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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Knowledge Societies

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The world is moving towards knowledge societies. Today, a nation’s wealth depends more on the production, exchange and transformation of kno...

Providing Access to Preventive Commodities at UNESCO Headquarters

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While attending the 28th Meeting of the Committee of Cosponsoring Organisations (CCO) of UNAIDS in New York, UNESCO’s Director-General Mr. K...

The World Congress on Communication for Development

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The World Congress on Communication for Development was held October 25-27, 2006 in Rome, Italy. It was co-sponsored by the World Bank, the...

Report by the Director-General on the Implementation of the Program and Budget (32 C/5) and on Results Achieved in the Biennium 2004-2005

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"This Report on the implementation of the program and budget during the 2004-2005 biennium represents an important milestone in the ong...

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

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This website provides information on seven years worth of UNESCO publications on the preservation of biodiversity. Many can be downloaded fr...

People and Plants Handbook - Issue 9

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Suresh Ghimire and amchis at Dolpa sorting medicinal plants (photo: Susanne Schmitt) People and Plants is a program of capacity-building in ...
Monday, October 30, 2006

Science Popularization

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Go to the UNESCO website on the Popularization of Science. The Popularization of Science is one among the oldest UNESCO programs. The progra...
Sunday, October 29, 2006

WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

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WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT is celebrated on 10 November each year. The Day is an occasion to remind the UNESCO's manda...

Remembering Jack Fobes

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John Edwin Fobes died at his home at the age of 86 on Jan. 20, 2005. A distinguished diplomat, he served as Deputy Director-General of UNESC...
Friday, October 27, 2006

UNESCO Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

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The main role of UNESCO in S,T,I Policy is that of: * an initiator of new thinking on policy development, * a instigator of reforms and...

Challenging Multiculturalism and the Prospects of Environmental Education and Technology Integration

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CARDET - UNESCO Chair, Intercollege January 13, 2007 Nicosia – Cyprus The aim of this conference is to provide a venue for discussing issues...
Thursday, October 26, 2006

UNESCO: Peace in the Minds of Men

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The Governments of the States Parties to this Constitution on behalf of their peoples declare: That since wars begin in the minds of men, it...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

A World of Science (October - December 2006)

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Everyday life in Mali. Image by Inez Forbes, © UNESCO The new edition of UNESCO's science magazine, A World of Science , is online. Walt...

"Work on UNESCO’s ICT Competency Standards for Teachers enters final phase"

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Read the full UNESCO news story. "A groundbreaking international standard for integrating ICTs in teaching, will soon be available as t...

UNESCO's science mandate

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UNESCO's overall review of its science programs and David Dickson's editorials on the subject have triggered a couple of long postin...
Saturday, October 21, 2006

International Forum on the Social Science – Policy Nexus

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Click here to go to the IFSP website. UNESCO's International Forum on the Social Science – Policy Nexus has broken new ground in connect...
Friday, October 20, 2006

Indigenous People and ICT

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Go to the Indigenous People and ICT website. ICT4ID Through its project " ICT for Intercultural Dialogue: Developing communication capa...

Upcoming Activities of the UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge

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The UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge provides an open platform for intellectual exchange. Its activities serve to hi...
Thursday, October 19, 2006

2006 UNITWIN Directory Now Online

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The 2006 UNIVERSITY TWINNING and networking scheme “UNITWIN” directory is now available online. It is an important networking tool for one...

New Executive Director of the NatCom

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Susanna Connaughton has been appointer Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. She started on Monday, October 16, 200...