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High-level event "Making a decade of action for indigenous languages"

Building on the legacy of the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL2019) and as follow up to a decision on United Nations General Assembly (Ref.: A/C.3/74/L.19/Rev.1), UNESCO and the Government of Mexico, in cooperation with several national, regional and international partners, are organizing a High-level event “Making a decade of action for indigenous languages” on the margins of the International Congress on Endangered Languages at Risk from 25 to 26 February 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. HIGH-LEVEL EVENT “MAKING A DECADE OF ACTION FOR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES” Mexico City, February 27 and 28, Los Pinos, Mexico. The High-level event will conclude the IYIL2019 with a comprehensive review of the outcomes, lessons learnt on the impact and provide concrete recommendations for the preparatory and transitional process of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. The High-level event aims to contribute to the:   - Assessment of the implementation of the Action Plan for Organizing the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (E/C.19/2018/8), in particular to the established roadmap towards achieving strategic objectives and expected impacts based on the Strategic Outcomes Document (UNESCO General Conference 40 C/68); - Exchange of views on the necessary milestones during a transitional period of 2020 to 2021 and elaboration of a new Global Plan of Action for the organization of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032); - Setting a future direction for the elaboration of first lines of action of future Global Plan for organization of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032).   INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AT RISK, Mexico City, February 25 and 26, Los Pinos Cultural Centre, Mexico. The main objective is to establish a constructive dialogue between key agents involved in addressing the problem of threatened languages, based on the presentation and analysis of experiences in favor of linguistic diversity and linguistic rights. In order to do so, the Congress will: analyze the international context of indigenous languages to make visible the seriousness of the problem and its causes; promote the exchange of experiences that allow the identification and creative design of good practices and policies for multilingualism; analyze the importance of the promotion of indigenous languages within the framework of the 2030 Agenda; gather a series of conclusions that can enrich the lines of action for the Decade of Indigenous Languages. To foster an enriching dialogue between the different key agents -indigenous intellectual leaders, public servants and academics- the dialogue will be organized into two categories: Experiences of promotion, planning and revitalization from non-governmental initiatives in areas such as education, media, new technologies, social networks, linguistic rights, expressions artistic, community organization, among others; Experiences from the public sector to promote linguistic diversity in institutional spaces.   DOCUMENTS:    HIGH-LEVEL EVENT “MAKING A DECADE OF ACTION FOR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES”Mexico City, February 27 and 28, Los Pinos, Mexico.   Concept Note (PDF) Programme (PDF)     Action Plan for organizing the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages (Ref.: E/C.19/2018/8); Strategic Outcome Document of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, November 2019 (UNESCO General Conference, 40 C/68); Rights of indigenous peoples. Report of the Third Committee, 2 December 2019 (A/74/396, paras 24, 25 and 26); Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2018 (A/RES/73/156, paras 23, 24 and 25). INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AT RISKMexico City, February 25 and 26, Los Pinos Cultural Centre, Mexico. Concept Note (PDF)   REGISTRATION:    HIGH-LEVEL EVENT “MAKING A DECADE OF ACTION FOR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES”Mexico City, February 27 and 28, Los Pinos, Mexico. Online Registration: The Registration is closed.         LOGISTICS:  Logistic Note Recommended hotel for the participants: Camino Real Polanco (4 star) General Mariano Escobedo Road No. 700, Colonia Anzures, Mayor Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11590 Mexico City, Mexico Tel .: 01 800 90 123 00; (+52) 52.27.72.00; (+52) 52.63.88.99 E-mail: reservas.mex@caminoreal.com.mx List of other hotels located nearby Los Pinos : The Green Park Hotel (4 star) Av Constituyentes 99, San Miguel Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11850 Ciudad de México, México Tel.: (+52) 55.52.76.65.65http://thegreenparkhotel.com.mx/ Suites Obelisk (4 star) Julio Verne 28-30, Polanco, Polanco III Secc, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11550, Ciudad de México, México Tel.: (+52) 55.52.79.63.63https://www.suitesobelisk.com/ City Express Suites Anzures (3 star) Leibnitz 120, Colonia Anzures, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11590, Ciudad de México, México Tel.: (+52) 55.11.01.13.70https://www.cityexpress.com/suites/hoteles-mexico/ciudad-de-mexico/migue...   VISA: Should you require an entry visa to Mexico, press here for English, and press here for Spanish. For frequent questions press here.   SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Join the IYIL2019 “#IndigenousLanguages” campaign #WeAreIndigenous Twitter : @IYIL2019 Follow on Facebook: @indigenouslanguages @IYIL2019 Instagram: @indigenouslanguages Official website:https://en.iyil2019.org/https://fr.iyil2019.org/https://es.iyil2019.org/ High-level event on UNESCO website:High-level event (English)High-level event (French)High-level event (Spanish)          

