November 18, 2021
Kofi Kwakye Takyi, Moses J. Y. Gemeh, and Godwin Doe, from the Ghana Commission for UNESCO (GCU), trained members of the World Organization for Early Childhood […]
November 15, 2021
A literacy project in Ghana, a programme on media for social change in Palestine, and an initiative for the protection of indigenous cultures in Peru will be awarded this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education […]
November 15, 2021
26 heads of state and government and an impressive list of artists, singers and musicians from around the world celebrated UNESCO’s 75th anniversary at a special ceremony on […]
November 11, 2021
Recently, there have been reports circulating all over the media elaborating on the increased amount of violence against students, teachers, and school properties. From the burning […]
November 2, 2021
Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed around the world, with close to 9 out of 10 cases of these killings remaining judicially […]
October 25, 2021
In line with achieving Target 4.7 of SDG 4 (ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development), Penplusbytes, with support […]
October 25, 2021
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “Media and Information Literacy for […]
October 20, 2021
Paris, 12th October 2021 *************************************************** The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who doubles as the Minister responsible for UNESCO relations on Tuesday,12th October took […]
October 15, 2021
New edition of Asante Traditional Buildings publication aims to promote sustainable heritage tourism
As part of the Sankofa Project, sponsored by the French Embassy in Kumasi, Ghana – the revision and 2021 edition of Asante Traditional Buildings has been published. The […]
October 15, 2021
Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch an innovative short film competition on ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ across Sub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competition will be trained and […]
October 14, 2021
As part of the Ghana Commission for UNESCO’s outreach programmes, the Secretariat organised an orientation session with students of Accra Technical Training Centre (ATTC) on Thursday […]
October 14, 2021
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources on the 12th October 2021 launched a committee for the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Program (IHP). The Intergovernmental Hydrological Program […]
October 11, 2021
This event, organized by UNESCO in partnership with Plan International and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs celebrates International Day of the Girl 2021. […]
October 5, 2021
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO […]
September 30, 2021
The Ministry of Education (MoE) of Ghana is organizing a National Education Week (NEW) from 28th September to 1st October 2021 at the Labadi Beach Hotel and La […]
September 29, 2021
Recognizing the significance of access to information, the 74th UN General Assembly proclaimed 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) at […]
September 29, 2021
A project designed to strengthen national and regional science, technology and innovation (STI) policies, in accordance with UNESCO’s 2017 recommendation on science and scientific research (RS&SR), […]
September 27, 2021
The theme chosen for the 2021 International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) celebrated yearly on 28 September is “The Right to Know – Building […]
September 24, 2021
The Birth of the Idea The idea to bid for Accra to be designated as the World Book Capital for the year 2023 was mooted some […]
September 23, 2021
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) is an international policy oriented network providing inspiration, know-how and best practice. UNESCO GNLC members benefit from: sharing […]
September 22, 2021
Paris, 22 September— The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Accra (Ghana) as UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023, following the evaluation of the World […]
September 22, 2021
The influence of climate change and variability on migration is likely to intensify in the coming decades, especially in vulnerable areas. Migration is used as one […]
September 20, 2021
APPLICATION PERIOD 10 SEP 2021 (FRI) ~ 8 OCT 2021 (Fri) 24:00 (GMT +9:00 KST) ELIGIBILITY Anyone interested in martial arts and photography regardless of age […]
September 10, 2021
On the 9th of September, 2021, Professor Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Chairman of the Natural Science Specialized Committee and a Commissioner at the Ghana Commission for UNESCO was […]
September 8, 2021
Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity […]
September 1, 2021
On 31st August, the Working Group of the Ghana Heritage Committee, opened up a 3-Day Workshop to develop a Strategic Plan Framework for the effective management […]
August 30, 2021
Post Number : SC 474 Grade : P-4 Parent Sector : Natural Sciences Sector (SC) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Natural Sciences Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of contract : 2 years Recruitment open to : Internal and […]
August 24, 2021
The Associated Schools and UNESCO Clubs under the Ghana Commission for UNESCO are undertaking a two-day intensive Coordinators capacity building workshop at the Accra College of […]
August 24, 2021
Post Number : HRM-012 Grade : P-5 Parent Sector : Bureau of Human Resources Management (HRM) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Human Resources Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of contract : 2 years Recruitment open to : Internal […]
August 23, 2021
The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play […]