(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 23 September, 2016: The United National Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization is collaborating with the Brimstone Hill Society to conduct a workshop on the Conservation and Management of Heritage Sites in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Capacity building workshop will focus on Brimstone Hill but will also include …
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International Peace Day
IT’S SEPTEMBER 21 AND IT’S INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY! “Let us all work together to help all human beings achieve dignity and equality; to build a greener planet; and to make sure no one is left behind.” — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 …
September 8 is International Literacy Day
ILD 2016 Poster Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the International Literacy Day, 50th Anniversary 8 September 2016 For fifty years, International Literacy Day has celebrated literacy as an empowering force for women and men and for society as a whole. We have seen great progress since the proclamation …
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International Youth Day 2016
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 …
SKN SEC-GEN PARTICIPATES IN THIRD WORLDWIDE MEETING OF UNESCO NATCOMS
(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 …
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Coming Soon!
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 …
CONFINETA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME 2016
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 …
FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR WATER PROFESSIONALS
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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SKN OFFICIALS HOLD KEY POSITIONS WITHIN UNESCO GOVERNING BODIES
(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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SINGLE FATHERS DUB UNESCO’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ENLIGHTENING
(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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