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UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, addressed the Conference

November 28, 2012 by Team Celebration

Irina Bokova highlights the role of education to tackle the challenges of trafficking of women UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, addressed the Conference entitled “Trafficking of women: exploring effective policies and mechanisms to prevent it through education”, held on 26 November at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This event, organized on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated every year on 25 November, seeks to raise awareness … [Read more...]

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New Yorkers, 20% of young out of school and out of work

October 18, 2012 by Team Celebration

UNESCO report shows high school drop-out rates and lack of job skills among young New Yorkers. The tenth Annual Education for All Global Monitoring Report published by UNESCO shows that 12% of young people are dropping out of secondary school in New York, and are left without vital foundation skills for work. This has contributed to one fifth of young people aged 17-24 years being out of school and unemployed. These young people urgently need an alternative pathway to learn skills which are … [Read more...]

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Sarah Brightman – Space Traveler for UNESCO

October 11, 2012 by Team Celebration

Sarah Brightman, the UNESCO Artist for Peace and world-famous soprano, announced today that she will travel to the International Space Station after her next world tour – and use the opportunity to promote the work of UNESCO. Both the tour and her next album will be called Dreamchaser. “It’s so important for people to follow their dreams,” said Brightman. “I’ve wanted to travel into space ever since I saw Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon when I was a little girl.” At a news conference … [Read more...]

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UGANDA: Family planning pledges need on-the-ground action

October 4, 2012 by Team Celebration

KAMPALA, October 2012 (IRIN) - Family planning advocates in Uganda have scored some major financial and policy wins this year, but experts remain concerned that inadequate political commitment and poor health services will continue to impede women’s and girls’ access to contraceptives. At a global family planning summit in July, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni announced that his government would increase its annual expenditure on family planning supplies from US$3.3million to $5million for … [Read more...]

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World Teacher’s Day celebrated on October 5th, 2012 !!!

October 1, 2012 by Team Celebration

WORLD TEACHER'S DAY! October 5, 2012 World Teachers' Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education … [Read more...]

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UNESCO, FOSS Groups and Initiatives by and for Women and Girls

August 22, 2012 by Team Celebration

UNESCO’s Gender Equality in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community is looking for groups and initiatives that promote women’s role and representation in FOSS. This will allow building a comprehensive repository of FOSS Groups and Initiatives by and for Women and Girls. UNESCO is looking for initiatives promoting women’s role in Free and Open Source Software Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is liberally licensed software that grants users the right to use, study, adapt and … [Read more...]

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Women in Senegal succeed thru Proctor & Gamble – ‘Rewrite the Future”

August 22, 2012 by Team Celebration

Senegalese women rewrite their future thanks to UNESCO and Procter & Gamble literacy partnership. The Sowame village of about 500 inhabitants is one of the first villages in Senegal to benefit from a new literacy project launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the multinational firm Procter & Gamble. Under the slogan “Rewrite the future”, the two year project aims to educate about 10,000 girls and women from 15 to 55 in … [Read more...]

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UNESCO (UIS) – 61 million denied their right to education

June 17, 2012 by Team Celebration

On the eve of the Rio+20 conference (20-22 June) , the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) are urging policymakers to put out-of-school children on the agenda. According to newly released data, an estimated 61 million children of primary school age are being denied their right to education. Failure to reduce this number condemns these girls and boys to poverty, poor health and lack of opportunity, while weighing heavily on efforts to … [Read more...]

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Michelle Bachelet, 1st Anniversary UNESCO’s Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education

May 26, 2012 by Team Celebration

Remarks by UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet at the first anniversary of UNESCO’s Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education Paris, 25 May 2012. I am happy to be part of the first anniversary of UNESCO’s Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education. I congratulate UNESCO on the first anniversary of this initiative, which addresses two key areas that require increased attention – secondary education and adult literacy. It is more urgent than ever to address … [Read more...]

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WOMAN of ACTION™ – Pilar Viviente (Maria Pilar Viviente Sole)

May 26, 2012 by admin

A Celebration of Women™ is honored to Celebrate the Life of this Amazing Woman, Pilar of Spain. Her Life is devoted to her passions in the world of Art and Surrealism. Her passion includes offering her personal time to assist in the Mission of UNESCO, helping children of our World. This Woman is a True Power of Example of PERSEVERENCE, teaching the Women of our World to 'never, never give up....' WOMAN of ACTION™ Pilar Viviente (Maria … [Read more...]

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Celebrations of International Arts Education Week (21 – 27 May)

May 21, 2012 by Team Celebration

Celebrations of International Arts Education Week (21 – 27 May) will be launched with the symposium “Arts Education, from diversity to sustainability,” which will be held on 23 May (UNESCO Headquarters, Room II, 2 to 6 p.m.). The symposium will notably examine ways to support arts education and ensure its quality. Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, and Park Jae-Eun, President of the Republic of Korea’s Arts and Culture Education Service, will open the event. … [Read more...]

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L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science

March 29, 2012 by Team Celebration

The 14th Annual L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science © Julian Dufort for the L'Oréal Corporation Foundation UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and Chairman of the L’Oréal Foundation Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones will present the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards to five exceptional women scientists during a ceremony at the Organization’s Headquarters on Thursday, 29 March. The winners of this year’s awards are: Professor Jill Farrant, Research Chair … [Read more...]

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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2012: UNESCO’s efforts for rural women

March 3, 2012 by Team Celebration

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2012 Too often marginalized, women living in rural settings face steep challenges to the exercise of their human rights, their personal development and the pursuit of their aspirations.” – Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova on Women’s Day 2012. Rural households headed by women are among the most vulnerable of the world’s 1.4 billion people living in extreme poverty in developing countries. Women and girls constitute 60 percent … [Read more...]

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Irina Bokova ~ 6,000,000 Teachers needed to achieve MDGs

October 11, 2011 by Team Celebration

6,000,000 Teachers needed to Achieve World Primary Education Goals Seeking a Career, Take Action NOW !!! 5 October 2011 – The United Nations marked World Teachers’ Day today with a warning that 6.1 million more teachers are needed to meet the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of attaining universal primary education by 2015. Two million of these are additional posts, with sub-Saharan Africa alone accounting for more than half. But the … [Read more...]

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UNESCO: WORLD TEACHER’S DAY 2011- Seeking at least two million teachers

October 5, 2011 by Team Celebration

UNESCO celebrates WORLD TEACHER'S DAY ! OCTOBER 5, 2011 Ahead of World Teachers’ Day, 5 October - dedicated this year to the theme of "Teachers for Gender Equality” - UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics has published data demonstrating that at least two additional million teachers will be needed to meet the internationally agreed goal of universal primary education by 2015. Shortages do not only concern developing countries. Although Sub-Saharan Africa alone … [Read more...]

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Sarah Brightman – Space Traveler for UNESCO

UGANDA: Family planning pledges need on-the-ground action

World Teacher’s Day celebrated on October 5th, 2012 !!!

Women in Senegal succeed thru Proctor & Gamble – ‘Rewrite the Future”

WOMAN of ACTION™ – Pilar Viviente (Maria Pilar Viviente Sole)

L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2012: UNESCO’s efforts for rural women

Irina Bokova ~ 6,000,000 Teachers needed to achieve MDGs

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