UNESCO Dar es Salaam and The Tanzania National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM) program staff met on 23 February 2023. The meeting aimed at providing updates at sector level and strategizing on how further to collaborate towards achieving results jointly. The meeting brought together UNESCO and NATCOM Sectors Program Staff: Education, Natural Sciences, Communication, Culture and Human and Social Sciences.

On 17 May 2023, UNESCO supported the Timor-Leste fact-checking alliance to launch its fact-checking operations and website  to monitor election-related disinformation during the Parliamentary Elections on 19 May 2023.

UNESCO welcomed eighteen new geopark sites to the Global Geoparks Network during the 216th session of UNESCO’s Executive Board held on 19-23 May 2023.  This brings the total number of geoparks to 195 in 48 countries. Seven of the new sites are in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, making a notable contribution to the region’s engagement with the UNESCO Global Geoparks programme and the sustainable future of people and nature. The new geoparks count: Indonesia: Ijen UNESCO Global Geopark Indonesia: Maros Pangkep UNESCO Global Geopark Indonesia: Merangin Jambi UNESCO Global Geopark Indonesia: Raja Ampat UNESCO Global Geopark Malaysia: Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark Philippines: Bohol Island UNESCO Global Geopark Thailand: Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark Created in 2015, the UNESCO Global Geopark label recognizes geological heritage of international significance. It serves local communities by combining the conservation of their heritage with public outreach and a sustainable approach to development. The Executive Board also welcomed eleven new geoparks in Brazil, Greece, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Spain, with one transnational geopark in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. More about UNESCO Global Geoparks.

You are invited to submit an offer for Sub-regional Study on Transforming TVET in Ensuring Learning and Skills to Support School-to-Work Transitions in accordance with the present solicitation document. The Request for Proposal (RFP) consists of this cover page and the following Annexes: AnnexI: Instructions to Offerors Annex II :General Conditions of Contract Annex IIITerms of Reference (TOR) AnnexI IV: Proposal Submission Form Annex v: Price Schedule Form Annex Vi: Vendor Information Form Your offer comprising of technical proposal and financial proposal should reach the following email address no later than 08 June 2023. Email: edjak.rfp@unesco.org with cc to g.zakki@unesco.org. Subject: RFP TVET (JAK/QUO/23/ED/016) This letter is not to be construed in any way as an offer to contract with your firm/institution. Your proposal could, however, form the basis for a contract between your company and UNESCO. You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this letter and to indicate whether or not you will be submitting a proposal. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact Mr Gunawan Zakki (g.zakki@unesco.org).

You are invited to submit an offer for Sub-regional Study on Greening Education for Sustainable Development in accordance with the present solicitation document. The Request for Proposal (RFP) consists of this cover page and the following Annexes: Annex I: Instructions to Offerors Annex II: General Conditions of Contract Annex III: Terms of Reference (TOR) Annex IV: Proposal Submission Form Annex V: Price Schedule Form Annex VI: Vendor Information Form Your offer comprising of technical proposal and financial proposal should reach the following email address no later than 08 June 2023. Email: edjak.rfp@unesco.org with cc to g.zakki@unesco.org. Subject: RFP ESD (JAK/QUO/23/ED/015) This letter is not to be construed in any way as an offer to contract with your firm/institution. Your proposal could, however, form the basis for a contract between your company and UNESCO. You are requested to acknowledge the receipt of this letter and to indicate whether or not you will be submitting a proposal. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact Mr Gunawan Zakki (g.zakki@unesco.org).

UNESCO through the Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future Plus project, also known as O3 Plus, recently brought together key partners including line ministries (Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Community Development ), NATCOM, UN agencies (ILO, UNFPA), 13 Higher Learning Institutions, Tanzania Higher Learning Institutions Students` Organization (TAHLISO), Peer educator’s representatives and leaders of Students Government for a discussion on how to sustain provider’s led peer assisted & CSE online programs in higher learning institutions in Tanzania that are benefiting from the O3 Plus project.