director of the Internet and Information Security Department in the TPRA about information security and its legal frameworks in Sudan