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in AmmanUNESCO Office in Bangkok and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in BeijingUNESCO Office in Beirut and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in Dakar and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in Guatemala CityUNESCO Office in HanoiUNESCO Office in HarareUNESCO Office in IslamabadUNESCO Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for ScienceUNESCO Office in KabulUNESCO Office in Mexico CityUNESCO Office in Nairobi and Regional Bureau for ScienceUNESCO Office in New DelhiUNESCO Office in Phnom PenhUNESCO Office in RamallahUNESCO Office in Santiago and Regional Bureau for EducationUNESCO Office in TashkentACEGIJKLMPSTUZ UNESCO breaks the silence on Gender Based Violence with the launch of its Safer Campuses Campaign26 March 2024 Ministries of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean commit to increase efforts to reactivate, recover, and transform educational systems21 February 2024 UNESCO welcomes ambitious African Union education goals21 February 2024 The “Ministerial Meeting of Education” begins in Santiago, with an urgent call to recover and reactivate the educational systems of Latin America and the Caribbean26 January 2024 The effects of the pandemic on education in Latin America and the Caribbean will last for many years; there is an urgent need to accelerate learning, UNESCO points out25 January 2024 Chile will host an extraordinary meeting of the Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean18 January 2024 Fast growth of digital technology is challenging education priorities and practices in South-East Asia30 November 2023 MOE and HCD lead planning sessions towards greater inclusion and diversity in education with UNESCO/ GIZ support10 August 2023 Ministry of Education launches WebGIS School Maintenance System ahead of Kingdom-Wide Roll-Out9 August 2023 European Union confirms 1 million Euro contribution for Jordan’s Education Management Information System in partnership with UNESCO9 August 2023 Inclusive Lifelong Learning Conference begins in Bali / #ImALifelongLearner campaign launched3 July 2023 UNESCO Beirut and ATF launch a "Repository of Promising Teaching and Learning Practices"26 June 2023 Seven million displaced in Latin America and the Caribbean: UNESCO publishes tools for their educational inclusion13 April 2023 Latin America and the Caribbean reiterate their commitment to strengthening and recovering basic learning22 March 2023 UNESCO Beirut Office and King Salman Center Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) celebrate the successful completion of "Education is Peace" project10 February 2023 UNESCO and Japan announce education in emergencies project for migrant children along the Thailand-Myanmar border22 December 2022 At UNESCO, World education leaders call for environment education and digital access to be part of learning for all9 December 2022 UNESCO funds diagnosis and management plan to address fire damage in Rapa Nui National Park (Chile)22 November 2022 Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have made significant efforts to include people in situations of mobility in their education systems, says new UNESCO report15 November 2022 UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development8 September 2022 UNESCO Jordan celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 202210 February 2022 UNESCO and Republic of Korea donate 166 laptops to ensure equitable continuity of learning for Jordanian and Syrian students3 February 2022 Faced with the Omicron wave, countries succeed in keeping schools open24 January 2022 UNICEF and UNESCO call for concerted action on learning in the COVID era on the International Day of Education 202224 January 2022 ICT in Education - Caribbean Forum addresses more effective use of technology in education22 January 2022 Schools should be ‘last to close, first to open’20 January 2022 Promotion of digital education in Guatemala: delivery of IGER scholarships and Huawei tablets to adolescents and young indigenous women of Totonicapán18 January 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities13 December 2021 Learning losses from COVID-19 school closures could impoverish a whole generation6 December 2021 Successful policy dialogue concluded for the education sector in Jordan2 December 2021 UNESCO warns of a lack of progress in basic learning achievements since 2013 in Latin America and the Caribbean30 November 2021 UNESCO awards the 2021 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy to the foundation Construyendo y Creciendo17 November 2021 The future of 800 million children across Asia at risk as their