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EDUCATION

South Africa

South Africa joined UNESCO on November 4, 1946. Under the apartheid regime, the country withdrew from the Organization in 1956. The end of the regime corresponds with the year the country was re-admitted to the Organization, on December 12, 1994.

The setting-up of a project integrated into the community at KwaZulu-Natal University, coordinated by the South African National Commission for UNESCO with the support of the Windhoek Office, has led to successful work in the prevention of HIV-AIDS, and the development of literacy and human rights.

UNESCO International Literacy Prizes: call for nominations open until 30 June 2009@
On the theme Literacy and Empowerment, the 2009 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes will reward well-established and innovative practices documenting how literacy skills (basic skills in reading, writing and numeracy) contribute to empowerment, enabling people to better direct and control their lives.

UNESCO invites Governments and International Non-Governmental Organizations maintaining formal consultative relations with the Organization to solicit and submit applications by programmes that promote literacy as a means for nurturing inclusive societies.

Peace education in South Africa wins UNESCO prize 2008-09-17 2:00 pm UNESCO

UNESCO hosts Africa-Asia university dialogue 2007-12-06 8:00 pm UNESCO

Literacy, Knowledge and Development 2007-11-09 10:45 am UIL

Ministers stress impact of brain drain 2007-10-24 8:00 am UNESCO

Another way to learn... Case studies 2007-09-13 9:00 am UNESCO

UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education awarded today 2007-05-25 10:55 am UNESCO

Promoting family literacy 2007-05-24 2:00 pm UIL

Educational Equity and Public Policy: Comparing Results from 16 Countries 2007-02-01 10:00 am UNESCO
The report also provides methods for comparing the equity of countries’ education and demonstrates the application of the framework in 16 of the largest or the most populous countries around the world. These include three countries in Africa (Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa), five in Asia (Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan), five in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru), along with Canada, the Russian Federation and the United States.