UNESCO - INFO RADAR

 

EN: This message is addressed to NGO partners and foundations by the Unit for Civil Society Partnerships (BSP/DPA/CSP) (e-mail : ngo@unesco.org)  |  FR : Ce message est adressé aux ONG partenaires et fondations par l’Unité chargée des partenariats avec la société civile (BSP/DPA/CSP) (e-mail : ngo@unesco.org)

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INFO RADAR is a newsletter published by the Division for Communications and Public Engagement (CPE), highlighting new major developments, events, publications and press articles regarding the Organization.  This newsletter is intended for UNESCO staff and shared with Member States, and we are pleased to share it with our partner NGOs and foundations. We invite you to continue to follow our activities on UNESCO’s website and social media.

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L'INFO RADAR est un bulletin d'information publié par la Division de la communication et de la mobilisation du public (CPE), qui met en lumière les nouveaux développements majeurs, les événements, les publications et les articles de presse concernant l'Organisation.  Ce bulletin est destiné au personnel de l'UNESCO et partagé avec les États membres, et nous avons le plaisir de le partager avec nos ONG et fondations partenaires. Nous vous invitons à continuer à suivre nos activités sur le site web et les médias sociaux de l'UNESCO.

 

Info Radar: every other Monday in the afternoon. The Info Radar is sent to all staff, both at headquarters and in the field. It is shared with Member States. French version of the newsletter here.   Selection of the highlights of the past weeks     December In the framework of World Tsunami Awareness Day (5 November), and a few days after the Banda Aceh conference from 11 to 14 November (Indonesia), UNESCO commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. UNESCO shared for the occasion the progress made since and called for increased investment in tsunami preparedness.     12 December For the second year in a row, UNESCO reports a high death toll for journalists in 2024, with at least 68 journalists and media professionals killed in the line of duty, more than 60% of them in conflict zones. Find all UNESCO's actions in this field on the dedicated website.     In the press: AFP / EFE / BELGA / FRANCE INFO / LA CROIX / SCIENCES ET AVENIR / RFI / TV 5 MONDE / OUEST-FRANCE / LA PRESSE / DE STANDAARD / RTS / TRIPLE PUNDIT: UNESCO has mapped 4,500 species thanks to its pioneering eDNA programme. AP VIDEO / AP NEWS / AFP / EFE / THE WASHINGTON POST / LE FIGARO / TV5 MONDE / VANITY FAIR / PARIS MATCH / TF1 / BILLBOARD / THE ART NEWSPAPER / DEUTSCHLAND FUNK / AFRICA NEWS / INFOBAE: Pharrell Williams appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. AFP / EFE / THE GUARDIAN / THE NEW YORK TIMES / LE FIGARO / LE POINT / LA CROIX / FRANCE INTER / HUMANITÉ / SCIENCES ET AVENIR / RFI / / WOMEN WEAR DAILY / FRANCE INFO / BFM TV / ACTU NICE / THE HINDU / DIARIO DE LEON / H24 INFO: 20 years after the 2004 tsunami, UNESCO calls for increased investment in tsunami preparedness. AFP / EFE / LA CROIX / EFE / EL PAIS / LA VANGUARDIA / EL DIARIO / LA RAZON / RTVE / 3CAT / EUROPA PRESS / COURRIER INTERNATIONAL / RTBF / L’EXPRESS: UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of its former Director-General Federico Mayor. EFE / EL PAIS / EFE / EL PERIODICO / EFE / EUROPA PRESS / EFE / CATALAN NEWS: UNESCO launches a “Global Alliance” of concrete actions at the International Forum against Racism in Barcelona.     Major upcoming events     24 January UNESCO is celebrating the 2025 edition of International Day of Education under the theme “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation”. UNESCO will also organise a MasterClass on "AI in the classroom: Tool or Teacher?" (15 January).     27 January As part of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, UNESCO is organising an official ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. UNESCO will organise a Campus with the screening of the film ‘’La plus précieuse des marchandises’’ and will publish two guides on countering Holocaust denial and distortions.     Also to be followed: 20 January - 22e edition of the Week of Sound 24 January - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture 4 February - Launch of International Year of Quantum Science and Technology     Treasure to (re)discover       Thanks to its pioneering eDNA programme, UNESCO has mapped 4,500 marine species in 21 World Heritage sites around the world. An essential step towards achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework target, this UNESCO initiative combines cutting-edge science and citizen participation to provide new data for stronger ocean protection in the face of increasing climate disruption.