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Cat VII – Seminar and training
Carnival of diversity: organization, management and creative value of carnivals and festivals in the Caribbean and Europe
Santiago de Cuba -
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Havana
Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean Cluster Office to
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A great meeting of thinking for a great thinker: 5th International Conference “For World Balance”
The 5th International Conference For World Balance With all and for the good of all Dialogue of Civilizations has been convened by the World Council of José Martí Project for World Solidarity and will be held in Havana from January 24 to 28 2023 The Conference will be the culmination of the International Commemoration in tribute to the 170th Anniversary of José Martís birth which is celebrated on January 28 next year In a meeting held with representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Havana the Director of the Cuban Office of Martí Programme Dr Eduardo Torres Cuevas and its Deputy Director Dr Héctor Hernández Pardo together with Ambassador Teresita Vicente Sotolongo Director of Cultural and Academic Affairs of the Cuban Foreign Ministry and Ana Margarita Morejón Director of International Affairs of the Cuban Ministry of Culture urged to stimulate the presence in the conclave of academics intellectuals artists social and religious activists representatives of political parties and from governments around the world who share the view that dialogue is necessary Dr Torres Cuevas recalled that José Martí raised the need for a way of thinking that would help maintain the world balance to understand each other to dialogue in order to be able together to think about the good of humankind That aspiration has encouraged Martís followers in all parts of the world he assured and from there the idea of these international conferences was born
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Cuba strengthens capacities for the management of its water resources in the face of climate change
Training Workshop for the formulation of projects in the hydraulic sector for the Green Climate Fund A group of 30 specialists linked to water management in Cuba more than half of them women and a third part made up of young people under 35 years of age strengthened their capacities in the formulation of projects related to water security in the face of climate change During two intense days leaders specialists and people dedicated to research at the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources INRH the Ministry of Science Technology and Environment CITMA and the business system of the water sector in Cuba received technical training aimed especially at the development of projects to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund GCF  
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Associate Project Officer for the Transcultura programme - Incubators and Scholarships
The UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean is implementing the joint UNESCOEuropean Union programme Transcultura Integrating Cuba the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity The Programme is built on two components the first focusing on strengthening the skills and capacities of young cultural professionals and the second on enhancing opportunities through knowledge transfer and exchanges It includes the establishment of a regional Cultural Training Hub in Cuba and will create opportunities for entrepreneurship socioeconomic projects and collaboration in the cultural and creative sectors heritage and tourism within the Caribbean region and with the European Union The programme implementation was launched at the beginning of 2020 and is expected to last until the end of 2023  The incumbent will provide support to the Programme component related to Incubators and Scholarships  
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Innovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union
Launched on 13 November 2019 during the second Paris Peace Forum with US$5 million in funding from the European Union the Transcultura project aims to strengthen cultural cooperation within the Caribbean region and with the European Union
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UNESCO Transcultura Programme trains Caribbean facilitators for blended teaching
© UNESCOThe UWI Open Campus The University of the West Indies has vast experience and expertise in conducting capacitybuilding courses across the Caribbean region Photo UWIOC  The UNESCO Transcultura Programme Integrating Cuba the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity in collaboration with The University of the West Indies The UWI Open Campus has benefitted 150 cultural facilitators from training institutions in Cuba and the Dominican Republic who received the Blended Teaching Training Course