Education

Fulfilling the primary UNESCO mandate of promoting peace and the right to education, the UNESCO Office for the Pacific States - Education Sector, in partnership with Pacific National Comissions for UNESCO, UN sister agencies, regional organisations and civil society will continue to base and focus its specific line of work on assisting Pacific Member States, in the achievement of Education for All (EFA), EFA Mid-Decade Assessment (MDA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

The Education Sector's technical expertise is based within these key sub-themes:

• 31-07-2009 - Pacific SIDS discuss Climate Change Education

• 20-06-2009 - International Literacy Prizes: nominations close June 30th 2009

• 28-05-2009 - Pacific education officials focus on evidenced based policy and planning

• 18-05-2009 - HIV and AIDS Focal Points meet in Thailand

• 09-02-2009 - Education Department and UNESCO work to improve teacher quality in FSM

• 01-02-2009 - Education Minister urges engagement in the literacy challenge in PNG

• 13th UNESCO-APEID International Conference: ‘ICT Transforming Education’
  • Organizer: UNESCO (Organizer's official Website)
  • Start date (local time): 16-11-2009 3:00
  • End date (local time): 18-11-2009 3:00

• International Literacy Day 2009: The Power of Literacy
  • Organizer: UNLD Coordination Unit (Organizer's official Website)
  • Start date (local time): 08-09-2009 19:00
  • End date (local time): 09-09-2009 7:00