March 1, 2023

Call For Application: L’ORÉAL UNESCO Prize For Women in Science

CALL FOR APPLICATION February 1st – March 24th The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO launch the 14th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents […]
March 1, 2023

Call For Application: Ethics Teacher Training Course

The Ethics Teacher Training Course is organized by the UNESCO Offices in Abuja and Accra, in collaboration with the University of Ghana, from 24 to 28 […]
February 20, 2023

Mother Language Day

Writer: Dinah Amankwah                                                […]
February 15, 2023

WORLD RADIO DAY 2023

The world needs peace. What better way to voice it than using our own voices over our own airwaves? Radio is the most widely used and […]
February 15, 2023

Call For Application: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR PRIORITY AFRICA AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Post Number : PAX 001 Grade : ADG Parent Sector : Priority Africa and External Relations Sector (PAX) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: External Relations Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of contract : 2 years, renewable, […]
February 15, 2023

Call For Application: Visa For Music 2023

Artists, bands, DJs, producers, send your application NOW and get a chance to perform at this year’s edition of Visa For Music ! From November 22 […]
February 14, 2023

Nominations for the 2024 GRÓ GEST programme: deadline 8 March 2023

Dear colleagues, The deadline for nominations for the 2024 GRÓ GEST postgraduate diploma programme is 8 March 2023. Further information can be found below and in the […]
February 13, 2023

Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management

This US$12,000 award is given every two years during the MAB Council, in memory of Dr Michel Batisse, for outstanding achievements in the management of the […]
February 12, 2023

Accra signs UNESCO World Book Capital Network Charter

The Mayor of Accra, Hon Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey has signed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Book Capital Network (WBCN) Charter. The […]
February 7, 2023

Advertisement for Application of Deputy Director-General (Administration and General Services). Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA)

INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   JOB VACANCY The Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) […]
February 7, 2023

Ghana Commission for UNESCO x Project Partners 2023-24

We are proud to announce our partnership with the Ghana Commission for UNESCO, in recognition of our impact and approach in Ghanaian schools. We are currently […]
February 7, 2023

World Radio Day

Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became […]
February 7, 2023

Accra, World Book Capital (WBC) 2023

By RODNEY NKRUMAH-BOATENG (rodboat@yahoo.com) The other day, in a telephone conversation with my friend the writer Kofi Akpabli about everything and nothing, he mentioned that Accra […]
February 7, 2023

Bia Biosphere Reserve: Sustainable Livelihoods for Cocoa Farmer

The Biosphere Reserve Bia is located in the Western North Region of Ghana close to the border of Côte d’Ivoire and overall covers 1956 km². Following […]
January 24, 2023

Call for nominations: UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development 2023

UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2023 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Generously funded by the Government of Japan, the Prize will […]
January 17, 2023

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence […]
January 17, 2023

World Press Freedom Day 2023

Celebrated every 3rd of May, this year’s theme for the Day will be “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human […]
January 12, 2023

International Day of Education

Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration […]
January 11, 2023

Perspectives on School Violence and Ways of Preventing it

Thousands of worried citizens have taken to the streets to protest for rights that are openly exercised elsewhere after the death of Masha Amini, a stunning […]
January 3, 2023

School Children Grow What They Eat

Children explore the world by engaging it with all their senses. They like to get to know nature, plants, and animals like the little explorers that […]
December 19, 2022

Water Resource Management at Lake Bosomtwe

Conserving the Beautiful Ecosystem of Ghana’s Meteorite Lake Lake Bosomtwe is one of six meteorite lakes in the world. It was caused by a meteorite action […]
December 6, 2022

Invitation to Hamburg Education Talk

Initiation as a socio-cultural practice of transmission of endogenous knowledge in Africa (12 December 2022) On 12 December 2022, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) […]
December 4, 2022

Preserving Flora and Fauna at Biosphere Reserves

Planting Mangroves at Songor Ramsar Site Since 2011 the Songor Ramsar Site has been part of the Network of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It is situated […]
November 29, 2022

GHANA COMMISSION FOR UNESCO ORGANIZES INCEPTION MEETING FOR THE ICH PROJECT IN GHANA

On Wednesday, 23rd November 2022, the Ghana Commission for UNESCO organized an Inception Meeting to kickstart the ICH project in Ghana at the Ellking Hotel in […]
November 3, 2022

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES

WE CELEBRATE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES It was decided in November 2021 to proclaim a day in recognition of the contribution of Biosphere […]
November 2, 2022

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

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 20, 2022

First Spotlight report on basic education and foundational learning on Africa launched

One in five primary school-age children in sub-Saharan Africa are out of school; their number is nearly as high as it was in 1990. Only two […]
October 6, 2022

GLOBAL STUDENTS COP-27 PRE SUMMIT

The All-Africa Student Union is organizing the COP27 Global Student Pre-Summit ahead of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27), which will […]
October 4, 2022

INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS DAY CELEBRATION

The majority of people had a favorite teacher, someone who went above and above to support them because they recognized their potential. Spend time on October […]
October 4, 2022

Celebrations of World Teachers’ Day 2022 by UNESCO

In 2022, the celebrations of World Teachers’ Day will focus on the theme “The transformation of education begins with teachers”. The official celebration event will be […]