September 3, 2020

International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day (ILD) 2020 will focus on Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond with a focus on the role of educators and changing pedagogies. […]
September 2, 2020

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TODAY: KEEPING GIRLS IN THE PICTURE

Join UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition in a new #LearningNeverStops campaign to ensure that every girl is able to learn while schools are closed and return to the classroom when schools […]
August 25, 2020

UNESCO Men & Boys 4 Gender Equality: Call for Partnership 2020

Within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG5 and SDG4, and UNESCOs Global Priorities Africa and Gender Equality, UNESCO […]
August 25, 2020

Mobile Learning Week 2020: Call for Proposal

Mobile Learning Week 2020 is devoted to the theme of Beyond Disruption: Technology Enabled Learning Futures and is set against the backdrop of COVID-19 education disruption and response, and will […]
August 21, 2020

UNESCO-MERCK AFRICA RESEARCH SUMMIT 2020

The Merck Foundation calls application for UNESCO Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS Awards 2020. The Merck Foundation partnership with African Union is going to organize […]
August 21, 2020

UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

  The UNESCO/Emir Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (hereafter the Prize) is to recognize the outstanding contributions of […]
August 21, 2020

THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS

Brief Introduction UNESCO Abuja Regional Office is launching a call for abstracts and papers on the theme of “Creating a Peaceful Society: Media and Information Literacy, […]
August 17, 2020

Know the Panelist for the Discussion on Indigenous Knowledge

Nana Kobina Nketsia V   Nana Kobina Nketsia V is currently the Paramount Chief of Essikado Traditional Area. He is an Old Boy of Mfantsipim School […]
August 10, 2020

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

By resolution 49/214 (link is external)of 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shall be observed on […]
August 10, 2020

International Youth Day 2020

International Youth Day takes place on 12 August every year, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth […]
July 21, 2020

UNESCO LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE ONLINE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

UNESCO is launching a global online consultation on the ethics of artificial intelligence, to give everyone around the world the opportunity to participate in the work […]
July 21, 2020

The 21st KANAGAWA BIENNIAL WORLD CHILDREN ART EXHIBITION, JAPAN

  Kanagawa Prefectural Government planned the Kanagawa Biennial World Children’s Art Exhibition in 1979, the International Year of the Child. The Exhibition has been held in […]
July 21, 2020

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW EDITION OF THE MASTERS IN “WORLD HERITAGE AND CULTURAL PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT” (2020/2021)

Program Description The Master is designed by the University of Torino, the Politecnico di Torino, the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO), in collaboration with ICCROM and the UNESCO World […]
July 10, 2020

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS : PROGRAMME ACCÈSS CULTURE

Institut Français and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are accepting applications for their programme Accès Culture.Accès Culture is a programme aiming to finance and support […]
July 10, 2020

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, in partnership with UNESCO and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford), hosted a […]
July 10, 2020

GHANA YOUTH MANIFESTO TOWARDS 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS AND BEYOND LAUNCHED.

The African Youth Charter enjoins member states of the African Union to “Guarantee the participation of youth in parliament and other decision- making bodies in accordance […]
July 8, 2020

GEM LAUNCH ON INCLUSION

Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report: Inclusion and education – All means […]
May 22, 2020

International Day for Biological Diversity

Biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet. It underpins human well being in the present and in the future, and its rapid decline threatens nature […]
May 20, 2020

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Held every year on 21 May, the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development celebrates not only the richness of the world’s cultures, but […]
May 20, 2020

Call for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes

UNESCO has now opened its call for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. This year UNESCO will reward five individuals or organizations around […]
May 11, 2020

Call for Nominations: 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

Nominations are now open for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards to support eminent women in science throughout the world.   Each year, five Laureates are recognized […]
May 6, 2020

YOUTH CITIZEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION 2020

Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global platform empowers young entrepreneurs (age 15-35) from around the world to engage in a more peaceful world. Moreover, Stiftung Entrepreneurship […]
May 3, 2020

World Press Freedom Day

3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among […]
April 30, 2020

International Jazz Day

As the great Nina Simone said, “Jazz is not just music, it is a way of life, it is a way of being, a way of […]
April 29, 2020

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OPEN-2020 UNESCO PRIZE FOR GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S EDUCATION

UNESCO has recently announced a call for nominations for the 2020 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. This is an opportunity to mark the contributions of various organizations, institutions, […]
April 16, 2020

#KindnessMatters: Concert for A Healthy Planet

On Earth Day, April 22, 2020 (8 pm IST and 8 pm ET), 5 Grammy® Award-Winners led by MGIEP’s #KindnessMatters Campaign Ambassador Ricky Kej, and an ensemble […]
April 14, 2020

JOB VACANCY: NATIONAL ASSOCIATE PROJECT OFFICER (EDUCATION)

OVERVIEW Post Number : 5AC/ED/PA003 Grade : NOB Parent Sector : EDU Duty Station: Accra Job Family: Programme Coordination Type of contract : Temporary Appointment Duration of contract : 1 year Recruitment open to : External candidates Application Deadline (Midnight […]
April 14, 2020

JOB VACANCY: REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION

REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION Post Number : 3UYCI0004RP Grade : P-5 Parent Sector : Communication and Information Sector (CI) Duty Station: Montevideo Job Family: Communication and Information Type of […]
April 7, 2020

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS : OPEN FOR THE 11th INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY

The International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) has opened a call for funding. The main objective of IFCD is to invest in projects that lead to […]
April 3, 2020

2020 Call for applications of TWAS PhD and PDoc Fellowships

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries, is an international science academy, founded in 1983 in Trieste, Italy, […]