The Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO and the UNESCO ‘Oliver Tambo’ Chair of Human Rights join hands for the organization of this webinar with the aim to raise awareness on the forgotten right to science, the significance of which only became clearer during COVID-19 pandemic. - REGISTER HERE -

Due to the postponement of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) ordinary session from March 2022 to October 2022 (date to be confirmed), this extraordinary session has been convened to proceed with the election of the Bureau of CIGEPS. This session is reserved for CIGEPS members.

UNESCO is organizing a major round table to promote African cinema on May 24 in Cannes (France), on the occasion of the 75th edition of the International Film Festival. The event will highlight the great development potential of the African film industry and UNESCO's initiatives to support it.

In remembrance of two powerful cyclones that hit southeast Asia in May 2019 and May 2020 – climatic catastrophes that displaced millions of people overnight, UNESCO is organizing a Webinar to stimulate the global dialogue around the impact of climate change and climate displacement on the right to education. This event is part of a broader initiative launched by UNESCO in 2020 to investigate the barriers to education posed by climate change, as well as climate-driven displacement given the increasing impact of climate change on human mobility. 

The Global Report series monitors the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, as well as the progress towards achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, within and with the cultural and creative sectors. In line with the 2015 and 2018 editions, this third edition of the Report presents the latest policy developments to support creativity and sheds light on current and future challenges in areas such as the digital environment, media diversity, sustainable development, mobility of artists and cultural professionals, gender equality and artistic freedom.  

UNESCO and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) will organize an online training session for youth leaders and representatives of institutes working with youth in Bhutan and India. It focuses on approaches to develop socio-emotional resilience to help sustain cohesion and peace. The training session will be organized on 24 May 2022 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm (GMT +6) on Zoom.

UNESCO Almaty and the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan organize a discussion on global trends in access to information and a public discussion on the draft annual report to the President on the state of access to information in Kazakhstan.

On the occasion of the release of the book “Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries”*, prepared under the Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP) initiative, IIEP is bringing together several of the authors to discuss how education actors are addressing LBOP in their respective countries, and in particular how to move from planning to the implementation of policies that address the specific needs of disadvantaged children.

According to Jim Dator's third law, "we create our tools, and they design us." What is the role and value of design in futures literacy? Join us for a generative conversation, we will look at how we design futures, what the role of the designer entails, and how it affects our outlook on the future. - Register here -