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Advisory services by ICCROM for 2022-2023 ICCROM's statutory functions in relation to the 1972 World Heritage Convention are to carry out research, documentation, technical assistance, training and public awareness programmes to strengthen conservation of cultural heritage. Its advisory services include training for cultural heritage, monitoring the state of conservation of World Heritage cultural properties, reviewing requests from International Assistance submitted by States Parties, and providing input and support for capacity-building activities.
Appui psychosocial d'urgence aux victimes du tremblement de terre et des inondations de juin 2023 en Haiti Entre le 3 au 6 juin, Haïti a été successivement frappé par deux catastrophes naturelles, ayant entraîné des pertes en vie humaines et des dégâts matériels importants. Le Bureau de l'UNESCO à Port-au-Prince propose d'intervenir en urgence au niveau de l'appui psychosocial post-catastrophe aux victimes en partenariat avec le Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP).
Strengthening film industries in Central Asia The objective of this project is to strengthen national capacities and regional networking to develop cultural and creative industries for the diversity of cultural expressions in Central Asia and raise awareness about the importance of cultural and creative industries (CCI), in particular the film industry, for sustainable development.

This action demonstrating the importance of creative industries will also contribute to awareness-raising about UNESCO's 2005 Convention with a view to encouraging those Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan - to ratify the Convention.
Reconstruction et réhabilitation du patrimoine bâti de Bandiagara Le présent projet vise à reconstruire et à réhabiliter le patrimoine bâti détruit, notamment les habitations, greniers, lieux de pratiques culturelles traditionnelles et les centres culturels, ainsi qu'à remplacer et relancer la production des objets culturels, et sauvegarder les objets cérémoniaux non-fonctionnels dans une collection mémorielle. Ainsi, ce projet contribuera au renforcement du tissu social, à la cohésion sociale et la paix entre toutes les communautés du Pays-dogon, par la sauvegarde et la reprise des pratiques culturelles de la région.
Youth leading actions in the Maghreb region With the aim to strengthen the capacities of the Maghreb countries for the development of inclusive national youth strategies, and meaningful engagement of youth in policy-making, this activity will initiate a series of national, and sub-regional actions (capacity development, technical advice, monitoring and advocacy) to: (i) support the adoption and implementation of national youth policies, (ii) promote youth led social entrepreneurship actions.
Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for resilient communities through Sustainable Tourism and Heritage Safeguarding The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has nearly 150 World Heritage sites and 90 Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) elements. Sustainable tourism is a pillar for local economic development, employment and heritage conservation but COVID-19 severely disrupted this. The region needs upskilling of the tourism and heritage workforce to support communities and heritage protection, and cross-sectoral cooperation and integration of ICH in development planning. The project will enhance sustainability of World Heritage destinations through capacity building programmes and integrate the safeguarding of ICH into urban plans, policies, and programmes.
Strengthening Intergovernmental Water Cooperation and Capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean This activity aims at strengthening intergovernmental cooperation via the IHP network in the region, with particular emphasis on the UNESCO Water Family. It will support the strengthening of IHP National Committees, the coordination of the UNESCO water family, improved communications, contribution to WWAP, ensure contributions to the IHP Intergovernmental Council and other processes (2030 agenda, SDGs, IHP WINS, CILAC, 2022 World Water Forum and World Water Day). It will also contribute to the regional implementation of Water Education and the 4th Industrial Revolution there of IHP-IX. Key outputs include regional resolutions on water cooperation, activities by the UNESCO Water Family and the dissemination of WWAP's WWDR, as well as capacity building events and enhanced communications.
Strengthening the Response to School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Guinea Bissau In a context where violence against children, girls and women is frequently perpetrated and justified, this project addresses school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) in Guinea-Bissau in order to improve elementary school completion and reduce gender disparities in education. SRGBV, which results in inability to concentrate, falling grades, requires a response at several levels, among which policies, safe environments, teaching and learning, reporting mechanisms, links with services and communities, and monitoring and evaluation. The project aims at identifying key actions and a roadmap to improve the response to SRGBV in the country through a participatory process involving multiple stakeholders.
Scaling up UNESCO-PJMF Collaboration on Promoting Ethical Governance of AI for Greater Impact The proposal builds on the knowledge and expertise accrued from our previous McGovern-funded project, as well as from other multilateral partnerships, for a streamlined delivery of RAMs in five new countries. It also invests in knowledge products that will further reinforce capacity-building efforts on the ground and empower stakeholders to make evidence-informed choices on AI regulation. The project is designed to scale up impact already made through UNESCO's ongoing efforts and advance our model framework for ethical AI governance.