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27.02.2020 Mexico - Mexico

Foundations Dialogue for the Ocean Decade

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) presents a historic opportunity to reverse the decline in ocean health and achieve the 2030 Agenda by advancing scientific knowledge, fostering technological innovation, and building capacity focused around interactive panels and networking sessions, this global dialogue is organized by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), as the UN coordinating agency for the Decade preparations, in partnership with the Velux Foundations. The philanthropic community is a key player in mobilizing innovative and transformative science for a sustainable ocean. We invite you to join a global dialogue among Foundations engaged in ocean action. Join us to reflect on how to raise awareness, contribute ideas, build synergies and promote strategies to make ocean science more relevant to society in the context of the Ocean Decade.

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27.02.2020 Copenhagen - Denmark

Meeting of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council of the MOST Programme

The new Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council of UNESCO’s Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme will meet at UNESCO Headquarters (Miollis) in Paris, on 27 and 28 February 2020. Elected on 25 November 2019, the Bureau will discuss the MOST Action Plan for 2020 and 2021, and other initiatives. Agenda items: - Review of the MOST Action Plan and further initiatives (2021-2021) - Oral report by the MOST Scientific Advisory Committee - Monitoring of the Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers - Proposal for the establishment of BRIDGES as a MOST sustainability science coalition - General History of Africa - The Silk Roads - Sultan Bin Abdulaziz programme to strengthen Arabic language at UNESCO - Review of revised MOST Statutes and Rules of Procedures - Preparation of the Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Council, September 2020 - Discussion of draft decisions and recommendations The working languages will be English and French as per Rule of Procedure 15. The meeting will also be open to IGC members, which are not members of the IGC Bureau, as observers.

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27.02.2020 Paris - France

Mobile Learning Week 2020 - Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion

Mobile Learning Week (MLW) is the United Nations’ flagship event on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education, and has been organized by UNESCO and its partners for eight years consecutively. The 2020 edition of MLW will be held from 2 to 6 March 2020 under the theme Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion. It is designed to steer the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards the direction of inclusion and equity in education – core values underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and digital opportunities for all.

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2.03.2020 Paris - France

Launch of the Dynamic Coalition for the UNESCO OER Recommendation

UNESCO is organizing the launch of the Dynamic Coalition for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation on 2 March 2020 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, during Mobile Learning Week. The Dynamic Coalition will aim to expand and consolidate commitments to actions and strategies as well as reinforce international cooperation among all stakeholders in the 4 areas of the UNESCO OER Recommendation: i) Building capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER; ii) Developing supportive policy; (iii) Encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER; and (iv) Nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER. Link: Open Educational Resources (OER)

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2.03.2020 Paris - France

Extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme (IFAP)

Following the approval by the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference, through 40 C/Resolution 53, of the revised Statutes of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme (IFAP), and in accordance with Article 6 of the said Statutes, an extraordinary session of the IFAP Council will be held with the objective to constitute the IFAP Bureau. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Room XI (Fontenoy Building) from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. on Monday, 2 March 2020. The meeting will be chaired by Mr. Moez Chakchouk, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, who will participate on behalf of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Following the election of the Bureau, as a point of information, the Secretariat will present the questionnaire through which IFAP Members can contribute to the Director-General’s reflection of UNESCO’s Strategy, Programme and Budget. This is aligned with recommendation 74 of the Working Group on Governance (39 C/Resolution 87) regarding the opportunity for UNESCO's International and Intergovernmental Bodies (IIBs) to input into the draft C/4 and C/5 documents. Simultaneous interpretation of the event will be provided in both French and English. Links:  Revised Statutes of IFAP Council Guidebook for Members of UNESCO’s International and Intergovernmental Bodies Information for All Programme (IFAP)

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2.03.2020 Paris - France

Making schools a safe place: how to prevent school violence and bullying?

Join the next IIEP-UNESCO Strategic Debate on how to make schools a safe place by preventing school violence and bullying. International statistics report that one in three students is regularly bullied by his/her peers at school. School violence is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. It includes physical, psychological and sexual violence between peers including bullying and cyber-bullying, as well as violence perpetrated by teachers. School violence and bullying have major consequences: they strongly affect student learning and can lead to absenteeism, dropout, depression and suicide. The forthcoming IIEP Strategic Debate intends to take stock of what is known in terms of international and national trends and existing causes. It will focus on how to prevent school violence and the respective responsibilities of political leaders, education actors (Ministries of Education, inspectorates, heads of schools, parents, teachers), but also civil society organizations. Speakers: - Imanne Agha, Chargée de mission "Violence et prévention à l’école", French Ministry of Education - Christophe Cornu, Team Leader, Section of Health and Education, UNESCO - Sébastien Tavergne, Head of school, Lycée Le Corbusier (Cormeilles-en-Parisis / Académie de Versailles) Michaela Martin, Programme Specialist at IIEP-UNESCO, will moderate the debate. This event will be conducted in both English and French languages, with simultaneous interpretation. The Debate will be followed by a cocktail at 6 pm. Not in Paris? We will be livestreaming this debate in both English and French. Make sure to register here to receive a reminder and link to the web cast. Follow the debate on Twitter with the #StrategicDebate and @IIEP_UNESCO.

