Higher education institutions in Southern Africa are taking a digital leap forward. Partner institutions in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe have finalised implementation plans under the UNESCO TECH SPARK Africa Project (2025-2027), marking an important step towards the integration of simulation-learning …
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Education & Innovation
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Education & Innovation
Launch of the Learning Design and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Bootcamp
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Learning Design and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Bootcamp is now available. This is an intensive, highly flexible 8-week programme designed to build the skills of academics, learning designers, …
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Economy & Development
World Bank Group Launches Ten-Year Strategy to Drive Jobs and Prosperity in Uganda
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauKAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate …
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Economy & Development
Moldova to Advance Reforms for Growth, Jobs, Resilience, and EU Integration with World Bank Support
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauCHISINAU, June 4, 2026 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Growth and Resilience Development Policy Loan (DPL) for the Republic of Moldova, aimed at strengthening competitiveness, job creation, efficiency …
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Economy & Development
Social Forestry in Indonesia: Empowering Communities, Creating Jobs, and Protecting Forests
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWith more than 120 million hectares of officially designated forest area, Indonesia is home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical rainforest. These forests play a vital role in supporting the lives of more …
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Economy & Development
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Kyrgyz Republic
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWashington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for the Kyrgyz Republic.[1] The authorities need more time to consider the publication of the Staff …
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Global Affairs
First Local Readiness Assessment Report Launched in Flanders
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Flanders RAM marks a milestone in the global implementation of the 2021 Recommendation on the Ethics of AI. While UNESCO has now conducted the Readiness Assessment Methodology in more …
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The UNESCO Kathmandu Office has officially announced the winners of its open poster competition, ‘Climate Change and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Nepal’s Mountains.’ The initiative, which targeted youth creators aged 18–40, sought …
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Education & Innovation
World Environment Day: How teachers are transforming climate education
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauA quiet transformation is taking place in classrooms worldwide, where climate change is no longer confined to textbooks but brought to life through everyday learning. From Brazil to Cambodia, Indonesia and …
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Global Affairs
Omar Quesada, musician: “Composing is my job. And like any job, it should come with rights”
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt M 33, an arts and cultural development centre centred around a recording studio, sound is produced with precision: one take, then another, a tiny adjustment that changes the result. …