On her first official visit to Mexico, Lidia Arthur Brito, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, met with strategic partners in a dialogue to discuss joint actions …
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Economy & Development
Empower-Her initiative strengthens China–Africa cooperation for women’s leadership
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThis initiative provides a platform for emerging and established women leaders from Africa and China to exchange knowledge, build professional networks and develop leadership and policy skills. Launched as a …
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Education & Innovation
NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThis month, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are testing a spacecraft sensor that will help measure how quickly Arctic sea ice is disappearing. And while that …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO Launches Outlook Study on Artificial Intelligence and Gender in South Asia
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNew Delhi, 9 July 2026: UNESCO’s Regional Office for South Asia today launched the Outlook Study on Artificial Intelligence and Gender in South Asia, the first regional assessment of women’s participation …
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Planet & Sustainability
STEM Bridges Across Biospheres: Belgian and Chinese Students Connect for Climate and Sustainability
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn 26 to 29 May 2026, secondary school students from Belgium and China came together in a virtual exchange titled “STEM Bridges Across Biosphere Reserves”. The initiative linked Kempen-Broek UNESCO …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO Empowers Teacher Educators to Promote Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Digital Learning
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs digital technologies continue to transform education systems worldwide, ensuring that women and girls are not left behind has become more important than ever. To advance this goal, UNESCO, in …
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Economy & Development
Italy: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWashington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Lone Christiansen and comprising Silvia Albrizio, Yueling Huang, Alain Kabundi, and Yu Ching Wong, conducted discussions for the 2026 Article IV …
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Governance & Politics
Advancing Gender Equality in Science for Sustainable Development in Africa
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn 27 April 2026, the narrative surrounding women in STEM underwent a groundbreaking shift, as UNESCO launched a continental report titled “Investing in Women in Science: The Economic Impact of Public …
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Education & Innovation
Young female teacher joins national effort to create more inclusive textbooks in Tajikistan
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauGrowing up, all the textbook authors I knew were male academicians. So, when I applied, I wondered if they would take someone like me seriously. – says Amrullozoda Farzona Amrullo, …
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Education & Innovation
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Missouri Students
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauStudents in Missouri will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. …