The UN World Water Development Report 2015, Water for a Sustainable World
The 2015 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR 2015), titled Water for a Sustainable World, will be launched at the official celebration of the World Water Day. The WWDR 2015 demonstrates how water resources and services are essential to achieving global sustainability. Taking account of economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability, […]
Formación docente en clave regional. Seminario “Políticas docentes para la integración regional” en MERCOSUR
Del 10 al 12 de marzo tuvo lugar en la ciudad de Buenos Aires el Seminario “Políticas docentes para la integración regional” organizado por el PASEM, Programa de Apoyo al Sector Educativo del Mercosur, con la presencia de autoridades y especialistas. 12 de marzo, Buenos Aires.- Con el objetivo de contribuir a la […]
Closing Gender Gap in Education
Empowering adolescent girls and young women through education is the aim – and the name – of a programme launched in New York today by UNESCO, UN Women, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank. Announced by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde […]
Gender-Based Violence in and Around Schools Prevents Millions of Children Worldwide from Fulfilling their Academic Potential
The EFA Global Monitoring Report, UNESCO and UNGEI call for urgent action to combat school-related gender-based violence NEW YORK, 10 March 2015 – Gender-based violence in school settings is having a damaging impact on the education of millions of children across the world according to a new paper released today at the Commission on the […]
Building Future Learning Spaces
23 – 25 March 2015 • Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai, UAE Download the ‘Designing for Future Demand’ report today. Gain first-hand insight from experts in the education sector who have undertaken school building projects successfully, have seen the positive effects of good facility design and are leading the industry in realigning educational facilities to 21stcentury […]
Former Students Are Inspiring and Empowering Current Students to Work Harder at School in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya 5 March 2015 – A new report launched today by Future First Global shows the transformative impact alumni are having in the employment potential for secondary school students Nairobi, The report ‘An Alumni Community for Every School: Learning from Kenya pilot programmes’ examines a two year pilot programme across fifteen schools in Nairobi. […]
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge
2015 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge – Food Systems from Biomimicry Institute on Vimeo. The Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation announced on January 20 that the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge is open to registrants, who are invited to submit commercially viable, nature-inspired solutions to our global food system challenges. The grand prize, to be awarded in 2016, […]
The Regional Ministerial Conference on Education Post-2015
The Regional Ministerial Conference on Education Post-2015 is taking place this week from the 19th -20th of February at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Representatives from Ministries of Education from Europe and North-America, together with international organisations, European institutions and civil society organisations, are gathering to further discuss the education agenda in the future Sustainable Development Goals […]
Concurso de Experiencias Innovadoras – Premio “Paulo Freire”
SEGUNDA EDICIÓN El Programa de Apoyo al Sector Educativo del MERCOSUR promueve el intercambio de experiencias y prácticas educativas transformadoras en la formación docente de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay, a través del Concurso de Experiencias Innovadoras en la Formación Docente. La convocatoria a presentar experiencias en esta segunda edición estará abierta hasta el 15 de […]
Water and Sustainable Development: One Voice From Zaragoza
www.unwater.org The UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference was held in January and kicked off the year that will shine a spotlight on water and sustainable development. “2015 is an important year. An important year for disaster risk reduction, an important year for climate and an important year for water,” said the UN-Water Chair, Michel Jarraud […]
