Young women call for increased women’s leadership, and change in the world of work
From UN Women Young women attending the 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women met UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Fearless Girl statue on
‘International Youth Forum: Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Road’ – UNESCO
Via UNESCO From 17-22 April 2017, UNESCO and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO are co-organizing an International Youth Forum in collaboration with the Municipalities of Changsha and Quanzhou, which will bring together young
Statistical Commission adds last piece for full implementation of SDGs
From UN DESA Two years after the Commission created the Inter-agency Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), the global statistical community has come together to fulfill the promise of delivering a global indicator framework for
UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education provides a platform for innovative teaching
From UNESCO The Third UNESCO Forum on GCED, which opened on 8 March 2017 in Ottawa, Canada, brought together leading experts, practitioners and policymakers from around the world to examine pedagogical approaches and teaching practices,
Second Africa Day Of School Feeding Celebrated In Brazzaville, Republic Of Congo
Via WFP Congo Brazzaville: The second edition of the African Day of School Meals was officially launched and celebrated on Wednesday 1 March 2017, under the patronage of the Congolese government, to the theme: “Home
MPs from IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians at the ECOSOC Youth Forum
Via IPU The contribution of young people and their participation in decision-making is necessary if we are to eradicate poverty. That was one of the key points made by members of the IPU Forum of
France and Canada Endorse Safe Schools Declaration
From UNESCO On 21 February 2017, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova commended the French and Canadian governments for endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration, an international political commitment to protect students, teachers, schools and universities from attack
Secretary-General Guterres on role of youth in addressing today’s challenges
Delivering a lecture at Cairo University, Mr. Guterres underlined the importance of young people in addressing the challenges confronting the contemporary world, including those to peace, impacts of climate change and growing inequalities. “The best
UNESCO launches a Student Information Management System (SIMS) in Iraq
Via UNESCO Baghdad, 12 February 2017 – On 9 February, UNESCO, together with the Ministry of Education of Iraq, launched the piloting of a national Student Information Management System (SIMS). The SIMS aims at
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To mark this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we bring you the story of Katherine Jin - a young female scientist and how her scientific invention helps safeguard health workers.