UMEC - WUCT News: UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK (21

martedì 22 settembre 2020

UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK (21 – 25 September 2020)

UNESCO EDUCATION @UNGA

This year’s UN General Assembly is celebrating its 75^th anniversary under the theme ‘The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action’.

UNESCO Education is organizing a virtual high level side event to focus on the progress made by the Global Education Coalition in the past 6 months.

The event will share with countries measures and best practices in responding to immediate challenges of school closures and re-openings, including concrete examples on how the Global Education Coalition members are engaging in supporting country needs.

The event will take place on 25 September from 10 – 11.30 am (New York time). You can register here.

BROADBAND COMMISSION REPORT ON SCHOOL CONNECTIVITY

A new report published by the Broadband Commission looks into school connectivity and introduces a methodology and framework for mapping and connecting primary and secondary schools to the Internet. The report is the result of a working group co-chaired by the ITU, UNESCO and UNICEF and aims to help governments, their partners and interested stakeholders to develop more holistic school connectivity plans.

The report highlights the efforts and approach used by Giga and UNESCO’s e-schools Initiative; two global initiatives aimed at connecting schools to the Internet and at turning schools into entry points for bringing connectivity to entire communities. More info in this news article

GOOD SOUTH-SOUTH COLLABORATION PRACTICES

The recently launched Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development Vol. 3. features close to 200 good practices.

The report is the biggest compilation to date and significantly expands the South-South knowledge base across all SDGs, highlighting innovative solutions, and showcasing a greater diversity of partners.

ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN (AAEEH)

Started in March 2020, AAEEH cycle of conferences continues by videoconference due to the health crisis.

The next conference will take place on Wednesday 07 October 2020 from 17:00 (Paris time). As a prelude to the celebration of International Girls' Day on 11 October, the conference will focus on : the role of NGOs in the education and empowerment of girls and women in the perspective of achieving the SDGs; the issues and challenges of education for girls with disabilities and lessons learned from the project "support to the schooling of girls with disabilities"; the first lessons learned from the impact of Covid19

The conference, in French, will be moderated by Dr Ernestine NGO MELHA, specialized in educational policies and disability issues, with the participation of the UNESCO NGO Liaison Committee.

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EDUCATION INITIATIVES

· Video on new EQUALS hub

Worldwide, 2 billion women are offline. They are 4 times less likely than men to know how to use advanced digital technologies. In today’s society, women and men, girls and boys must have equal access to tech skills development and career opportunities. To face this challenge, the EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age has just launched the EQUALS Digital Skills Hub, a one-stop shop on projects, resources and good practices to advance digital skills for girls and women. The Hub was created by UNESCO, with the support of the Government of Germany, as a contribution to the EQUALS Global Partnership.

· New video on learners’ safety and socio-emotional well-being for a safe return to school in the Caribbean

UNESCO's Cluster Office for the Caribbean has launched a campaign on safe return to school in the Caribbean with the title "Joanne and Daniel Lead the Way - Stop Coronavirus at School Today!". This initiative is a part of the UNESCO’s Education Response to COVID-19 in the Caribbean SIDS to support the reopening of schools. The video animation are aligned with key messages from the Framework for reopening Schools.

WEBINARS THIS WEEK

· The next regional event of the 8^th Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) organized by the UNFCCC in collaboration with UNESCO - will take place on 23September from 5-8pm (Paris time). You can register here (deadline September 22nd). Click here to watch the broadcast of the last regional dialogue on ACE - Asia and the Pacific.