When Mediatrice Uwimana finishes her day’s work on the farm in rural Rwanda, she no longer retreats into the dark. Solar panels on her roof now power her home long …
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Education & Innovation
Turning global interest into support for Indigenous-led AI
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn 22 September 2026, alongside the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, UNESCO, Microsoft and The GovLab convened a Foundation Briefing Luncheon on Advancing Public …
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Health
UNESCO strengthens community radio to promote health and well-being
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe workshop was organized through UNESCO’s Education for Health and Well-being (EHW) Programme and Communication and Information (CI) Sector, with the aim of strengthening community radio’s contribution to health literacy, …
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Health
Eight scientists advancing astronomy, health and new materials in Mexico receive the national For Women in Science award
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauEight researchers received the national “For Women in Science” award from L’Oréal Groupe México, UNESCO, and the Mexican Academy of Sciences (AMC). Additionally, another L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO global initiative …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO Calls for Urgent Investment to Restore Scientific Research and Protect Sudan’s Knowledge
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMr Junaid Sorosh-Wali, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Sudan, joined H.E. Abdullah Mohamed Daraf, Minister of Justice; Prof. Ahmed Musa Madawi, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; …
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Education & Innovation
Sri Lanka launches UNESCO’s AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM)
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Economy, has launched UNESCO’s Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) on Artificial Intelligence in Sri Lanka. The first …
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Education & Innovation
How international collaboration builds trust in education
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauHow can education systems use data to strengthen transparency while protecting privacy? Can digital technologies help prevent fraud rather than create new opportunities for it? And how can governments, civil …
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Economy & Development
What’s new in the World Development Indicators, October 2026: poverty and inequality updates, new food security & nutrition data, latest energy statistics
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn October 8, 2026, the World Development Indicators (WDI) database published new and revised data across a wide range of development topics. What’s New in the October 2026 Release? People Prosperity read more: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/what-s-new-in-the-world-development-indicators–october-2026–po
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Economy & Development
Efforts toward closing the gender gap: Lessons from two decades of reform in Egypt
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauIn many countries, women get left behind in the labor market. With one of the largest gender gaps in labor force participation in the world and a sweeping new labor …
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Economy & Development
AgriConnect and Djibouti: Creating jobs and boosting food security in a resource-constrained region
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAcross the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, food insecurity remains a major challenge. One in six people in the region faces food insecurity, while 42 percent cannot afford …