UN unveils education initiative connecting mobile phones to the classroom
12 December 2011 – With mobile telephone access reaching over five billion of the world’s population... UN and Brazil launch initiative to combat hunger among school children
7 November 2011 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Brazilian... On Benedict XVI's Call to Courage in Education
ROME, NOV. 8, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says there is an emergency in education, and yet... New UN facility on sustainable development opens in Republic of Korea
19 October 2011 - A new United Nations research and training facility designed to help poorer countries pursue...
Join the Global Education Week!20 October 2011 - The North-Center of the Council of Europe invites you to join the Global Education...Read more
Six million new teachers needed to ensure UN goal of universal primary education
5 October 2011 - The United Nations marked World Teachers’ Day today with a warning that 6.1 million more...
UN forum tackles enduring disparities in education faced by girls
3 October 2011 - With evidence showing that disparities in education widen as girls grow, the United Nations...
University in Philippines and UNAOC to hold conference on the future of International Politics.
Posted 4 October 2011 - The University of Asia & the Pacific’s Institute of Political Economy, in...
Ban urges students to help build rule of law institutions in emerging democracies
4 October 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tonight articulated his vision for a world where...
Cardinal Sarah Makes Appeal for Schools in Africa
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 7, 2011 (Zenit.org).- To prevent future crises such as the severe food ...
UN official urges integration of social concerns into economic recovery policies
3 October 2011 - A senior United Nations official today urged countries to pursue economic policies...
Millions of children to benefit from UN partnership to train school principals
22 September 2011 - The United Nations educational agency has embarked on a new partnership to train thousands of... Read more UN advocates agree to targeted actions in support of anti-poverty goals
21 September 2011 - Eminent personalities from the private sector, academia, governments and civil society have... Read more
UNICEF-backed conference seeks to ensure inclusion of children with disabilities
20 September 2011 - Government leaders and experts today discussed ways to improve education, health care and... Read more
Literacy vital for overcoming poverty and disease and reinforcing stability - UN 8 September 2011 - With nearly 800 million people unable to read or write, the United Nations today marked... Read more Chile: UN expert calls for quality education that is accessible and affordable for all 9 September 2011 - Recent student protests in Chile, which were marked by violence in which a student was killed, Read more UN-backed meeting in Kigali focuses on role of youth in getting Africa online 9 September 2011 - With much of Africa still unconnected to the Internet, broadband commissioners and... Read more Ban exhorts academia to find solutions to global hunger, poverty and intolerance 10 August 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted the world's academic community to find solutions to...
Academic exchange data on United States, Arab, and Muslim countries shows need for expansion Posted on August 4, 2011 - The High-Level Group Report of the Alliance of Civilizations emphasizes exchanges as an...
Unity in Diversity Lecture : Doing Business in a Multicultural World - Under UNAOC auspices Posted 3 August 2011 - The Inaugural Lecture of the UNAOC Series was held by Centre for Management in Mumbai...
Reykjavik earns UN distinction as a City of Literature 5 August 2011 - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated...
UN Economic and Social Forum ends with calls for implementation of decisions29 July 2011 - The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today urged the...
UN high-level forum urges greater efforts to ensure access to decent education for all8 July 2011 - Government officials at a United Nations meeting in Geneva today called for the boosting of...
High-level meeting of UN Economic and Social Council to focus on education1 July 2011 - Making education accessible for all will be the focus of a United Nations conference in Geneva...
UN Economic and Social Council shines spotlight on expanding access to education5 July 2011 - An estimated 67 million school-age children worldwide are unable to attend classes because of...
Right to education must be supported with adequate resources - UN expert6 July 2011 - Education is a fundamental human right that must be protected from economic difficulties and...
Bangkok declared World Book Capital 2013 at UN conference29 June 2011 - An international committee has designated Bangkok as World Book Capital 2013, the United...
Youth education and employment key to progress in Africa - Migiro 30 June 2011 - The United Nations today urged African countries to empower the continent?s youth through...
Saving the Africa of the FutureROME, JUNE 21, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Investing in the education of African youth might not appear as spectacular as, say,
Launch of Project Atlas report, Student Mobility and the Internationalization of Higher EducationJune 16, 2011 - The Institute of International Education has released its Project Atlas report, Student Mobility and...
Partnership to Further Global Quest by N.Y.U. JUNE 8, 2011 New York University, well on its way to becoming the first truly global university, is starting a new...
Vatican Official Backs a Next Step for MulticulturalismROME, JUNE 2, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Instead of multiculturalism, it's time to speak of interculturalism, according...
