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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

February 13, 2022

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

February 2, 2022

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

February 1, 2022

The UNESCO-EU Transcultura Programme promotes trainings for Caribbean youth in cultural entrepreneurship

January 27, 2022

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

January 10, 2022

L’Allemagne envoie un message important de soutien à la justice réparatrice avec une contribution de 110 000 € au Fonds au profit des victimes

December 20, 2021

L’UNESCO forme 400 enseignants en prévention de grossesses précoces et non désirées, de VIH/Sida et de violences basées sur le genre en milieu scolaire dans les deux académies de Bamako

December 13, 2021

Jardines de la Reina National Park: Technical support to strengthen the management and possible future preparation of a World Heritage nomination file

Seminar for managers of the main Cuban marine sites strengthens capacities Managers and administrators of Cuban marine sites strengthened technical capacities during three intense days The main authorities technical workers and specialists of Jardines de la Reina Ciénaga de Zapata and Guanahacabibes national parks gathered in the Cuban capital together with experts from the Regional Center for the Management and Handling of Underwater Natural and Cultural Heritage CUBASUB on line from Santiago de Cuba They all benefited from the technical training dedicated especially to the development of the Declaration of Outstanding Universal Value and on the procedures for preparing nominations for UNESCO World Heritage sites

December 11, 2021

UNESCO - EU Transcultura Programme extends until February 28 its Second Call for Applications for young Caribbean creative professionals

The Transcultura Programme Integrating Cuba the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity launched the Second Call for Applications to the Transcultura Scholarship Scheme in partnership with the University of West Indies Open Campus UWIOC It is a fully funded scheme supporting young artists and cultural professionals developing a career related to culture and creativity Candidates will have the opportunity to enroll in short capacitybuilding online and blended courses on Cultural and Creative Industries CCI offered by the Transcultura Regional Cultural Training Hub The Call has been extended to February 28 2022 This Call for Applications round 2 offers free access to blended courses conducted by the UWIOC for young Caribbeans within the cultural and creative sector enabling them to manage and develop their business ideas and projects The blended courses are part of the Transcultura Course Catalogue Small Business Management Effective management and Leadership Effective Business Communication Grant Proposal Writing Financial Monitoring and Evaluation Project Management Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation Finance for NonFinance Manager Sales and Marketing Management Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Brand Management The Transcultura training opportunities are designed in both facetoface and online formats primarily in physical centres in Havana but also through partner institutions like the University of the West Indies and its Open Campus However given the need to address and adapt the capacitybuilding component of the Programme there are currently implemented exclusively in an online and blended format With this initiative Transcultura aims to deepen cultural cooperation in the Caribbean and strengthen peopletopeople cooperation by empowering young women and men as agents for sustainable development through capacity building in the cultural and creative industries seeking to boost entrepreneurship and innovation foster cooperation in the arts and culture sector and create exchanges and networks to enhance complementarity and knowledge sharing Transcultura is a fouryear Programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean Do not miss this outstanding opportunity to become a Transcultura Fellow Learn more and apply here httpswwwopenuwiedutransculturascholarships

December 9, 2021

UNESCO supports museum professionals in the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property in the Caribbean

About thirty specialists and technicians from museum institutions in Argentina Bahamas Belize Cuba Cayman Islands Jamaica Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago benefited from the Virtual Seminar Strengthening the capacities of museum personnel in the Caribbean countries to manage collections with a focus on risk management and the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property which took place between November 8 and 26 2021 in virtual mode from Havana The training offered theoretical knowledge of toplevel professors and experts on vital topics for the preservation of the regions tangible heritage and to protect it from a scourge such as the illicit trafficking of cultural property Some of them shared their impressions of the seminar

December 8, 2021

UNESCO joins Cuba in its purpose of promoting science and technology parks

The Training Workshop on innovation policies and science and technology parks organized by UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean the Cuban National Commission for UNESCO CNCU and the Cuban Ministry of Science Technology and Environment CITMA concluded successfully in Havana on November 30 2021 with the express purpose of the Cuban authorities to promote the creation of science and technology parks in the country

December 8, 2021

« La professionnalisation des enseignants au cœur d’un atelier à Kayes regroupant près d’une vingtaine de formateurs d’enseignants »

December 2, 2021