Wednesday, March 8, 2006

International Women's Day 2006

Today is International Women's Day. Check out UNESCO's website describing the events taking place at UNESCO in honor of the occasion.

Every year on 8 March, both at and away from Headquarters, UNESCO celebrates International Women’s Day, a flagship event which highlights at the international level questions relating to the empowerment of women and the promotion of gender equality.

International Women's Day 2006

Today is International Women's Day. Check out UNESCO's website describing the events taking place at UNESCO in honor of the occasion.

Every year on 8 March, both at and away from Headquarters, UNESCO celebrates International Women’s Day, a flagship event which highlights at the international level questions relating to the empowerment of women and the promotion of gender equality.

UNESCO Holds Conference on Arts in Human Development

UNESCO Holds Conference on Arts in Human Development

A conference on the role of arts in human development sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) began on Monday in the Portuguese capital.

The four-day meeting drew 750 experts from around the world including teachers, researchers and other experts in visual arts, dance, music, theatre, creative writing and poetry.

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio opened the conference with UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura.

UNESCO Holds Conference on Arts in Human Development

UNESCO Holds Conference on Arts in Human Development

A conference on the role of arts in human development sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) began on Monday in the Portuguese capital.

The four-day meeting drew 750 experts from around the world including teachers, researchers and other experts in visual arts, dance, music, theatre, creative writing and poetry.

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio opened the conference with UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura.

Strategies for Teacher Training in ICT

UNESCO Bangkok provides a page of links to several studies of pre- and in-service teacher development programs intended to effectively integrate information and communication technologies into school and university curricula. Examples include Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Costa Rica. UNESCO also has a link to a Professional Development Model for Online Course Development.

Strategies for Teacher Training in ICT

UNESCO Bangkok provides a page of links to several studies of pre- and in-service teacher development programs intended to effectively integrate information and communication technologies into school and university curricula. Examples include Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Costa Rica. UNESCO also has a link to a Professional Development Model for Online Course Development.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Inter-Agency Peace Education Programg

Read the booklet online.

This new UNESCO publication describes a program for the introduction of peace education and conflict minimization for refugee and returnee children. The program is designed to enable people to think constructively about living together and about solving problems that arise in their communities through peaceful means. It also allows the learners to practice these skills.

The program described is currently being implemented in eleven countries in Africa, and has been integrated into complementary programmes in Kosovo, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

It is run by UNESCO in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).