Tag: UNESCO

OsloMet and Makerere University partners with UNESCO in launching the Media Trends Report

Stuart Mitchell

The 2017/2018 UNESCO World Trends Report in Freedom of Expression and Media Development is a living proof that there is a lot that need to be done, to improve the state of freedom of expression globally. Speaking on journalist security and impunity at the launch of the report, which took place in Makerere University, Kampala, Prof.  Rune Ottosen a representative of the Norwegian National Commission for UNESCO and a lecturer at the Journalism and Media International Centre/Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (JMIC/OsloMet), raised the report’s concern of…

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New exhibition at UNESCO shows how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

A new exhibition launched at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris aims to explain the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and engage people in action. “WHOLE EARTH? A citizen’s guide to the SDGs (and how to save the world)” is an exhibition by the UK-based non-profit organization Hard Rain Project, one of the winners of the 2017 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development. Through stunning, award-winning photographs, “WHOLE EARTH?” depicts the immense challenges to sustainable development, while outlining the collective action everyone could take to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Agenda…

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10 of my favourite International Women’s Day campaigns

Stuart Mitchell

I think I am just about caught up on the International Women’s Day backlog. It’s been so great to see so many brilliant campaign so here’s 10 of my favourite campaigns – in no particular order. Sense New York look to #CelebrateWomen for International Women’s Day IRC release film showing 8 steps we can take to support women and girls FCB Inferno Launches ‘Queen Rules’ to Challenge Gender Bias With Playing Cards FCB Amsterdam and Wefilm launch It Won’t Stick campaign for International Women’s Day Barbie(R) Honors Global Role Models…

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UNESCO is calling for nominations to the 2018 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

Stuart Mitchell

On International Women’s Day, UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2018 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. Governments of UNESCO Member States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO are now invited to nominate up to three individuals, institutions or organizations who have made outstanding contributions in favour of girls’ and women’s education. Nominated projects/programmes must meet the selection criteria set by the Prize. They must also have been running for at least two years, show potential to be replicable and scalable, and contribute…

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New UNESCO exhibit celebrates rural women on air

Stuart Mitchell

Local radio stations supported by UNESCO are challenging gender norms in Africa and inspiring rural women to participate in public debate and promote their own autonomy. An upcoming UNESCO exhibit entitled “On Air with Rural Women” is shining a light on the inspiring stories of rural women’s representation in the media, a group too often overlooked. “On Air with Rural Women” will be inaugurated in Salle Miro on 8 March, 2018, to coincide with International Women’s Day. The exhibition built around real-life radio broadcasts gathered from local stations in 10…

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