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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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The UNESCO-EU Transcultura Programme promotes trainings for Caribbean youth in cultural entrepreneurship
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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 
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The 2021 Special Dialogue of International Youth Forum successfully held on 17 December 2021
The UNESCO Beijing Office collaborated with the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO the Changsha Municipal Government and the Nanjing Municipal Government to organize the 2021 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads Special Dialogue on Youth Leadership in Creativity Heritage and Resilience hereinafter the 2021 IYFSD online in Beijing Changsha and Nanjing simultaneously on 17 December 2021 More than 80 youth from 46 countries participated in the Special Dialogue to share and exchange their thoughts stories and actions on the topics The 2021 IYFSD consisted of a plenary session and two parallel sessions that respectively focused on Youth leadership in innovation and creativity for resilient World Heritage conservation and Youth leadership in innovation and creativity for resilient and inclusive cities At the beginning of the plenary session Ms Gabriela Ramos Assistant DirectorGeneral for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO encouraged youth actions and underlined the importance of youth power in her opening remarks We need youth for more critical thinking we need youth for more ambition we need youth to really consider all the elements that you have learned to build a much better resilient and inclusive world This is really important as we move into the last decade for action You are really key players
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2021 East and Southeast Asia UNEVOC Network Consolidation Workshop in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Promoting policy dialogue and sharing best practices in TVET and Skills Development in Member States is a key aspect of the UNESCOs global TVET strategy  On September 9 2021 Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training KRIVET hosted the first workshop on TVET development KRIVET collaborated with the UNESCO International Centre for TVET UNEVOC in Bonn Germany to host the regional knowledge sharing consultation UNESCO Beijing was invited to participate at the consultation The second workshop was organized on October 14 with its focus on the transformation of TVET and case studies The aim of the two workshops  was to further  enhance the strategic cooperation with the TVET Institutions that are Members of the UNEVOC  network in the East and SouthEast Asia region The two separate webinars focused the discussions around TVET policies quality and relevance of TVET green skills demand Greening TVET alignment with SDGs TVET standards quality of TVET Teachers Financing of TVET reform of TVET to align with needs of labour market ICT mainstreaming in TVET good practices and TVET leadership The participants at these two workshops presented status of TVET in their countries and discussed new thematic areas such as adjusting to the new normal of TVET institutions and adapting to the impact of COVID19 and discussed alternative strategies such as online learning and distance learning iInnovation access equity inclusion issues in TVET and improving the image of TVET and aligned with the SDG4 SDG8 SDG 9 targets related to TVET and Education 2030 Agenda
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UNESCO Capacity Building of the Higher Education Sector in Mongolia -A Korea Funds in Trust (KFIT) project
UNESCOs support to the higher education sector in the Asia and the Pacific region is focused in 5 strategic areas i Policy dialogue and advocacy ii capacity development and strengthening quality assurance systems in higher education iii supporting implementation of qualifications frameworks iv ensuring fair recognition of qualifications v Knowledge sharing through knowledge networks   On 11 October 2021 UNESCO Beijing will provide the funding for the equipment provision for the higher education project in Mongolia to compliment the ongoing Regional Korea FundsinTrust KFIT higher education project in Mongolia in terms of the policy dialogue capacity development and equipment components of the project The project is aligned with the Mongolian Governments education vision 2050 and Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan 20212030 Under education sector policy review conducted by UNESCO in 2019 the higher education sector reform is fundamental to producing the quality graduates for the needs of the labour market  In addition to equipment provision UNESCO will also provide additional policy advice and technical support assistance to the Ministry of Education and Science and National Accreditation Council to reform the higher education system in Mongolia in accordance with policy coherence across qualification frameworks quality assurance and recognition of qualifications by implementing regional quality tools The project will be sustained for the next two years of implementation   The Mongolia higher education project is implemented within the framework of the regional project implemented by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok  to strengthen the AsiaPacific Network of National Information Centres APNNIC and assist Member States to develop or improve their National Information Centers NICs to promote transparent and fair information sharing in higher education among State Parties to the Tokyo Convention and relevant stakeholders It also shall contribute towards monitoring evaluation and the implementation of regional quality tools and the role of NICs in the AsiaPacific region in line with the Tokyo Convention and the 2019 UNESCO Global Convention on recognition of qualifications in higher education Mongolia is expected to ratify the 2019 Global Convention on Recognition of Qualifications in higher education very soon   