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3.03.2020 Paris - France

Culture, Heritage and Youth Nexus in Yemen

UNESCO and the EU are pleased to invite you to Culture, Heritage and Youth Nexus in Yemen, an awarenessraising event organized within the framework of the project Cash for Work: Promoting Livelihood Opportunities for Urban Youth in Yemen, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNESCO. The ongoing conflict in Yemen has been heavily affecting the country’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. At the same time, the conflict exacerbates the existing socio-economic issues faced by many young Yemenis, leaving them in a state of extreme vulnerability. Cash for Work: Promoting Livelihoods Opportunities for Urban Youth in Yemen creates income opportunities for young people by providing jobs in the cultural sector in connection with urban rehabilitation and cultural programming in four historic cities (Sana’a, Shibam, Zabid and Aden). Through a photo exhibition, a virtual reality corner and traditional music performance, you will discover the Yemeni cultural heritage and youth engagement in cultural heritage rehabilitation. It will be a moment of sharing preliminary results, lessons learnt and good practices and laying the way forward to the protection and promotion of Yemen’s unique cultural heritage.

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3.03.2020 Brussels - Belgium

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development

This will be the first celebration of the World Engineering Day, following its adoption by the General Conference of UNESCO.World Engineering Day will be celebrated on 4 March of each year. UNESCO in close collaboration with its partner the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) is planning to host the inaugural celebration of the World Engineering Day at UNESCO Headquarters on 4 March 2020. UNESCO and its engineering partners are planning to hold a conference on the importance of engineering in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with several sessions, panel discussions, keynote lectures, presentations and workshops for young people interested by engineering. Moreover, this event will be an opportunity to present the second UNESCO Engineering Report to the engineering community for a soft launch.

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4.03.2020 Paris - France

International Scientific Committee (ISC) meeting for Conservation and Management of Lumbini World Heritage Site

UNESCO is organizing the International Scientific Committee to discuss conservation and management of the Lumbini World Heritage Site, the birthplace of Lord Buddha; the ancient city of Tilaurakot, included on the Tentative List for World Heritage; and other Buddhist sites in the Greater Lumbini Area. The meeting will review project activities and coordinate various initiatives carried out by the Government of Nepal, development partners, and donors. The meeting will bring together national authorities, donors and international and national experts in archaeology, conservation, urban planning, the environment, tourism and heritage management. Representatives of the Buddhist community are also invited to understand the needs of Buddhist pilgrims and communities. The meeting will be followed by site visits to the Sacred Garden of Lumbini and Tilaurakot, and Heritage Festival in Tilaurakot on 6 March 2020. UNESCO is also organizing a workshop on initiating the World Heritage nomination process in order to facilitate the Government of Nepal for the development of the nomination dossier of sites on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Status, in particular, the ancient Tilaurakot site, on 7 March 2020 in Lumbini.    

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4.03.2020 Lumbini - Nepal

International Scientific Committee meeting for the conservation and management of the Lumbini World Heritage Site

UNESCO is organizing the International Scientific Committee (ISC) to discuss conservation and management of the Lumbini World Heritage Site, the birthplace of Lord Buddha; the ancient city of Tilaurakot, included on the Tentative List for World Heritage; and other Buddhist sites in the Greater Lumbini Area (GLA)The meeting will review project activities and coordinate various initiatives carried out by the Government of Nepal, development partners, and donors in the GLA. The meeting will bring together national authorities, donors and international and national experts in archaeology, conservation, urban planning, the environment, tourism and heritage management. Representatives of the Buddhist community are also invited to understand the needs of Buddhist pilgrims and communities. The meeting will be followed by site visits to the Sacred Garden of Lumbini and Tilaurakot, and Heritage Festival in Tilaurakot on 6 March 2020. UNESCO is also organizing a workshop on initiating the World Heritage nomination process in order to facilitate the Government of Nepal for the development of the nomination dossier of sites on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Status, in particular, the ancient Tilaurakot site, on 7 March 2020 in Lumbini.

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4.03.2020 Lumbini - Nepal