Tag: Paris
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Changing Course, Transforming Education to build a better future
on the occasion of the International Day of Education, celebrated around the world on 24 January, UNESCO invited governments, civil society, educators, students and young people, and all NGOs of which we are part, to mobilise our collective intelligence in order to re-imagine our future together.
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Our Global Voice at the 41st session of UNESCO’s General Conference
Evelyne Para represented Soroptimist International and spoke at the 41st Session of the UNESCO General Conference, amplifying the voice of women and girls.
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A New Social Contract for Education
Marie-Christine Gries, SI United Nations Representative in Paris, delves into the work of UNESCO’s approach to securing a better future for education through a “new social contract”.
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UNESCO: Partnership with NGOs
A blog by Marie-Christine GRIES, UN- SI representative UNESCO Session 212 of the Non-Governmental Partners Committee 8 October 2021 The NGP Committee of UNESCO is the body of the Executive Board, made up of representatives of the States, in charge of the organisation of the relations with the representatives of the Civil Society, NGOs and…
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Education in a digital world
SI UN Representative discusses the need for universal access to an education that promotes digital literacy.
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Accelerating Progress on SDG 4 in a Post COVID-19 World
Evelyne Para, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, discusses the Global Education Meeting 2021, which emphasised that education is undoubtedly a cross-cutting element and a driving force of the 2030 Agenda.
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Paris Generation Equality 2021
The Generation Equality forum in Paris began on 30 June, 2021 with an opening ceremony of nearly four hours well used, on an intensive pace. The general tone was set from the address of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron: no political tongue-in-cheek, no evasive overflight, no laborious justifications on the slow progress…
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Are women ready for a digital future?
The world is going through a phase of profound change, which is disrupting the way we live, work and think. All over the world, the automation of low-skilled jobs is growing, and as a result these low-skilled jobs, often associated with repetitive tasks carried out by women, will gradually disappear, whilst people with higher levels…
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Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Ecological Reconstruction
SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the final instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Ecological Reconstruction.
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Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Communication and Culture
SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the third instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Communication, Information, and Culture. “To face the consequences of the global COVID-19 crisis, the mobilisation of local associations and NGO partners of the…