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Third National Stakeholder Forum on Media and Information Literacy held in Mongolia
The Third National Stakeholder Forum on Media and Information Literacy MIL was held on 25 November 2021 in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia under the theme Digital Literacy and Inclusion as a Booster for Infodemic Immunity The forum was jointly organized by the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO and the Press Institute of Mongolia as part of Mongolias national celebration for UNESCO Global MIL Week 2021 Mr Tapan Mishra UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia Prof Shahbaz Khan Director and Representative of UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office Mr Sambuu Boldsaikhan SecretaryGeneral of the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO and Ms Munkhmandakh Executive Director of the Press Institute of Mongolia delivered opening remarks More than 60 stakeholders including representatives from the Mongolian Government nongovernmental organizations and civil society organizations attended the event and discussed how media and information literacy can contribute to addressing disinformation and hate speeches especially in and after a state of emergency and bridging the digital divide for inclusiveness especially for women youth the elderly and persons with disabilities Mongolia has identified digital literacy and inclusion of left behind groups as national priorities as outlined in its Digital Nation Strategy With support from the Swedish International Development Agency SIDA UNESCO has been supporting Mongolia in this endeavour by equipping policy makers media regulatory and selfregulatory professionals with advanced knowledge of MIL policy and best practices and improving capacities to respectively adapt and apply MIL curricula and policy in Mongolia Prof Khan in his opening remarks pointed out that the COVID19 pandemic is the first pandemic in history in which technology and social media are being used on a massive scale and on various levels to keep people safe and informed but at the same time the technology we rely on is enabling and amplifying an infodemic that continues to undermine effective responses and jeopardizes informed decisionmaking Therefore the importance of media and information literacy particularly digital literacy for all is more critical than ever Sustained and coordinated efforts are needed among all stakeholders He stressed The second edition of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Curriculum Think critically Click Wisely Media and Information Literate Citizens which is an updated version of the first edition released in 2011 were officially introduced at the forum followed by a discussion on terms and definitions for localization to create a shared understanding and buyins at all levels The discussions during the forum were centered around four major aspects including access to education during COVID19 and capacity building for the education sector in the state of emergency opportunities and challenges in transitioning to the Digital Nation and addressing the digital divide building MIL knowledge and skills to prevent and protect against disinformation and hate speeches and responsibility of media in social development and importance of ethical and professional conduct for the media sector Discussion results have been generated into recommendations including developing a comprehensive national policy and strategy for MIL education promoting the new UNESCO MIL Curriculum and organizing training for teachers improving knowledge and understanding of MIL among journalists and media workers among others The recommendations will be delivered to the Mongolian Government for further consideration towards a national MIL policy Under the theme Media and Information Literacy for the Public Good the UNESCO Global MIL Week 2021 highlights the needs and importance for each individual to be equipped with MIL competencies to understand contribute to and benefit from information and communication opportunities and at the same time advance the public good Through capacitybuilding resources such as curricula development policy guidelines and articulation and assessment framework UNESCO supports the development of MIL competencies among all people Free and open online courses are available for selfpaced learning about MIL Through media and information technologies UNESCO facilitates networking and research through the Global Alliance for Partnerships on MIL GAPMIL and MIL University Network For more resources on media and information literacy please visit httpsenunescoorgthemesmediaandinformationliteracy
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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  
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Make Persons with Disabilities Visible, Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations stands for the rights of every member of our human family Today and every day we will continue to work for justice equality dignity and human rights for all António Guterres United Nations SecretaryGeneral