News update UNESCO Chair – July 2021
Today we published the UNESCO Chair news update of July 2021. The first edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop in July 2021 was a success. More than 200 …
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COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission – second update
ECDC has recently published the report ‘COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission – second update’, which revises our current understanding of the role that children …
Third High-level Meeting on Schooling during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On 2 July 2021, the Third High-level Meeting on Schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic was held, organized by WHO/Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, …
UNESCO and WHO urge countries to make every school a health-promoting school
On 22 June 2021 UNESCO and the World Health Organization launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 …
Survey: How are we using participatory research to learn about children and young people’s perspectives during the COVID 19 pandemic?
In response to the challenges that COVID-19 has presented to participatory researchers around the world, researchers from the University of Melbourne and University College Dublin prepared a short survey, based …
Article: Co-operation and consistency: a global survey of professionals involved in reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, schools closed in haste and were expected to create virtual learning opportunities for their students while they waited to see when and how they might …
Launch of the Global Partnership Forum on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
29 June 2021 – 15.00 CEST UNESCO and UNFPA, co-convenors of the Global Partnership Forum on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), are organising a virtual launch event. This formal launch event, …
Making every school a health-promoting school
Virtual meeting organised by WHO and UNESCO – 22 June 2021 13.00 – 14.00 CEST The health, well-being and education of children and young people are closely intertwined. With a …
Education provides a path to reduced child mortality, new CHAIN-IHME study finds
A comprehensive analysis has found that each year of parental education is associated with lower risks of childhood mortality. Published in The Lancet, the study is the largest to date to …
Tools to assess Girl-friendly schools, Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Youth-friendly Health Services
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) in partnership with the Her Choice Programme has developed tools in English and French to assess Girl-friendly Schools (GFS), Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and Youth-Friendly Health Services (YFHS).The development …