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24th International AIDS Conference

Montreal - July 29, 2022 - August 2, 2022

Denmark's education response to the influx of Ukrainian students

All-girl team from the Philippines wins Sustainable Engineering Hackathon on UNESCO’s World Engineering Day

An allgirl team of university students from the Philippines has won a hackathon marking UNESCOs World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day on 4 March Ghia Luwalhati Nicole Elizabeth Tan and Reaner Jacqueline Bool from the WONDERPETS team 1 from Batangas State University in the Philippines used Metal Organic Frameworks which are novel adsorbents to turn recycled plastic bottles into a type of sponge that is extremely porous making it an effective means of removing pollutants from water Better still the sponge can be used again and again

Copenhagen named UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture for 2023

The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay on the recommendation of the General Assembly of the International Union of Architects UIA This decision is in keeping with the partnership agreement established between UNESCO and the UIA in 2018 through which UNESCO designates the host cities of UIAs World Congress as World Capitals of Architecture We are very happy to see the torch of the World Capital of Architecture title pass to Copenhagen from Rio de Janeiro Audrey Azoulay said The inaugural World Capital of Architecture in Rio was a real success underlining the important role of urban planning notably in the pandemic context she noted adding that Copenhagen will build upon Rios achievements by continuing to show the way in which architecture and culture can respond to the challenges of our time especially in the environmental field UNESCO and the UIA launched the World Capital of Architecture initiative to highlight the key role of architecture city planning and culture in shaping urban identity and sustainable urban development Every three years the city designated as World Capital of Architecture becomes a global forum at the forefront of discussions on contemporary urban planning and architectural issues As the World Capital of Architecture for 2023 Copenhagen will host a series of major events and programmes on the theme Sustainable Futures Leave No One Behind In cooperation with the Danish Association of Architects and various Nordic professional bodies the municipality will examine how architecture and urban design contribute to meeting the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals From 18 to 22 July 2021 Rio de Janeiro will host the World Congress of Architects online Following Copenhagen in 2023 Barcelona and Beijing are the two contenders looking to claim the World Capital of Architecture title in 2026 and host the next World Congress The official decision will be made later this year

Denmark to strengthen UNESCO’s work on safety of journalists in Africa and the Arab Region

The Ambassador of Denmark to UNESCO Carsten Staur met with UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay to discuss Denmarks collaboration with UNESCO and strengthening the organizations work in the field of safety of journalists in particular in Africa and the Arab Region

Confronting the gender gap in environmental education

A global citizen and lifelong learner with a deeprooted passion for the environment and sustainable development Devonne Goad is an education consultant at UNESCO She has been tasked with projectbased policy analysis assessments and evaluations across the region of SouthEast Europe and the Mediterranean She wrote the UNESCO publications Mapping the Mainstreaming of Education for Sustainable Development Across SDG47 A Comparative Analysis of the Mainstreaming of ESD in Cyprus Greece Malta and Turkey and Scoping the Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development in SouthEast Europe Including the Impact of COVID19 forthcoming She contributed to publication The Intersection of gender equality and quality education in four Mediterranean countries a regional situation analysis of the nexus between SDG4 and SDG5 in Cyprus Greece Malta and Turkey Prior to obtaining her Masters degree in Environmental Resource Management she worked in community education projects in South America focusing on climate change and ecology She was also an English as Second Language ESL teacher

UNESCO and Canada sign grant arrangement to strengthen genocide prevention globally through education and intercultural dialogue

UNESCO and Canada sign grant arrangement to strengthen genocide prevention globally through education and intercultural dialogue

Montreal: landscapes and lockdown

The UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape at the University of Montreal CUPUM initiated a reflection on the impact of COVID19 on public spaces in Montreal which sought to document the actions implemented during the Montreal lockdown phase from 13 March to 16 May 2020 and certain landscape representations of this urban territory

December 18, 2020

Take action against racism and discrimination! Interview with Webster

Aly Ndiaye alias Webster is a veteran of the Quebec hiphop scene Active since 1995 he now travels the world through his concerts writing workshops and conferences Passionate about history the rapper from Limoilou has been particularly interested in slavery and the black presence in Quebec and Canada since the time of New France

When disaster strikes twice: Wood Buffalo’s resilience and solidarity

Wildfires in 2016 flooding in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic in 2020 the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Canada has proven its resilience and solidarity during these backtoback disasters