Tag: UNESCO
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Closing the gender gap in Science: Call to Action!
Blog of Evelyne Para, SI Representative at UNESCO. Earlier this year, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February 2024, this ‘Call to Action’ was addressed by UNESCO in collaboration with institutions and civil society partners to the global community: to policy-makers, universities, research and educational institutions, funding organisations…
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Creating a coalition of international and grassroots NGOs
Blog of SI Representative at UNESCO, Marie-Christine Gries. Creating a coalition of international and grassroots NGOs In November 2023, our representative at UNESCO, Marie-Christine Gries, had the honour of leading one of the three special sessions during the General Conference of Member States, to present the success stories of the collective work of UNESCO’s NGO…
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Soroptimist International at the 15th UNESCO International Forum
Blog of Evelyne PARA, UN SI Representative at UNESCO Don’t forget to watch Immediate Past President Maureen Maguire’s Intervention during this the 15th UNESCO International Forum for NGOs! See the full clip here! —— The Fifth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG5) of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda calls for Gender Equality, while the Tenth (SDG10) aims…
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Transforming Mentalities: Approaches to Change
Blog of Rina Dupriet, SI UN Representative at UNESCO Our representative, Rina Dupriet, recently attended the 15th International Forum of NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO held on January 24 – 25, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The event, organised by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee in collaboration with UNESCO, aimed to mobilise international cooperation,…
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Our Voice at the United Nations: UNESCO General Conference 2023
Beyond crises and challenges, and despite seemingly never-ending conflicts, UNESCO has always been, since its foundation in 1945, a place where women and men have worked together to fight “poverty, ignorance, hatred and fear”, and also to mend tirelessly the rifts of this world in crisis, through education, the sciences, information and culture. The 42nd…
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A Vision of Education in the Service of Humanity and Peace
Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. In November 2023, UNESCO adopted a new Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development. This Recommendation is unique in that it considers all aspects of education and links different areas, from digital technologies and climate change to gender issues and fundamental freedoms. This…
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UNESCO General Conference: Recommendations on Education
Blog of Marie-Christine Gries, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. Reporting on the important sessions held during the recent UNESCO General Conference, SI UN representative Marie-Christine Gries sheds light on how the currently evolving educational landscape contributes to our shared mission for a safer and more equitable world. In response to global challenges such as this,…
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Artificial Intelligence and Gender Based Violence
Blog of Rina Dupriet, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. Now that the world is currently being shaped by rapid technological advancement, the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and gender-based violence has emerged as a critical concern. In this article, Rina Dupriet, SI UN Representative at UNESCO, sheds light on the transformative potential of generative AI…
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The Ethics of Neurotechnologies
Blog of Marie-Christine Gries, SI UN Representative at UNESCO. Do we need a normative instrument for the ethics of neurotechnologies? This is not a science-fiction novel, but rather the imminent emergence of new and serious questions of individual and collective ethical awareness and human rights. Neurotechnologies are making rapid progress, and we can rightly expect…
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UNESCO General Conference: Young People’s Voices and Demands
Blog of Evelyne PARA, UN SI Representative at UNESCO The 13th edition of the UNESCO Youth Forum organised by the Social and Human Sciences Sector on 14 and 15 November 2023, at the UNESCO General Conference, offered some 170 young actors from around 150 countries a space for very interesting discussion and debate. A unique…