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 …
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(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 …
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(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 …
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(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 …
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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 …
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(NATCOM) – Basseterre, April 18, 2016: The recently established Steering Committee of the local chapter of Youth For Human Rights International (YHRI) recently distributed YHRI Awareness Kits to Educators on St. Kitts and familiarized them with the contents and teaching strategies. Speaking passionately about this initiative, Ms. Ms. Jacqulin Christopher (Social Worker/Community Affairs Officer) who …
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(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 22 April 2016: The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has ratified the UNESCO 2003 Convention for Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression, thereby gaining empowerment to utilize the resources and expertise of UNESCO in protecting the same. …
(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 21 April 2016: The National Commission for UNESCO is urging persons in the Federation to join in the observance of World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, 2016. The observance highlighted by UNESCO on an annual basis is an important date for World literature as it symbolizes the impact of literature …
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Lima, 18 March—The 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves ended on 17 March in the capital city of Peru with the adoption of a Declaration and a new ten-year Action Plan for UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The Lima Declaration was adopted by consensus by some …
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UNESCO Media Advisory No.2016-06 Paris, 11 March— A tsunami early warning exercise will take place in the countries of the Caribbean Sea on 17 March. The purpose of the test is to identify possible weaknesses in the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, which was established in 2005 …
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.
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