The Network of Women Philosophers of Latin America celebrates its 3rd anniversary

The Network of Women Philosophers of Latin America (REDDEM) was born in November 2018, at the request of World Philosophy Day (WPD), as an initiative of the Philosophy and Humanities Program of the UNESCO Regional Office for Sciences for Latin America and the Caribbean, from its office in Montevideo, to exchange and make visible the … Read more

Central America joins the region’s efforts to prepare for risk management in relation to cultural heritage

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean exchanged knowledge and experiences on the relationship between disaster risk reduction and the protection of cultural heritage to strengthen the resilience of cities. This exchange was carried out virtually, on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the Learning Laboratory on Heritage Management and Disaster Risk Reduction as part … Read more

UN releases new report on comprehensive sexuality education

Despite the progress made in sexuality education in some countries, too many still cannot provide children and young people with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure their health and well-being. This is what the new United Nations report on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) reveals. Too often teachers are unprepared and students do not … Read more

The first cohort of policy makers and decision-makers in training

The initiative has set itself as a major objective the achievement of ten targets, through the implementation of a joint program structured in three components, the first of which relates to the implementation of a series of pan-African training courses. These targets include, among other things, the training of one (1) million young people outside … Read more

Memory “Spaces for reflection, dialogue and online training”

UNESCO is pleased to present the publication “Spaces for reflection, dialogue and online training”: See PDF This systematization collects the memories of the dialogues, conversations and online meetings held during the months of June and July of the year 2020 within the framework of the project “Educational inclusion for the population in a situation of … Read more

International Day for Biological Diversity 2021 “We are part of the solution”

Biodiversity also offers countless services, both locally and globally. Fish provide 20% of the protein intake for about three billion people. More than 80% of human food is provided by plants. Almost 80% of people in rural areas of developing countries use traditional herbal medicines for basic health care. About 60% of all infectious diseases … Read more

RFQ 043 / CLT / 2021 TRADITIONAL ART VIRTUAL STORE SERVICE

RFQ 043 / CLT / 2021 TRADITIONAL ART VIRTUAL STORE SERVICE Companies interested in participating in the call should send by email to: its quotation and the required annexes, following the UNESCO formats that are attached. Indicate in the reference: RFQ 043 / CLT / 2021 TRADITIONAL ART VIRTUAL STORE SERVICE – Call Start Date: … Read more

Prada and UNESCO “keep girls connected” in and through education

Prada and UNESCO continue to cooperate to ensure that young women around the world continue to learn. The Keep Girls Connected initiative aims to promote and strengthen educational continuity for girls and their safe return to school. Through this initiative, the Organization is targeting African countries to help them rebuild equality, through local awareness-raising actions … Read more

A historic partnership between UNESCO and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) to strengthen student learning in French-speaking Africa

UNESCO and AUF, working in the field of education, signed on Tuesday January 26, 2021 a memorandum of understanding in order to develop synergies and complementarities of their actions. Indeed, UNESCO, which gives high priority to improving the quality of education, works on the production and dissemination of educational resources for educational institutions and for … Read more