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Regional conference "Media and Migration Voices in West and Central Africa"

Niamey - September 6, 2022 - September 8, 2022

Working group meeting

Discussion on the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Geneva - July 4, 2022

Cat VIII - Symposia

Strengthening educational foundations: Implications of neuroscience research for curriculum, education, and learning

Cat VIII - Symposia

WSIS panel - The digitization of culture and the creative economy: benefits, challenges and roadmaps

Niger advances Internet Universality Indicators assessment

On 4 November 2021 the Ministry of Telecommunications of Niger with support from UNESCO convened a review session of the draft national assessment report using UNESCOs Internet Universality ROAMX Indicators

November 22, 2021

Teachers in Niger Learn to Prevent Violent Extremism and Bring a Culture of Peace to the Classroom

UNESCO fully engaged in GPW20

Geneva Peace Week 2020 GPW20 aims to galvanise leadership build trust and contribute to transforming international cooperation in the wake of COVID19 Over 100 partners including NGOs International Organizations and Diplomatic Missions will organize more than 70 events over five days covering different angles and approaches to peacebuilding For the first time this years Live Sessions will all take place online virtually Attendees can engage in panel discussions and workshops that have been prepared In order to participate in live sessions you must first register on the GPW20 website to attend Check out the programme of the Geneva Peace Week UNESCO Geneva Liaison Office is fully engaged in GPW20 and is coorganizing 3 sessions and proposed artists for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies

October 28, 2020

For whom the bell tolls: solidarity with migrants in Lausanne

Exhibition in Geneva shows how Biosphere Reserves are pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals

The exhibition Our Biosphere Our Future Local Actions for the Sustainable Development Goals is one of the highlights of the Sustainability Week at the University of Geneva between March 9th and 13th Occupying the main hall of the UNIMAIL it displays successful initiatives in biosphere reserves around the world to address challenges posed by each goal of the global sustainable development agenda A panel dedicated to the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve in Morocco for instance shows how the production of argan oil is empowering women with more opportunities In the St Marys Biosphere Reserve in St Kitts and Nevis a project funded by the Flemish Government of Belgium is creating jobs for young people in beekeeping The exhibition has been presented in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during the meeting of the Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme in June 2019 and in Madrid Spain in the framework of UN Climate Change Conference COP25 Created by the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere MAB Programme sponsored by the Abertis Foundation the exhibition reached Geneva thanks to the support of the UNESCO liaison office in Geneva

In Niger, students learn resilience and community engagement for peace