Nevis Premier Amory grateful for UNESCO assistance Premier Vance Amory and UNESCO Executive Secretary General Antonio Maynard NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 28, 2016) — Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory has expressed gratitude to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for its continued assistance for the development of the people of Nevis. …
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(NATCOM) – Basseterre, 23 September, 2016: Economic Sustainability has been identified as a major factor in promoting the “Equipping Schools and Students for Success in Sciences Pilot Project.” Dr. Neva Pemberton, Chief Education Planner stated at the ceremony to launch the project on September 21, “Around the world there has been increasing emphasis on …
(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 …
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 …
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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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 …
(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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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 …
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 …
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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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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