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Cat VII – Seminar and training

Kazakhstan: discussion of the draft annual report on the state of access to information

Cat VII – Seminar and training

Online presentation of the UN World Water Development Report 2022 for Central Asia

Cat VII – Seminar and training

Launch of the “Strengthening Digital Literacy Skills and Competencies and Promoting Gender Equality in Cultural and Creative Sectors in Central Asia”

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

Director-General condemns killing of media worker Muratkhan Bazarbayev in Kazakhstan

January 11, 2022

Any time is Sports Time: Online Campaign in Response to COVID-19 crisis

More than 1 400 000 people participated in IDSDP2020 online campaign in Kazakhstan In this day and age sports and physical recreations play a critical role in our daily lives From our childhood to today we have involved to play sports and game constantly We always hear and keep attention to the latest updates from all major sports teams whether it is professional or anything else Sports bring us athleticism and competitiveness but more importantly sports is a recognized instrument for promoting peace as it disregards both geographical borders and social classes With the outbreak of the COVID19 the global sports calendar has been shifted dramatically such as the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games At the individual level the COVID19 pandemic led to the closure of gyms stadiums pools dance and fitness studios physiotherapy centres parks and playgrounds Under such circumstances there are concerns that lack of access to regular physical activities and sports may pose challenges to both physical and mental health of people In light of these issues the UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office in cooperation with the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan launched an online information campaign within the framework of the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace to support peoples wellbeing in times of anxiety crisis and fear The campaign implemented six interactive activities online attracting more than 14 million people of which interactive games on social media played a proactive role For example as part of the campaign the interactive basketball game in the Instagram live stories has ignited peoples interest to experiment fail and try again in sports game until they succeed Any time is Sports Time © UNESCO In addition to the interactive sports game the UNESCO Almaty Office has also implemented a BeActive indoor physical challenge In this regard people were invited to join this challenge by making videos of themselves displaying their creativity in any sporting activity of their choice © UNESCO Apart from the campaign the UNESCO Almaty Office also designed a series of interactive learning cards on physical activity following the recommendations of WHO and also targeting the Sustainable Development Goals SDG and Kazan Action Plan in promotion of cooperation on sports for development and peace © UNESCO Although the COVID19 outbreak has affected people globally in a sudden manner sports has shown that it can help individuals and societies to mitigate the negative impact of the crisis on their lives through mechanisms that help increase a general sense of wellbeing

The socio-cultural implications of COVID-19

Professor Fethi Mansouri UNESCO Chairholder for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at Deakin University Melbourne Australia and UNITWIN Convenor for Interreligious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding shares his views on the sociocultural implications of COVID19

Interview with Fethi Mansouri - Advancing a new social contract in the post-Covid-19 era?

Professor Fethi Mansouri PhD UNESCO Chairholder Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at the Deakin University Melbourne Australia and UNITWIN Convenor Interreligious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding IDIU shares his views on the impact of COVID19 on intercultural dialogue New forms of solidarity and dialogue are emerging at a time when social distancing seems to be the only efficient blockade to the pandemic At the same time massive economic disparities and access to health care are being pushed to the limit with inevitable consequences on the rise of racism and discriminations Are we ready to engage in a new social contract in view of the postCOVID19 era

Challenging Gender Gap in Kazakhstani Digital Space