education has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic19 October 2021 Limitless Horizons Ixil awarded with UNESCO – King Sejong International Literacy Price In Guatemala28 September 2021 Most countries in Asia-Pacific off-track to achieve SDG4 targets despite increasing numbers of children going to school21 September 2021 یونېسکو د ښوونې او روزنې په برخه کې د هغه څه په تړاو خبرداری ورکوي چې له ګواښ سره مخ دي!15 September 2021 یونسکو در مورد آنچه در تعلیم و تربیه در خطر است هشدار می دهد15 September 2021 UNESCO awards International Literacy Prizes to innovative projects boosting literacy in Covid times3 September 2021 Afghanistan – UNESCO highlights key challenges for Education, Science and Culture in the country30 August 2021 UNESCO Director General calls for unhindered right to education in Afghanistan18 August 2021 Uber and UNESCO partner to Vaccinate Teachers in Tamil Nadu4 August 2021 UNESCO convenes world education ministers to relaunch global cooperation for accelerated progress15 July 2021 Closing ceremony “TOT Entrepreneurship Education in TVET and Solutions in the context of COVID-19 and Beyond”14 July 2021 YouTube and UNESCO present “Mi Aula” channel, an educational tool for high school students and teachers12 July 2021 Switzerland and Canada give additional support to education system strengthening in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Education12 July 2021 The Pan African Initiative for the Digital Transformation of TVET in Africa: UNESCO and partners launch the first cohort of training for policy-makers9 June 2021 UNESCO-ICHEI and UNESCO Abuja and Dakar Offices formalize partnership for higher education digital transformation in West Africa25 May 2021 UNESCO and partners host high-level meeting and discussed the advancement of gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean11 May 2021 UNESCO-Afghanistan Condemns killing of School Girls in Attack9 May 2021 UNDP and UNESCO release report to promote Citizenship Education in Chile7 April 2021 UNESCO and the World Food Programme unite for school health and nutrition to help children bounce back after school closures2 April 2021 Reaching over 5.5 crore people and helping keep 90 lakh girls in school is extraordinary”, says Bhumi Pednekar on Whisper® and UNESCO’s #KeepGirlsInSchool movement23 March 2021 This Women’s Day, let’s talk about period education and why it’s important!8 March 2021 UNESCO and Japan Sign a Milestone Agreement for the Benefit of Palestinian Youth during COVID-1922 February 2021 Two new UNESCO Chairs appointed in Hyderabad and Ahmedabad22 February 2021 UNESCO publishes diagnosis of Bolivian students' learning and calls for addressing inequalities in the education system4 February 2021 New UNESCO Report calls for better education data and action to include those left behind in the Caribbean, as it faces up to the pandemic28 January 2021 A new UNESCO Report calls for better education data and action to include those left behind in the Caribbean, as it faces up to the pandemic28 January 2021 UNESCO celebrates the third International Day of Education 202125 January 2021 The third International Day of Education24 January 2021 IDB-UNESCO: Gaps in education systems will be exacerbated if education is not prioritized within pandemic response plans20 January 2021 UNESCO, Ministry of Education, and GIZ launch project “Towards greater inclusion and diversity in education in Jordan”14 December 2020 UNESCO launches 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First.11 December 2020 Laureates from Colombia and Qatar to receive UNESCO/Emir Jaber al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities3 December 2020 UNESCO, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and GIZ launch capacity development programme for university teachers in Jordan to deliver quality e-learning9 November 2020 Union Minister of Education launches UNESCO’s mental health guide for students in India30 October 2020 In Chile, the advisory council "Opening Schools Step by Step" is meeting for the first time and will guide the return to presential classes28 October 2020 UNESCO Director-General to highlight importance of schools and girls’ education during visits to Brazzaville and Kinshasa12 October 2020 UNESCO Blackboard Academy Teachers Development Initiative Graduation Ceremony5 October 2020 On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, ECW, GPE, UNESCO & UNICEF call for the resumption of salary payments for teachers for the coming school year in Yemen4 October 2020 World Teachers' Day: Joint Statement from UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF and Education International4 October 2020 Regional Webinars on the