CFP Deadline June 30, 2011: Popular Culture and Education Posted on June 1, 2011 - Papers are invited for the Second International Conference on Popular Culture and Education,
UNAOC Partner holds Conference in Lebanon on Cross Cultural Education Posted on June 1, 2011 - United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Partner Adyan Foundation?s Cross Cultural...
Ban outlines social benefits of ensuring women have access to education 26 May 2011 - Secretary-Ban Ki-moon today underlined the huge benefits societies reap from ensuring that girls...
Vatican-Islam Dialogue Notes Common Aims in Education VATICAN CITY, MAY 20, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican's council for interreligious dialogue and a Jordan-based institute on...
UNESCO receives 42 nominations to join World Heritage List 5 May 2011- More than 40 natural or cultural sites - including five from countries never represented before...
Press freedom more relevant than ever in digital era, UN stresses 3 May 2011 - Freedom of expression remains as important as ever in the digital age, serving as a basis for democracy...
UN report reveals increasing spending on education in sub-Saharan Africa 27 April 2011 - Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been increasing expenditure on education by six per cent every year over...
UN chief to open meeting of university presidents on women empowerment 30 March 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will on Monday visit the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
UN copyright agency reports sharp rise in cybersquatting disputes 1 April 2011 - Disputes over the practice of cybersquatting rose sharply last year, with nearly 2,700 cases...
Young Afghans, many of them girls, benefit from UNbacked computer courses 28 March 2011 - Hundreds of young Afghans, many of them girls, are getting free computer and English training...
Hopeful Message About the World's Poorest 22 March 2011 - In the not too distant past ? 1980 ? one of every six babies born in the West African nation...
Laotian children to get healthy meals under UN project that also helps local farmers 23 March 2011 - For the first time in Laos, nearly 1,000 primary school children will receive a healthy, balanced...
Everything you need to know: Vernal or spring equinox 2011 20 March - In 2011, the vernal or spring equinox comes on March 20 at 23:21 UTC. To understand what happens...
Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz, Nevruz Posted 21 March - Inscribed in 2009 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Holy See to UN: Education Must Respect Values NEW YORK, MARCH 1, 2011 (Zenit.org).- If education does not respect religious and cultural values, then it runs the...
UN chief encourages philanthropists to invest more in education 28 February 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded the role philanthropists play in facilitating access to ...
Holy See Address to UN Meeting on Women NEW YORK, MARCH 5, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Here is the Feb. 28 statement of the Holy See delegation to the Economic ...
Intercultural Aspects of Social Communication ROME, FEB. 22, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The Pontifical Urban University of Rome is attempting to train professionals to use...
UN partners with West African nations to boost information technology in universities
11 February 2011 - The United Nations agency tasked with promoting education and the West African monetary union today ...
Transforming Africa Through Higher Education 16 January 2011 - DOHA, QATAR ? When Patrick Awuah left his native Ghana in 1985 to study abroad, he had little...
New gene ?encyclopedias? delve deeper into life's mechanics Dec. 22, 2010 - Eight years ago, the massive Human Genome Project identified most of the roughly 20,000-25,000... Holy Father Greets UNESCO Director Posted 19 January 2011 - As Australia's workplaces become more culturally diverse in an increasingly globalised labour...
Ban lauds vision and achievements of UNESCO on 65th anniversary 14 December 2010 - Lauding the vision and achievements of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...
British and Venezuelan information technology experts scoop UN prize
1 December 2010 - The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
International Affairs - Lasting Change Through Social Enterprise
Launched by John Whitehead, the Social Enterprise Initiative at the Harvard Business School aims "to inspire,
New initiative aims to forge closer links between UN and academia
18 November 2010 - Over 300 university presidents, faculty members and students gathered at United Nations...
Senior UN official stresses potential impact of new partnership with academia
19 November 2010 - A top United Nations official voiced optimism today about what a newly- launched initiative...
Asia can build 'new era of sustainability' - Ban
5 November 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon today applauded the work of a global education initiative for responsible...
Top UN officials urge 'global movement of minds' to realise universal values
2 November 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior UN communications chief Kiyo Akasaka have urged academics...
On World Day, UNESCO urges preservation of audiovisual heritage
27 October 2010 - Warning that the world's audiovisual heritage is endangered, the head of the United Nations Educational...
UNESCO, Chinese media giant join forces to promote education, culture15 October 2010 - The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voiced ... Read more
More than 10 million new teachers needed to fill education goals, UN warns5 October 2010 - The United Nations marked World Teachers' Day today with top officials calling on governments to make ... Read more
Previously unknown language emerges in India6 October 2010 - (CNN) -- Linguists announced Monday they have identified an endangered language known as Koro that... Read more
Molecule building work wins Nobel
6 Oct, 2010 - Three scientists have shared this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new ways of linking carbon...
