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International Press Institute joins African media stakeholders in strengthening Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists

UNESCO Liaison Office to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa National Office for

National Office to Sudan

UNESCO Supported Capacity-Building Workshop for Ethiopian Women Visual Artist Association on Digitization of Art work

UNESCO Donate Personal Protective Equipment for Museums and World Heritage sites

UNESCO Addis Ababa Liaison Office in collaboration with the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas ALIPH offer personal protective equipment PPE and signage to be distributed to nine Ethiopia World Heritage sites and twentytwo government and private museums to support reopening of these cultural institutions affected by COVID pandemic On the occasion of the handover at the Ministry of Tourism UNESCO Director to AUC and ECA and Representative to Ethiopia Dr Yumiko Yokozeki expressed the longstanding cooperation between UNESCO and the Government of Ethiopia in the field of cultural and natural heritage protection through international solidarity The Director stressed that we are all partners in this vast undertaking which consists preserving and inspiring our heritage properties the diversity that we all together cherish HE Ambassador Nassise Chali Minister of Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism thanked UNESCO and underlined that cultural and natural heritages must be protected as a common good to be passed on to future generations Ethiopia is the cradle of humanity its cultural and natural wealth is immense said the Minister We must make the most out of this wonderful potential with the right skills and stronger capacities we can harness the potential of heritage to create millions of decent jobs giving also a sense of dignity inclusion and pride UNESCO Addis Ababa Director and the Minister extended their appreciation and thanks to ALPH for providing the fund amounted to 13700 USD for PPEs including reusable masks gloves hand sanitizer liquid hand soap and signage having educational message Based in Geneva ALIPH is a nonprofit foundation with the status of an international organization that offers support to projects that protect and rehabilitate cultural heritage threatened or damaged by conflict For more contact the programme officer Getu Assefa at gassefaunescoorg For more on ALIPH visit their site httpswwwaliphfoundationorg

February 24, 2022

UNESCO Message on Ethiopian Timkat

February 18, 2022

UNESCO Khartoum Join the Sudanese People in Mourning Abdelkarim ElKabli

UNESCO Khartoum Office joins with the people of Sudan in mourning and remembering the great Sudanese poet and singer Abdelkarim Elkabli whose music touched multiple generations with songs expressing hope love the beauty of nature and the rights of women and children among many other themes In times of sadness his songs brought comfort in times of joy his songs gave wings to our hearts and in times of struggle his songs inspired courage

December 23, 2021

Takeaways from the Ethiopia media delegation exchange with the Kenya counterpart

November 22, 2021

UNESCO Donated IT Equipment for Ethiopia to Improve the Agro-processing Occupations in the TVET Institutions

November 22, 2021

UNESCO Supporting Countering Disinformation and Disinfodemic in Ethiopia

November 12, 2021

TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT

TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT Within framework of the Project Protecting and Promoting the Sudanese Cultural Heritage in a Social Development Perspective Rehabilitating the Sudan National Museum TENDER for Rehabilitation civil works sanitary works electrical works and air conditioning works and installationconstruction of new Exposition showcases multimedia system of the main building SUDAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TENDER Reference KHAITBMuseum20213 Italy entrusted UNESCO to rehabilitate the Sudanese National Museum SNM its main building The main building of the SNM consists of three large halls the ground floor hall main exposition the 1st floor hall Christian frescos exposition and the store premises the visiting entrance area the pass to the 1sr floor hall and the WC area The objective of the project to rethink the exposition this concerns the ground floor 1st floor halls and pass between them and rehabilitate the building everything excepting the store premises A construction design company has been recruited to prepare design and tendering documents for rehabilitation of the Building in coordination with Exposition Design Company including Rehabilitation civil works sanitary works electrical works and air conditioning works and installationconstruction of new Exposition showcases multimedia system of The Main Building of the Sudanese National Museum SNM This include 1 Demolishing works 2 Excavation and Earth works 3 Concrete works 4 Steel works 5 Brick works 6 Plaster works 7 Tiles works 8 Painting works 9 Sanitary works 10 Suspended ceiling works 11 Multimedia works 12 Gypsum board works 13 Showcases works 14 Doors Windows Partitions works 15 Electrical works 16 AC Units works UNESCO Khartoum Office is inviting competent contractors with strong and highly regarded reputation within the industry to participate in and submit an offer for the Rehabilitation civil works sanitary works electrical works and air conditioning works and installationconstruction of new Exposition showcases multimedia system of the Main Building of Sudan National Museum Tender Document will be received from UNESCO Khartoum Office Villa 363 Block 22 AlSalam St Al Taif Khartoum Town Khartoum State between 900 am to 1200 noon at no cost CLOSING DATE 10 November 2021 AT 1200 noon SMT

