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Chief of Education Planning in the St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Education refines her skills at UNESCO training programme in Paris.
The Federation’s presence at UNESCO, was given a boost this week with the participation of the Chief of Education Planning from the St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Education in a high-level training programme organised by UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). Mrs. Carla Diamond attended a week-long intense course entitled ‘Education Leadership Seminar’ …
Ambassador David P Doyle pays a courtesy visit on Prime Minister Drew to brief him on extensive UNESCO activities benefitting the Federation
St. Kitts and Nevis opens the 42nd UNESCO General Conference in Paris as the first speaker
Paris, France, 10th November 2023: The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis enjoyed the rare privilege of opening the debates at the biennial UNESCO General Conference, held in Paris this week. St. Kitts and Nevis made an impactful plea to UN Member States to put education at the heart of their government’s plans to transform their economies …
The mid-term report of UNESCO activities in St. Kitts and Nevis hailed as ‘compelling’
Basseterre, St. Kitts (St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO): Upon the receipt by Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Minister of Education with responsibility for UNESCO matters, of a summary report of UNESCO activities implemented in the Federation over 2022 by the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission, he responded by stating, “These mid-term outcomes …
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS MOE CONTINUES ITS THRUST TO PROFESSIONALISE THE TEACHING FORCE.
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2023: A two-week series of consultations, aimed at professionalising the teaching force in St. Kitts and Nevis, began on Monday 20th March, 2023. The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO and Ministry of Education officials welcomed Dr. Steve Nwokeocha, Executive Director of The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory …
St. Kitts and Nevis receives timely UNESCO technical assistance on education policy development
Paris, France, January 03, 2023: A few days into the New Year, the UN specialised Paris-based agency, UNESCO, confirmed to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis some positive developments. This has resulted in the twin-island Federation being identified for high-level expertise and assistance in developing its education policy framework. Following months of intense efforts submitting proposals …
Safeguarding St. Kitts and Nevis’ Intangible Cultural Heritage soon to be encapsulated in a Policy Framework
St. Kitts and Nevis has energetically embarked upon the 2nd phase of a UNESCO-funded cultural heritage project entitled: ‘Safeguarding St. Kitts and Nevis Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – Developing a National Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy. Led by local ICH focal contacts Marlene Phillips (St. Kitts) and Patrick Howell (Nevis), and backed by UNESCO funds worth …
St. Kitts and Nevis receives UNESCO’s funding to pioneer its Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Policy ambitions
23rd June 2022: Earlier this morning at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the Bureau of the Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) approved an ICH project proposed by the Ministry of Culture of St. Kitts and Nevis to promote the government’s mandate of developing a structured national ICH policy framework. St. Kitts and …
Members of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) National Committee visit Nevis
Friday 27th May, 2022: The Secretary General and Project Officer for the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, along with eleven (11) members of the MAB National Committee visited several sites on Nevis. The first site visited was the Nevis Heritage Village at Fothergills Estate, Gingerland, Nevis, a five (5) acre spread which …
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