Tag: UNESCO

FIFA, UNESCO and the World Food Programme sign an innovative partnership to enhance children’s access to education

Stuart Mitchell

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley signed a letter of intent to strengthen the collaboration between the three organizations in support of their common goal to enhance children’s access to sport and promote important life skills. FIFA’s new Football for Schools Programme aims to make football more accessible to both boys and girls around the world by incorporating football activities into physical education curriculums (or as an extracurricular pursuit),…

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Group of Friends, a new education advocacy initiative to kick off at UN

Stuart Mitchell

As the world celebrates the first International Day of Education on 24 January, Ambassadors at the United Nations Headquarters will launch a new advocacy initiative called the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning.  Taking the cause for education forward, the Permanent Missions of Argentina, the Czech Republic, Japan, Kenya and Norway will establish the Group of Friends, to rally political commitments for education. Together with 25 countries, the Group will strive to advocate the centrality of education for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals. This year presents a unique opportunity…

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Experts lay out plans to prepare the UN Decade of Ocean Science

Stuart Mitchell

Nineteen experts from diverse fields in ocean science, technology, policy, management and advocacy met at UNESCO from 17-19 December during the first meeting of the Executive Planning Group (EPG) of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). A ten-year framework to foster scientific research and technological innovation toward a healthier, more sustainable ocean. The Decade of Ocean Science was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on December 2017, and is set to begin officially in 2021. Meet the members of the Decade’s Executive Planning Group UNESCO’s…

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Ethical principles – an essential tool to combat climate change

Stuart Mitchell

The following is taken from the Unesco website and is (c) to them, but I thought it might be of use/value. Named as the biggest challenge of the 21st century by world leaders, climate change is popularly conceived of in logistical, scientific and economic terms and not ethical terms. However, following the COP23, the 195 UNESCO Member States formally adopted on 15 November 2017 the Declaration on Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change. This Declaration speaks to the responsibility to address the challenge and reinforces ethics at the center…

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UNESCO and UIA launch the “World Capitals of Architecture” Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) are launching an initiative to associate UNESCO with the designation of the host cities of the UIA World Congress as World Capitals of Architecture. UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone R., and UIA President Thomas Vonier signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Paris on 23 November 2018 to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations, which dates back to 1956. UNESCO and the UIA have been at the forefront of the challenges of our time: mass urbanization, climate change and the need…

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