International Literacy Day 2020 Celebration in Sub-Saharan Africa23 September 2020 While the COVID crisis increases inequalities, UNESCO recalls that reading is the basis of development7 September 2020 UNESCO warns that the funding gap to reach SDG4 in poorer countries risks increasing to US$ 200 billion annually due to COVID-19 if we do not take urgent action4 September 2020 A UNESCO-Huawei partnership brings an online training course on Artificial Intelligence to University Faculty Members in Eastern Africa1 September 2020 ECLAC and UNESCO publish a document analyzing the challenges for education engendered by the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean24 August 2020 Schools reopen with safety measures in Sri Lanka13 August 2020 UNESCO commits to rehabilitate damaged schools and support the education sector in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion11 August 2020 UN Secretary-General warns of education catastrophe, pointing to UNESCO estimate of 24 million learners at risk of dropping out5 August 2020 UNESCO hosts a webinar: ‘Towards a strategic framework on reopening adult learning and education programmes for the Arab States’29 July 2020 UNESCO warns of the need for greater presence of concepts such as knowledge of the world, climate change and gender equality in the Latin America and the Caribbean’s curricula28 July 2020 UNESCO and key education partners support the Ministry of Education on school reopening in Palestine27 July 2020 UNESCO explores “Online Teaching and Learning” during the Lebanese Internet Governance Forum24 July 2020 Media Development and Freedom of expression: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in West and Central Africa [Online Regional Consultation] July 29th & 30th, 202023 July 2020 Virtual workshop on distance education programmes using radio and television in the Arab States21 July 2020 Canada announces CA $1.5 million for strategic education in Jordan with UNESCO16 July 2020 UNESCO supports education in Yemen with generous funding from King Salman Center Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center13 July 2020 UNESCO Beirut and partners hosted the 2nd Regional Webinar on School Reopening in the Arab Region9 July 2020 New UNESCO Report shows extent of global inequalities in education and calls for greater inclusion as schools re-open23 June 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 202023 June 2020 As national examinations in Arab countries are about to start, UNESCO calls for ensuring the safety of students at examination centers20 June 2020 UNESCO Beirut and the Regional Center for Educational Planning initiate a regional dialogue on the Future of Education after COVID-1916 June 2020 MHRD, NCERT and UNESCO bring attention to counter cyberbullying2 June 2020 UNESCO Beijing and Open University of China signed MOU to Promote Open and Distance Learning (ODL)1 June 2020 A Ray of Light for the Students of Seminaries28 May 2020 UNESCO and Education Cannot Wait launch online learning resources for teachers and students in Lebanon27 May 2020 UNESCO and Education Cannot Wait provide online learning material for teachers and students in Lebanon13 May 2020 UN supports education authorities in Lebanon to ensure continuity of education, inclusion and equity for children and young people24 April 2020 The Natural Sciences of UNESCO joined hands with the Africa Youth Advisory Board for Disaster Risk Reduction (AYAB DRR) to organise a Webinar on Youth engagement on COVID-19 for ‘the Africa We Want"20 April 2020 UNESCO organizes a regional webinar on Multigrade and Flexible Learning17 April 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UNESCO breaks the silence on Gender Based Violence with the launch of its Safer Campuses Campaign26 March 2024
Ministries of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean commit to increase efforts to reactivate, recover, and transform educational systems21 February 2024
The “Ministerial Meeting of Education” begins in Santiago, with an urgent call to recover and reactivate the educational systems of Latin America and the Caribbean26 January 2024
The effects of the pandemic on education in Latin America and the Caribbean will last for many years; there is an urgent need to accelerate learning, UNESCO points out25 January 2024
Chile will host an extraordinary meeting of the Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean18 January 2024
Fast growth of digital technology is challenging education priorities and practices in South-East Asia30 November 2023
MOE and HCD lead planning sessions towards greater inclusion and diversity in education with UNESCO/ GIZ support10 August 2023
