The New Year started well for resident of St. Kitts-Nevis education expert, Dr. Neva Pemberton, as she arrived in Paris to undertake a 6-month intensive training programme organised by UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). Over the coming months in Paris, Dr. Pemberton will be exposed to in-depth training on educational planning and management, …
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(NATCOM) – St. Kitts, December 2, 2014: The National Commission for UNESCO has called on groups, organizations and Media Houses in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to join the celebration on December 2, 2014, in commemoration of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery in the Caribbean and around the world. According …
A UNESCO mission to provide technical assistance to St. Kitts and Nevis as the Federation seeks to review its Education Policy and, subsequently to develop a medium term Education Sector Strategy continued during the week of November 17-21. Initially In June 2014, UNESCO led a scoping mission to identify areas to be included in the …
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NATCOM (SKN) – Basseterre: November 24, 2014: Outstanding at the launch of the UNESCO Youth for Human Rights Awareness Project was the fact that youth from all strata of society attended to represent their various groups and interests, boding well for the future development of the project. Representatives of the Rastafarian Community, legal profession, persons …
NATCOM (SKN)- Basseterre: November 5, 2014: In its intervention before the governing body of UNESCO, (the Executive Board), the official representative of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis commended UNESCO’s role in putting oceans, and their concomitant importance to Small Island developing states, on the priority list of activities in the post-2015 period. Leading …
Coordinator of the St Mary’s Biosphere Reserve Project Telca Wallace said she has returned from the 2nd UNESCO Training Course for Managers of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves more determined and inspired than ever to forge forward with plans for the advancement of the Reserve. The seminar which was held from 13th – 17th …
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(NATCOM) BASSETERRE St. Kitts, September 11, 2014 – Established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly, and first observed in September 1982, The International Day of Peace is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace within and among nations. In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 55/282, establishing September 21 …
Against the backdrop of wars and their accompanying human suffering, the Director-General of UNESCO Ms. Irina Bokova has called on individuals and nations to “invest” in creating lasting peace. She has expressed this desire as member countries of the United Nations celebrate International Day of Peace on Sunday, September 21. “We must be as bold …
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A documentary on the cultural music of St. Kitts and Nevis will make its debut over the Independence period thanks to the local UNESCO National Commission which spearheaded its production. Antonio Maynard, Secretary General of the UNESCO National Commission, emphasized that as St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates its 31st Anniversary of Independence, it is important …
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The National Commission for UNESCO is in a better position to highlight its projects and programmes following the participation of one of its members Maria Crawford in a Website Development Workshop which was held in Jamaica from September 2-4, 2014. The workshop which was spearheaded by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO as part of …
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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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