October 10, 2021

Social Media And Web Content Producer And Edit

Job Title NonStaff Consultant OVERVIEW Parent Sector Field Office Duty Station Khartoum Job Family Public Information Type of contract Non Staff Duration of contract From 1 to 6 months Recruitment open to Internal and external candidates Application Deadline Midnight Paris Time 14 Oct 2021 UNESCO Core Values Commitment to the Organization Integrity Respect for Diversity Professionalism OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST Social Media is spreading rapidly in Sudan with users ranging from young to older And yet this important means of communicating directly to our communities from the citizen to the politician to the influencer is missing from the Khartoum Offices communications portfolio This creates a serious deficit in our capacity to inform and engage with the communities we serve Our communications efforts are futher comprimised by the lack of and failure to produce compelling stories about the incredible and important work we are doing in Sudan for the office website The selected candidate will be responsible for telling our story to the people of Sudan Work Assignment Under the general authority of the Head of UNESCO Khartoum office the contractor shall perform the following tasks in addition to any other tasks assigned Produce and edit social media content for use on UNESCOKhartoums social media channels namely Twitter and Facebook in English and Arabic and the UNESCOKhartoums office Website in English and Arabic Follow trending topics within the community as well as what is trending on the UN communitys social media accounts relevant to Sudan and engaging when appropriate with care and supervision Draft narrative textmessaging for social through storytelling images and video Develop and implement various social media campaigns interacting with UNESCOKhartoums sectorprogramme focal points Produce high quality web content web stories and support the team in ensuring web content on UNESCOKhartoums English and Arabic website is refreshed and reflects the orientation for human interest news and feature stories that best tell our story to the Sudanese people The Consultant will develop a close working relationship with colleagues working on the social media platforms of the other UN agencies funds and programs seeking opportunities for collaboration Participate in relevant strategic meetings for ongoing enhancement of UNESCOKhartoums social media and web outreach Produce reports based on the native analytics relevant UNESCOKhartoums posts and campaigns on social media and the website Other duties as assigned within the framework of UNESCOKhartoums social media and web platforms Knowledge of and capacity to use social media video editing platforms such as Wibbitz iMovie Kapwing or similar platforms highly desired Captioning of videos highly desired COMPETENCIES Core Managerial Accountability C Communication C Innovation C Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement C Planning and organizing C Results focus C Teamwork C Professionalism C For detailed information please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS LANGUAGES Excellent knowledge spoken and written of English andor Arabic EDUCATION Completed Secondary technical and or vocational education Degree will be an advantage SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Good communication including ability to draft correspondence and correct documents Good organizational and coordination skills Excellent interpersonal skills tact and diplomacy Ability to operate fairly independently to take initiative and work effectively in a team Flexibility adaptability and readiness to work under pressure Clientoriented and problem solving attitude Excellent knowledge of office applications ie MS Word Outlook Excel and PowerPoint SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS Please note that all candidates must complete an online application and provide complete and accurate information To apply please visit the UNESCO careers website No modifications can be made to the application submitted The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice and may include tests andor assessments as well as a competencybased interview UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference email correspondence etc for the assessment and evaluation of candidates Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provide

October 6, 2021