Ministry of Education launches WebGIS School Maintenance System ahead of Kingdom-Wide Roll-Out9 August 2023
European Union confirms 1 million Euro contribution for Jordan’s Education Management Information System in partnership with UNESCO9 August 2023
Inclusive Lifelong Learning Conference begins in Bali / #ImALifelongLearner campaign launched3 July 2023
Seven million displaced in Latin America and the Caribbean: UNESCO publishes tools for their educational inclusion13 April 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean reiterate their commitment to strengthening and recovering basic learning22 March 2023
UNESCO Beirut Office and King Salman Center Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) celebrate the successful completion of "Education is Peace" project10 February 2023
UNESCO and Japan announce education in emergencies project for migrant children along the Thailand-Myanmar border22 December 2022
At UNESCO, World education leaders call for environment education and digital access to be part of learning for all9 December 2022
UNESCO funds diagnosis and management plan to address fire damage in Rapa Nui National Park (Chile)22 November 2022
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have made significant efforts to include people in situations of mobility in their education systems, says new UNESCO report15 November 2022
UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development8 September 2022
UNESCO and Republic of Korea donate 166 laptops to ensure equitable continuity of learning for Jordanian and Syrian students3 February 2022
UNICEF and UNESCO call for concerted action on learning in the COVID era on the International Day of Education 202224 January 2022
ICT in Education - Caribbean Forum addresses more effective use of technology in education22 January 2022
Promotion of digital education in Guatemala: delivery of IGER scholarships and Huawei tablets to adolescents and young indigenous women of Totonicapán18 January 2022
UNESCO warns of a lack of progress in basic learning achievements since 2013 in Latin America and the Caribbean30 November 2021
UNESCO awards the 2021 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy to the foundation Construyendo y Creciendo17 November 2021
The future of 800 million children across Asia at risk as their education has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic19 October 2021
Limitless Horizons Ixil awarded with UNESCO – King Sejong International Literacy Price In Guatemala28 September 2021
Most countries in Asia-Pacific off-track to achieve SDG4 targets despite increasing numbers of children going to school21 September 2021
یونېسکو د ښوونې او روزنې په برخه کې د هغه څه په تړاو خبرداری ورکوي چې له ګواښ سره مخ دي!15 September 2021
UNESCO awards International Literacy Prizes to innovative projects boosting literacy in Covid times3 September 2021
Afghanistan – UNESCO highlights key challenges for Education, Science and Culture in the country30 August 2021
UNESCO convenes world education ministers to relaunch global cooperation for accelerated progress15 July 2021
Closing ceremony “TOT Entrepreneurship Education in TVET and Solutions in the context of COVID-19 and Beyond”14 July 2021
YouTube and UNESCO present “Mi Aula” channel, an educational tool for high school students and teachers12 July 2021
Switzerland and Canada give additional support to education system strengthening in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Education12 July 2021
The Pan African Initiative for the Digital Transformation of TVET in Africa: UNESCO and partners launch the first cohort of training for policy-makers9 June 2021
UNESCO-ICHEI and UNESCO Abuja and Dakar Offices formalize partnership for higher education digital transformation in West Africa25 May 2021
UNESCO and partners host high-level meeting and discussed the advancement of gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean11 May 2021
UNESCO and the World Food Programme unite for school health and nutrition to help children bounce back after school closures2 April 2021
Reaching over 5.5 crore people and helping keep 90 lakh girls in school is extraordinary”, says Bhumi Pednekar on Whisper® and UNESCO’s #KeepGirlsInSchool movement23 March 2021
UNESCO and Japan Sign a Milestone Agreement for the Benefit of Palestinian Youth during COVID-1922 February 2021
UNESCO publishes diagnosis of Bolivian students' learning and calls for addressing inequalities in the education system4 February 2021
New UNESCO Report calls for better education data and action to include those left behind in the Caribbean, as it faces up to the pandemic28 January 2021
