A call for workshop and symposium presentations is open. Please submit your proposals before Tuesday, 17 January 2017. Co-organized by UNESCO and UNHCR Mobile Learning Week 2017 will be held under the theme 'Education in emergencies and crises' from 20 to 24 March in Paris.
#Multilingualism is a source of strength & opportunity for humanity. Genuine dialogue implies respect for languages. 18 December is World Arabic Language Day http://on.unesco.org/2hCjZ6f
New @GEM Report Unesco policy paper calls on governments to urgently revise the content of their textbooks in line with core values in the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda. It calls for these core values to be built into national guidelines used during textbook review, and taught in workshops for textbook writers and illustrators. #BetweentheLines Bit.ly/Btwthelines
#WorldHeritage unites nations behind shared responsibility to protect our crown jewels of the #ocean for future generations. Discover one of the most isolated places on earth, Socotra Archipelago in #Yemen. #Socotra was inscribed on the @UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008 for its exceptionally rich and distinct flora and fauna. Many of the species that live here can’t be found anywhere else. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1263 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvhRfrmCzUk @abduljameelsocotra
The #WorldHeritage Marine Programme celebrates its 10th anniversary! Read our newest publication for this occasion. Download now: http://bit.ly/2gXwBTy
The 1972 World Heritage Convention is founded on the premise of international cooperation. It recognizes that some places are of irreplaceable value to humankind, and signifies the commitment of all nations to ...
Dessima Williams, on making the global education goal your own. “Call it what you like as long as you do something to make it happen. Take stock of how you live and ask how you can change your life to make it more sustainable, and less damaging to the planet.” Find out how Dessima Williams, Special Adviser for the President of UNGA, has made protecting the planet part of her own life. “There is no excuse not to get involved.” bit.ly/2i29BIg
Protecting the human rights and dignity of migrants and refugees is a humanitarian emergency and a development imperative -- it is also a condition for building a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. bit.ly/2gNEdvc
From Bamiyan to Palmyra. A journey to the heart of universal heritage. Unite4Heritage is delighted to be the communication partner of the exhibition 'Eternal Sites', shown at the Grand Palais in Paris on 14 December 2016 to 9 January 2017. This event is held under the high patronage of UNESCO.
“You don't know what you have until it's gone.” These past days, our community has shared their #HeritageStory, starting a conversation about the value of heritage.
Today, Syrians and many other populations face the loss of their heritage. We ask you all to #Unite4Heritage for the generations to come. Be part of the movement, here: http://www.unite4heritage.org/
* Video produced by the UNESCO Beirut Office in the framework of the Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage project, funded by the European Union and supported by the Flemish Government and the Government of Austria. (http://en.unesco.org/syrian-observatory/)
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Introduction
Building peace where it starts -- In the minds of men & women, through education, science, culture, social & human sciences & communication/information.