02/28/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/28/2021 09:40
National Focal Points and World Heritage Site Managers of Nepal meet for the Periodic Reporting Workshop
On 17 February, 24 officials including the National Focal Points and World Heritage Site Managers - both natural and cultural - came together in Kathmandu to discuss Periodic Reporting on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, the Department of Archaeology, and UNESCO collaborated to organize this workshop within the framework of the Third Cycle of the Periodic Reporting. The event s goal was to share the progress made and challenges faced in completing Section I of the Third Cycle of the Periodic Reporting on the national-level implementation of the Convention and to facilitate the completion of the Section II questionnaires on site-level implementation.
02/25/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/25/2021 03:53
Ghanaian journalists hone skills in investigative reporting and access to information
A total of 12 journalists were selected, out of 48 applications, to take part in a 3-week intensive training. The training aimed at investigative journalists working in sensitive contexts, while linking their work to the broader perspective of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development.
Although the participants have produced investigative reports in the past, they have not really exercised their right to access to information under the new Act. The training, therefore, has provided them with the basis to be involved in tracking the implementation of the Act.
02/25/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/25/2021 08:12
Women a minority in Industry 4.0 fields
The artificial intelligence (AI) sector is expanding rapidly: from 2015 to 2017, the number of workers worldwide with AI skills increased by 190%, according to the World Ecnoomic Forum, which found that industries with more AI skills present among their workforce are also the fastest-changing industries .
In the USA, AI has the highest-paid experts of any field of technology. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, the pay gap in computer science is one of the smallest between male and female professionals in the USA, with women earning 94% of what men take home.
02/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/21/2021 23:02
Working with Communities for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Qatar The safeguarding of intangible heritage in line with UNESCO s standard-setting guidelines is a fundamental process and cannot take place without the involvement of the communities which bear this invaluable part of our collective identity , said Her Excellency Dr Hamada Hasan Al-Sulaiti, Secretary-General of the Qatari National Commission for Education, Culture and Science. The State of Qatar provides unlimited support for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and I thank UNESCO for its continued support in this area , she added.
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02/22/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/22/2021 04:43
COVID-19: Two-thirds of poorer countries are cutting their education budgets at a time when they can least afford to
Education budgets are not adjusting proportionately to the challenges brought about by COVID-19, especially in poorer countries. Despite additional funding needs, two-thirds of low- and lower-middle-income countries have, in fact, cut their public education budgets since the onset of the pandemic, according to the new joint World Bank - UNESCO report, Education Finance Watch (EFW).
In comparison, EFW demonstrates only one-third of upper-middle and high-income countries have reduced their budgets. These cuts have been relatively small so far, but there is a danger that they will grow as the pandemic continues to take its economic toll, and fiscal positions worsen. These differing trends imply a significant widening of already large spending disparities seen between low- and high-income countries.