MESSAGE FROM MS IRINA BOKOVA, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO, ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD WATER DAY, 22 MARCH 2015
MESSAGE FROM MS IRINA BOKOVA, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO, ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD WATER DAY 22 March 2015 . . .. . … Official photo, Director-General, Irina Bokova ..Français version This year, World Water Day carries on the theme of ‘Water and Sustainable Development’, providing an essential opportunity to highlight the role of freshwater in […]
MESSAGE DE LA DIRECTRICE GÉNÉRALE DE L’UNESCO, IRINA BOKOVA, À L’OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE L’EAU, LE 22 MARS 2015
Message de Mme Irina Bokova, Directrice générale de l’UNESCO, à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’eau 22 mars 2015 . . . … Official photo, Director-General, Irina Bokova ..English version Cette année, la Journée mondiale de l’eau se place sous le thème de « l’eau et le développement durable » et offre une occasion […]
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 […]
Physical Education for Healthier, Happier, Longer, and More Productive Living
The time children and adults all over the world spend engaging in physical activity is decreasing with dire consequences on their health, life expectancy, and ability to perform in the classroom, in society and at work. In a new publication, Quality Physical Education, Guidelines for Policy Makers, UNESCO urges governments and educational planners to reverse this trend, […]
GLOBAL REPORT ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
Adolescents Twice as Likely to Be Out of School as Children of Primary School Age, Say UNESCO and UNICEF New report shows why ‘business as usual’ won’t lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to […]
Second UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Building Peaceful and Sustainable Societies: Preparing for Post-2015
Download final report here On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO Second UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Building peaceful and sustainable societies: preparing for post-2015 In support of the UN Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) 28-30 January 2015, Room XI, UNESCO HQ, Paris Organized by the Division of Education for […]
Statement of the UNESCO Director-General After the Attack Against a School in Pakistan
Statement of the UNESCO Director-General After the Attack Against a School in Pakistan 16 December 2014 . . . . . Official photo, Director-General, Irina Bokova Paris, 16 December – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her outrage and distress following the attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, that has cost the lives of some 100 […]
Global Education Magazine: International #Volunteer Day
Download here Global Education Magazine – International Volunteer Day . “All that is not given is lost” Indian Proverb .. The Ecological and Social Footprint: A Challenge for Global Citizenship La huella ecológica y social: un desafío para la ciudadanía mundial Javier Collado Ruano, Director of Edition International Volunteer Day, Salimatou Fatty Interview with Ms. Irina […]
Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development: Shaping the Future We Want
Shaping the Future We Want UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) FINAL REPORT This Report comes at a critical time as UN Member States prepare to conclude negotiations on the global post-2015 agenda and launch a set of sustainable development goals. Deep economic and social inequalities, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, disruption caused by […]
Interview with Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin, Representative of UNESCO to VietNam
Javier Collado Ruano (JCR): Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin is a native of Costa Rica who began her career as the Curriculum Planning Director at the Distance Teaching University of Costa Rica. She went on to serve at the Costa Rican Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy in Institutional Strengthening and Reengineering. She holds a Master’s degree […]