Tablet PC for developing nations
5 Oct, 2010 - The One Laptop Per Child organisation has been given a $5.6m (£3.5m) grant to develop a tablet version of its... UN telecom agency joins forces with Portugal to bring laptops to schools30 September 2010 - The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Portugal have joined forces to... Read more
UN conference adopts action plan for improving early childhood care and education 29 September 2010 - Participants at a United Nations-backed conference in Moscow today adopted an action plan to expand... Read more
UN summit confident of achieving MDGs on time if world delivers 22 September 2010 - While expressing deep concern that progress has fallen far short of what is needed, a United Nations... Read more
New UN report urges push to end gender disparities in education
17 September 2010 - Girls and boys in only 85 countries will have equal access to primary and secondary education by 2015 if... Distribution of key school supplies starts in Zimbabwe with UN and donor support
8 September 2010 - A major distribution of school supplies got under way today across Zimbabwe in an effort by the United Nations... Literacy has empowering effect on women, UN officials say
8 September 2010 - Top United Nations officials called today for more funding and advocacy to improve literacy rates among the world's... Stress Importance of Education Toward Respect VATICAN CITY, AUG. 27, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sent a message to Muslims, underlining...
College Launches Catholic Medieval Guilds MERRIMACK, New Hampshire, JULY 27, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is launching several...
UN prize honours six projects for promoting literacy and women's empowerment 28 July 2010 - An organization that works to enhance literacy among immigrant families in Germany and an innovative programme... UN agency launches initiative to ship donated books to Haitian children 26 July 2010 - The United Nations agency tasked with promoting education has launched an initiative to send donated books to...
Yerevan named World Book Capital 2012 by UN cultural agency 6 July 2010 - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has chosen the Armenian city of Yerevan...
"A True Humanism ... Can and Should Allow the Presence of Foreign Students" ROME, JULY 3, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is a greeting sent from the president and secretary of the Pontifical Concil for Migrants and...
Tony Blair welcomes the University of Western Australia to the Faith and Globalisation initiative 7 June - The University of Western Australia has become the first Australian University and the fifth in the world to partner with the Tony...
CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS DIALOGUE ABOUT EDUCATION VENICE, Italy, JUNE 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- On June 21, some 50 people from 20 countries, Christian and Muslim, will gather for a...
Arts education the focus of UN-backed cultural conference opening today 25 May 2010 - The importance of arts education both in and out of school, with its potential to enhance the understanding of different... UNICEF chief calls for accelerated action on out-of-school children 18 May 2010 - The new head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for greater efforts to ease the plight... Today's young people can help create a better tomorrow, Ban tells UN student forum 13 May 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed to thousands of young people gathered at a student conference at... CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLERS MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 29, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Students of Catholic high schools are more likely than their peers in other schools... CARDINAL: PRAYER ISN'T EXTRA IN CATHOLIC EDUCATION KILKENNY, Ireland, MAY 7, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Teaching prayer in Catholic schools is not an extra feature, but rather an essential part... Burkina Faso: UN-backed project boosts education, health care for women farmers 6 May 2010 - A United Nations-backed pilot programme that supplies electric generators to rural women farmers in Burkina Faso... Palestinian girls take science project from UN school to Silicon Valley 28 April 2010 - Three teenagers studying in a United Nations-funded school in a refugee camp in the West Bank have been chosen... Dreams 'can help with learning' 23 April 2010 - Napping after learning something new could help you commit it to memory - as long as you dream, scientists say. Ban lauds Jordan's Queen for children's book on cross-cultural understanding 27 April 2010 - A cultural food fight between ?gooey? peanut butter and jelly and ?icky? hummus sandwiches leads to global acceptance... Brain circuits for empathy, violence may overlap April 18, 2010 Human brain circuits involved in empathy and in violence may overlap, scientists have found. They say the discovery... CHURCH IN US TO STUDY "MARRIAGE BUILDING" WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 23, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Catholic Church in the United States has defined "marriage building" as one... Two Billion Laptops - It May Not Be Enough 16 April 2010 - ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD is a nonprofit group that thinks big. Since 2007, it has sold ... Education key to fighting HIV pandemic, UNICEF chief stresses on visit to Lesotho 9 April 2010 - The outgoing head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has wrapped up a two-day...
UN seeks to improve safety of schools and hospitals in natural disasters 9 April 2010 - The United Nations has launched a worldwide campaign to enhance the safety of 1 million...
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