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UNESCO General Conference: Young People’s Voices and Demands

Blog of Evelyne PARA, UN SI Representative at UNESCO The 13th edition of the UNESCO Youth Forum organised by the Social and Human Sciences Sector on 14 and 15 November 2023, at the UNESCO General Conference, offered some 170 young actors from around 150 countries a space for very interesting

UNESCO General Conference: Ivory Coast Side Event

Blog of Marie-Christine Gries, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. A Coalition to Make Girls’ Voices Heard In 2015, Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 by 2030 seemed unlikely with 130 million children out of school, over 60% of whom were girls, excluded from the school curriculum (due to non-enrolment and dropping

How can Hydrology Training in partnership with UNESCO provide answers?

Blog of Rina Dupriet, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. Paradoxically, Africa is the richest continent in terms of water and yet families consistently lack water – often this is reported as being due to a lack of well, or poor maintenance of current water supply systems. The absence of local

Gender equality, a force for tomorrow defended by UNESCO

Blog of Rina Dupriet, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. The global crises we have been witnessing for several years show us the extent to which we need to find structural solutions that allow us to build and shape sustainable and peaceful societies. None of these interrelated crises can be solved

Ocean Sciences: A Pillar for Sustainable Sea Management

Blog of Rina Dupriet, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. Our oceans, covering 71% of the world’s surface, play a pivotal role in sustaining life on Earth. They feed us, protect us and, critically, absorb more than 90% of the excess heat generated by global warming. The oceans are an invaluable

Education for a Sustainable Future

Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. Education for Sustainable Development reorients education to empower learners of all ages to take action for environmental integrity, economic viability and a more equitable society. As part of the ongoing work on education for sustainable development, UNESCO organised a Side Event

Our voice heard at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference

Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI Representative at UNESCO During the general policy debate of the plenary session of 11 November 2024, chaired by Ms Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Ambassador of Romania and President-elect of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO, I had the chance to have the floor and to speak on

Welcome to the 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference

Blog of Evelyne PARA, UN SI Representative at UNESCO. The 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference opened on Tuesday 7 November 2023 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, and it will conclude its work on Wednesday 22 November 2023. The formal ceremony of the Opening Day was marked by three

Think Critically, Click Wisely: How to put Technology at the service of Education?

Blog of Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. In the current period of tension and multiple global upheavals, marked by unresolved conflicts, the growing threat of climate change and economic turbulence, we are concerned about the many threats that are shaking societies today, particularly those arising from disinformation. Radio,

One Year Later – A Discussion on Iran’s Human Rights

Blog of Donatella Benjamin, SI UN Representative in Geneva. During the inaugural session of the fifty-fourth regular meeting of the Human Rights Council (HRC) held in Geneva on September 11, 2023, Mr. Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a powerful address titled "Human rights