9 – 24 November 2021 UNESCO’s General Conference will mark the Organization’s 75th anniversary with a special ceremony at Headquarters on 12 November with the participation of heads of state and government and internationally renowned artists. This session will also feature the adoption of global agreements: the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Recommendation on […]
The award ceremony of the 2021 edition of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education is being held as part of UNESCO’s celebration of International Day of the Girl 2021. The ceremony will include a celebration of its first 10 laureates and the successful completion of the Prize’s inaugural cycle (2016 – 2020) and will […]
The program to support child laborers and marginalized youth in Dhaka, Bangladesh, provides access to education to extremely disadvantaged and vulnerable children whose everyday lives are affected by abuse, exploitation and violence due to their hard work in factories for up to 16 hours a day Night schools to give them a better future and […]
Sailing for Sustainability A very special regatta started on August 22, 2021 in Monheim am Rhein: 17 sailing boats, whose sails for the # Art4GlobalGoals campaign by the international Artist Stefan Szczesny with its expressive interpretations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN), started in bright sunshine across the Rhine towards Düsseldorf, drove […]
Water in a household means quality of life and wellbeing. It plays a vital role in hygiene, health and sustainable development. The supply of all people with safe drinking water is one of the sustainable development goals, the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) of the United Nations. The basic water supply and access to sanitary facilities […]