The Futures of Higher Education: International UNESCO Chairs Forum
Jointly organised by Italy and UNESCO at Expo 2020 Dubai, the International UNESCO Chairs Forum on the Futures of Higher Education was held on 24 January 2022, to mark the …
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5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship, Health and Well-being
From 29 November to 1 December, UNESCO brought together experts in education for sustainable development, global citizenship and, health and well-being to discuss good practices, progress, monitoring and mainstreaming of …
Lifelong learning for health as a key to building sustainable, equitable, inclusive and resilient cities
From emergency to resilience: Building healthy and resilient cities through learning – 5th UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities The South Korean city of Yeonsu, a member of UNESCO’s Global …
Addressing hate speech through education – Multi-stakeholder online forum
Hate speech is on the rise worldwide, with the potential to incite violence, undermine social cohesion and tolerance, and cause psychological, emotional and physical harm based on xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, …
Survey on the UNESCO Strategy on Education for Health and Well-being
UNESCO is currently assessing its Strategy on Education for Health and Well-Being (2016-2021) with a view to updating it to reflect changes in the international health and development agenda, including …
Say no to discrimination in education! – UNESCO #RightToEducation campaign
The year 2020 marks 60 years since the adoption by UNESCO’s General Conference of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education. This Convention highlights States’ obligations to ensure free and compulsory education, …
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 …
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 …