A new UNESCO Report calls for better education data and action to include those left behind in the Caribbean, as it faces up to the pandemic28 January 2021
IDB-UNESCO: Gaps in education systems will be exacerbated if education is not prioritized within pandemic response plans20 January 2021
UNESCO, Ministry of Education, and GIZ launch project “Towards greater inclusion and diversity in education in Jordan”14 December 2020
UNESCO launches 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First.11 December 2020
Laureates from Colombia and Qatar to receive UNESCO/Emir Jaber al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities3 December 2020
UNESCO, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and GIZ launch capacity development programme for university teachers in Jordan to deliver quality e-learning9 November 2020
Union Minister of Education launches UNESCO’s mental health guide for students in India30 October 2020
In Chile, the advisory council "Opening Schools Step by Step" is meeting for the first time and will guide the return to presential classes28 October 2020
UNESCO Director-General to highlight importance of schools and girls’ education during visits to Brazzaville and Kinshasa12 October 2020
On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, ECW, GPE, UNESCO & UNICEF call for the resumption of salary payments for teachers for the coming school year in Yemen4 October 2020
World Teachers' Day: Joint Statement from UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF and Education International4 October 2020
Regional Webinars on the International Literacy Day 2020 Celebration in Sub-Saharan Africa23 September 2020
While the COVID crisis increases inequalities, UNESCO recalls that reading is the basis of development7 September 2020
UNESCO warns that the funding gap to reach SDG4 in poorer countries risks increasing to US$ 200 billion annually due to COVID-19 if we do not take urgent action4 September 2020
A UNESCO-Huawei partnership brings an online training course on Artificial Intelligence to University Faculty Members in Eastern Africa1 September 2020
ECLAC and UNESCO publish a document analyzing the challenges for education engendered by the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean24 August 2020
UNESCO commits to rehabilitate damaged schools and support the education sector in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion11 August 2020
UN Secretary-General warns of education catastrophe, pointing to UNESCO estimate of 24 million learners at risk of dropping out5 August 2020
UNESCO hosts a webinar: ‘Towards a strategic framework on reopening adult learning and education programmes for the Arab States’29 July 2020
UNESCO warns of the need for greater presence of concepts such as knowledge of the world, climate change and gender equality in the Latin America and the Caribbean’s curricula28 July 2020
UNESCO and key education partners support the Ministry of Education on school reopening in Palestine27 July 2020
UNESCO explores “Online Teaching and Learning” during the Lebanese Internet Governance Forum24 July 2020
Media Development and Freedom of expression: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in West and Central Africa [Online Regional Consultation] July 29th & 30th, 202023 July 2020
Virtual workshop on distance education programmes using radio and television in the Arab States21 July 2020
UNESCO supports education in Yemen with generous funding from King Salman Center Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center13 July 2020
UNESCO Beirut and partners hosted the 2nd Regional Webinar on School Reopening in the Arab Region9 July 2020
New UNESCO Report shows extent of global inequalities in education and calls for greater inclusion as schools re-open23 June 2020
As national examinations in Arab countries are about to start, UNESCO calls for ensuring the safety of students at examination centers20 June 2020
UNESCO Beirut and the Regional Center for Educational Planning initiate a regional dialogue on the Future of Education after COVID-1916 June 2020
UNESCO Beijing and Open University of China signed MOU to Promote Open and Distance Learning (ODL)1 June 2020
UNESCO and Education Cannot Wait launch online learning resources for teachers and students in Lebanon27 May 2020
UNESCO and Education Cannot Wait provide online learning material for teachers and students in Lebanon13 May 2020
UN supports education authorities in Lebanon to ensure continuity of education, inclusion and equity for children and young people24 April 2020
The Natural Sciences of UNESCO joined hands with the Africa Youth Advisory Board for Disaster Risk Reduction (AYAB DRR) to organise a Webinar on Youth engagement on COVID-19 for ‘the Africa We Want"20 April 2020