Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 23 August 2016 In the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, men and women, torn from Africa and sold into slavery, revolted against the slave system to obtain freedom and independence for Haiti, …
Continue reading “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”
Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO Young people are not only our future — they are our present. Our planet has never been so young, with 1.8 billion young women and men. They are the most connected, the most outspoken and the most open-minded generation the world has ever seen. “I call upon …
(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 22nd June, 2016: Secretary General of the National Commission for UNESCO, Mr. Antonio Maynard says he has returned from the Third Interregional Meeting of National Commissions for UNESCO held in Shanghai, China, June 13-15, inspired to continue the work which will advance the collaboration between the Federation and UNESCO. Said the …
Continue reading “SKN SEC-GEN PARTICIPATES IN THIRD WORLDWIDE MEETING OF UNESCO NATCOMS”
Remember Slavery August 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Every year on August 23, the International Day of Remembrance …
Call for Applications 9 MAY 2016 Application deadline extended to 15 July 2016 In October 2016 the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will offer six CONFINTEA Fellowships for a period of one month to government officials and representatives of civil society organizations working in key positions within the field of adult learning and education (ALE) in …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education jointly launched “Strengthening Small Island Developing States’capacity in the water sector to cope with the effects of climate change”. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of professionals and decision makers to improve water management in Small Island …
Continue reading “FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR WATER PROFESSIONALS”
(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 11th May, 2016: The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ diligence at the UN specialized agency, UNESCO, seems to be paying off with the installment of two of its representatives as holders of key positions. On the fringes of the 199th Executive Board held at UNESCO in Paris mid-April, the Federation’s Ambassador …
Continue reading “SKN OFFICIALS HOLD KEY POSITIONS WITHIN UNESCO GOVERNING BODIES”
(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 11th May, 2016: Some eighty fathers who recently completed a project organized by the National Commission For UNESCO to empower single father’s in the Federation has been dubbed enlightening and practical. Participants, most of whom said they so enjoyed the sessions over the past few months that they wished it was longer …
Continue reading “SINGLE FATHERS DUB UNESCO’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ENLIGHTENING”
(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 5th May, 2016: St. Kitts and Nevis’ participation in the 199th Session of the UNESCO Executive Board in Paris in April 2016 put the Government’s agenda for youth in sharp focus and established it as an action priority in the months ahead. Secretary General of the National Commission for UNESCO Mr. Antonio …
Continue reading “UNESCO To Assist SKN With Development of Youth Policy and Action Plan”
World Press Freedom Day, or just World Press Day in which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the lead agency is being celebrated on Tuesday May 3, 2016. World Press Day was declared so as to inform the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression are fundamental human …
Continue reading “Media Houses Urged To Observe World Press Freedom Day”
The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1991. It operates as an agency of the Ministry of Education and Information of the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis.
Web Solutions: eCaribbean