UNESCO ASSISTANCE FACILITATES ENHANCED EDUCATION POLICY IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 05, 2016 (SKNIS): The soon-to-be-completed Education Policy Review of the St. Kitts and Nevis Education sector, currently being undertaken by UNESCO, will assist the Federation in “developing a meaningful competency driven curriculum that has at its centre 21st Century skills.” This was stated by National Coordinator for the UNESCO Policy Review, and Education Planner …

MAB COMMITTEE LAUNCHES WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 27 2016 (SKNIS): Planning the official launch of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Website and Facebook Page and the erection of MAB sign walls was the main business of the first Man and the Biosphere Committee meeting for 2016 which was held January 21. Antonio Maynard, Secretary General of the UNESCO …

Foreign Service Officer’s Work Publised in “Diplomacia” Magazine of Chile

  Basseterre, St. Kitts -Foreign Service Officer, Ms. Sonia Boddie recently had the privilege of having her work published in the December edition of the “Diplomacia” Magazine, of the Andres Bello Diplomatic Academy of Chile. The 116 page “Diplomacia” magazine which is entitled “Migration: Human and Political Challenges of a Global Issue” features Ms. Boddie’s …

St. Kitts and Nevis pioneers the way across the OECS on ethics in an Internet age

Over 23-24 September, UNESCO was back in St. Kitts to sponsor a conference on the Ethical dimensions of the Information Society and Internet Privacy, designed to explore how almost instantaneous ICT access is impacting on youth behavior and the associated risks. This major event, organized together with the Government of St. Kitts-Nevis in the framework …

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION MOVES FORWARD IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 02, 2015 (SKNIS): The promotion and advocacy for tolerance and peace in St. Kitts and Nevis will be strengthened in the coming months following the 12th Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) Human Rights Summit in New York. Pierre Liburd represented the twin-island federation at the August 26 to 29, 2015 conference which …

UNESCO OECS To Host Consultation on Ethical Dimensions of Internet

UNESCO NATCOM: The St Kitts Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, in collaboration with the Department of Technology and the UNESCO Communication and Information Sector (Knowledge Society Divison) at Head Quarters Paris, will conduct a capacity-building workshop, and Consultation entitled; “The Ethical Dimensions of Internet” on September 23-24, 2015 in St. Kitts. The workshop is intended …

UNESCO NATCOM OBSERVES INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

Ineternational Youth Day in which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the lead agency was celebrated on August 12, 2015. This years’ theme was “Youth Civic Engagement” which sought to promote young people’s effective inclusive civic engagement at all levles, especially in politics and public life with a view to empowering the youth to …

UNESCO FACILITATES DIALOGUE ON APPRECIATION OF NEGRO LEGACY

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 10, 2015 (SKNIS): The conference hosted by the St. Kitts and Nevis UNESCO National Commission and forming part of the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the UNESCO International Scientific Slave Route Project, has reopened the dialogue on the negro legacy, including the matter of reparations for the descendants of the enslaved. …

Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!! Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development 14/10/2015 – 30/09/2016 Deadline: 20/07/2015 We are pleased to inform you that the ITC-ILO is launching a call for applications for the Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development, which will take place from 14 October 2015 to 1 October 2016. …

CLIMATE CHANGE YOUTH AMBASSADORS CHARGED TO MAKE A CHANGE  

President of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) Dr. Kelvin Daly charged the new UNESCO Youth Ambassadors for Climate Change to disseminate information on the subject and actively demonstrate that all individuals are responsible for safeguarding the environment. This took place at the launch of the Youth Ambassadors for Climate Change, at the Foundation for …