Held under the theme “Literacy for People, Planet and Prosperity,” this year’s edition was celebrated in Cameroon on 21 September 2026, following a week of activities dedicated to promoting literacy …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO Supports Family Awareness Raising on Protecting Girls in the Digital Environment in Cameroon
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDuring the ceremony organized by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, Mr Serge Banyimbe, Head of the Communication and Information Sector at the UNESCO Regional Office in Yaoundé, …
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Hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone with the support of the Right to Access Information Commission of Sierra Leone, the conference explored this year’s global theme, “Upholding Information Integrity …
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Education & Innovation
Access to reliable information in the digital age
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMore than 180 participants joined a UNESCO regional roundtable to discuss how access to information authorities in Latin America can respond to new challenges posed by disinformation, artificial intelligence and …
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Global Affairs
UNESCO and ICANN Open Call for Proposals for Universal Acceptance Day 2027
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUNESCO joins ICANN and partners worldwide in supporting the fifth annual UA Day. Organizations and communities are invited to submit event proposals through the UA Day Event 2027 Proposal Form …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO Recognizes CARE Peru for Promoting Girls’ and Adolescents’ Retention in and Completion of Secondary Education
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUNESCO has recognized CARE Peru with the 2026 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education for its Niñas con Oportunidades program, an initiative that has been supporting secondary school students …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO awards 2026 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education to transformative projects in Morocco and Peru
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe awards were presented to the laureates by UNESCO Director-General, Khaled El-Enany, and the Vice-Minister of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Ren Youqun, at a ceremony held at …
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Global Affairs
Sierra Leone establishes its National Committee for Information for All Programme
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs outlined in the IFAP Manual of Operations, National Committees help translate the Programme’s global priorities into national contexts, while enabling countries to share experience, expertise and good practices through the …
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Education & Innovation
Astana meeting advances the update of Kazakhstan’s ESD for 2030 Country Initiative
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn 1 October 2026, a working meeting was held in Astana to review and discuss the implementation and update of Kazakhstan’s Country Initiative on Education for Sustainable Development for 2030 (ESD …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO calls for pairing school screen regulation in Mexico with digital literacy and continuous monitoring
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauGovernance measures for technological and digital platforms and devices in Mexico must be supported by comprehensive literacy, monitoring and evaluation processes, as well as by identifying the cases in which …