UNESCO Prize 2025 for Girls’ and Women’s Education
March 24, 2025UNESCO invites all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO, to submit nominations for the 2025 edition of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. You will find attached the circular letter addressed to all NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO...
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Global Platform for Gender Equality, in and through Education
March 2, 2025UNESCO and UNICEF have convened the Global Platform for Gender Equality, in and through Education, bringing together governments, partners, civil society and youth, to monitor progress, highlight gaps, and propel transformative action on gender equality. The Platform’s Global Accountability...
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Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré – France
February 7, 2025Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré BPW Club Paris France > Mail Languages French, English, Spanish Representative Paris UN Representative UNESCO President of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee (> Website) Reports 2022 UNESCO IFBPW Report 2017-2020 Triennial UN Report UNESCO Professor- Doctor in...
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Johanna Füten – Germany
February 7, 2025Johanna Füten Johanna joined Business and Professional Women (BPW) at 28, seeking inspiration and mentorship, and quickly became an active advocate for gender equality. Her dedication to both national and international engagement led her to the BPW Germany national board, and at 33, she became the...
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Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco – Philippines / Austria
February 7, 2025Jenny Lind Elmaco Philippines / Austria > Mail Languages English, Spanish, Filipino, Visayan Representative UNODC, UNESCO Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco is the Academic Expert for the centralised support for the ENFPs of the European Commission. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts...
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UNESCO – Al Fozan International Prize in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
October 21, 2024The UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) will foster collaboration, advancement and popularization of science and international cooperation to advance scientific expertise globally and meet the needs of...
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UNESCO seeks nominations for the 2024 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize – Deadline 22 August 2024
July 12, 2024© iStock / melitas - with UNESCO UNESCO invites individuals, including civil society actors, governmental and non-governmental entities, to propose candidates for the 2024 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. UNESCO will receive proposals for...
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UNESCO Invitation: Global consultation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology
June 13, 2024UNESCO has embarked on a two-year process to elaborate a Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology. This UNESCO Recommendation is expected to define shared values and principles, and identify concrete policy measures on the ethics of Neurotechnology. UNESCO is currently conducting a global...
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UNESCO – 2024 International Literacy Prizes: Online applications and nominations are now open
June 12, 2024designstudio45/Shutterstock.com - with UNESCO UNESCO is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. They're encouraging literacy education experts to apply and urging nominating organizations to recommend candidates from around the world. Similar to previous...
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UNESCO-WWAP – Invitation to Special Events at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali
May 21, 2024Invitation by UNESCO-WWAP to two special (in person) events at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali BPW International is a member of the WWAP multi-stakeholder coalition for accelerating Gender Equality in the water domain. Global Cooperation for Accelerating Inclusion and Equality in Water...
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UNESCO WWAP – Water and Gender – Call for Abstracts
May 7, 2024Water and Gender International Workshop in Pisa from 28 to 31 January 2025. Call for abstracts The workshop is jointly organised by Pisa University and UNESCO WWAP in the frame of the Multi-stakeholder Coalition for Gender Equality in Water, with the goal of addressing the need for robust...
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15th International Forum of NGOs – Transforming Mentalities – 24-25 January 2024
January 12, 2024We are pleased to announce the 15th International Forum of NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO on “Transforming Mentalities”, which will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 24 and 25 January 2024. The Forum will seek to gather examples of good practices in challenging the...
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UNESCO Education Newsletter April 2023
May 2, 2023UNESCO Education Newsletter April 2023 about: Education in Ukraine: UNESCO mobilizes US$12 million to step up its action on the ground UNESCO’s new regional studies reveal the impact of climate change on the right to education Nearly US$100 billion finance gap for countries to reach their...
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UNESCO – Statement at Committee on Non-Governmental Partners (NGP) of the UNESCO Executive Board
October 18, 2022© UNESCO/Cyril Bailleul Committee on Non-Governmental Partners (NGP) of the UNESCO Executive Board Friday 7 October 2022 > Statement by Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré (en) Comité sur les partenaires non gouvernementaux (PNG) du Conseil exécutif de l’UNESCO 7 octobre 2022 > Intervention...
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UNESCO – Invitation AI Competency Frameworks for Teachers
October 17, 2022Call for Input AI competency frameworks for teachers - Consultation meeting Dear Colleagues In view of the upcoming consultation meeting on the development of AI Competency Frameworks for Teachers on Tuesday, 25 October 2022, at 13:00 (CET), we cordially invite you to provide your input here,...
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UNESCO – Ocean Decade: Invitation to Webinar
September 13, 2022UNESCO are pleased to invite all NGO partners and foundations in official relations to the 1st webinar of the of “How to Engage alongside UNESCO” series: Webinar The Ocean Decade: Catalyzing support and engagement Tuesday 13 September 2022 2:00-3:15 p.m. CEST Find your local time Click...
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UNESCO – Education Pre-Summit 28-30 June 2022
June 24, 2022Foto: UNESCO Education across the world is at a crossroads. In many countries, a silent but worsening learning crisis is having disastrous effects on people, the planet, prosperity, and peace. In all countries, recent and emerging social, cultural, political, and technological shifts are forcing us...
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UNESCO International Literacy Prizes – Call for Nominations
May 12, 2022The call for applications of the 2022 edition of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes is now open. The thematic focus of this year edition is Transforming literacy learning spaces. Deadline is on 20 June 2022 Since 1967, UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have rewarded excellence and...
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Call for Nominations – UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
March 21, 2022Foto: ©UNESCO Bamako/ Clarisse Njikam March 4, 2022 The 2022 Call for Nominations is open until 20 May 2022 The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honours outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions, and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s...
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International Women’s Day – UNESCO
March 4, 2022Smashing stereotypes: Challenging gender bias in and through education You’re invited! 8 March 2022, 3pm - 4.30pm CET in English, French or Spanish On 8 March, and to mark International Women's Day, UNESCO, UNGEI and Transform Education, with the support of the OECD, are holding a webinar to...
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UNESCO General Conference
December 14, 2021Dr. Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré and Dr. Catherine Bosshart The 41st UNESCO General Conference took place from 9th to 24th November 2021. There were 185 membes states, 26 Heads of governments and 100 Ministers throughout the Conference. It was a historic time with the celebration of the 75th...
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When Schools Shut – Invitation
December 8, 2021December 9, 2021 Join UNESCO, the African Union’s Centre for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA), the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in this upcoming webinar: When schools shut: Gendered impacts of COVID-19 school...
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UNESCO 41st General Conference – Plenary & General Policy Debate
November 15, 2021Speech of Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré, BPW International UN Representative to UNESCO, Paris, delivered during the Plenary and the General Policy Debate of the 41st session of the General Conference. Start at 2:03.45. Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré is at present a NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee...
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41st UNESCO General Plenary in Paris – November 9-24, 2021
November 9, 202141st UNESCO Plenary in Paris, November 9 - 24, 2021 Every year in the fall, UNESCO in Paris organizes its plenary session. This year the Director-General Mrs. Audrey Azoulay was elected for a second mandate. If you would like to follow the sessions, please choose the General Conference Live...
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