International assistance (41 C/5) 199IAS4141 International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund is provided to States Parties to supplement their national efforts for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. It is granted by the Committee or its Bureau, which evaluate and approve requests for any purpose and for any form of international assistance mentioned in Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Convention including emergency assistance.
Local Communities and Sustainable Tourism in Petra and Wadi Rum The overall purpose of this project is to ensure the sustainable conservation of the World Heritage Sites of Petra and Wadi Rum, while offering local communities the possibility to take part in the preservation of the sites through limited cash-for-works activities, enhance their capacity in tourism and hospitality-related activities, and raise their awareness on the importance of their role in the safeguarding of their own cultural heritage. In addition, the project intents to promote gender equality, and will support economic growth by creating job opportunities through the development of female-owned local businesses.
UNAIDS 2023 country envelope funds for UNESCO's work on HIV and comprehensive sexuality education In the context of the 2022-2023 UNAIDS UBRAF, UNESCO will receive funding in 2023 to implement activities in 38 countries. Activities are programmed in line with country priorities and UNESCO's areas of responsibility as a UNAIDS Cosponsor.
Programme on Culture and Digital Technologies: An opportunity for sustainable development. Component I: Coordination and Management Component I: Coordination and Management aims at creating a favourable institutional framework for the Programme implementation. It will cover the management, coordination and monitoring, as well as an inception phase of the Programme, aiming at ensuring an overall smooth coordination, preparation and implementation of the different projects undertaken under this partnership.
Promoting regional cooperation for the underwater cultural heritage protection, the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property, and the promotion of the role of museums for society in the Arab States This workplan supports the regional cooperation for the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) protection, the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural property through the effective implementation of the 1970 Convention, and the promotion of the role of museums for society under the 2015 Recommendation. Assistance will be provided to support the launch of the UCH MOOC in Arabic in partnership with the UNESCO Chair for UCH at Alexandria University and a regional awareness raising activity on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property and museum development in cooperation with the government and museum community in the Arab States.
A Science Contribution to the UN 2023 Water Conference The project aims to strengthen the Science Research Agenda "Science to Accelerating the Implementation of SDG6 - A contribution to UN Water Conference 2023" by producing two interrelated deliverables:
1)	A wider science policy consultation among scientific institutions, UN agencies and stakeholders with the aim of discussing and finalizing the two blueprint papers.
2)	Two blueprint papers: "Frontiers on Water Sciences and Development Goals",; and "Science policy interlinkages"
Together 4 Peace (T4P): A Shared Commitment to Building A Peaceful and Sustainable Future in Asia-Pacific This project aims to build a strong platform for UNESCO's work on building peace through SDGs 4 and 16 through a multi-stakeholder regional dialogue on a 'peaceful and sustainable future in Asia and the Pacific.' UNESCO Member States, CSOs, youth, private sector, UNESCO Offices in the region, etc. will share their respective initiatives and resources, discuss lessons learned, and identify further collaborative actions focusing on the role of education.
Supporting Member States to address hydrological challenges, extremes and water scarcity. The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (2021) highlights that the rapid melting of the Cryosphere (snow, glacier, permafrost and ice) is one of the most visible impacts of climate change in the world. Furthermore, during the past 20 years, the two main water-related disasters, floods and droughts caused more than 166,000 deaths and affected another three billion people globally. By 2050, desertification alone will threaten the livelihoods of nearly one billion people in about 100 countries. Along the line of IHP IX priority areas: at least 5 member states, of which 2 in Africa and 1 SIDS and including 3 basins will be provided with scientific tools and methodologies to address hydrological and cryosphere challenges, hydrological extremes water scarcity and sediment transport and management.
UNAIDS UBRAF 2020-2021 country envelope funding for UNESCO's work on HIV prevention and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) In the context of the 2020-2021 UNAIDS UBRAF, UNESCO has received funding to implement activities in 35 countries. Activities are programmed in line with country priorities and UNESCO's areas of responsibility as a UNAIDS Cosponsor.
Alphabétisation fonctionnelle des commerçantes par les Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC) phase 4: 2021 Le projet d'alphabétisation par le numérique est une initiative de l'UNESCO pour répondre au besoin du gouvernement ivoirien dans sa politique de réduction de l'analphabétisme en Cote d'Ivoire. A travers ce projet, l'UNESCO entend aider les femmes ivoiriennes, commerçantes dans les marchés d'Abidjan à apprendre à travers un smartphone à lire, à écrire et à calculer. Ce projet vise à réduire le taux d'analphabétisme chez les femmes et à les autonomiser.
TECHNICAL ASISTANCE TO PERU'S NETWORK OF HERITAGE CITIES FOR THE PARTICIPATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CULTURE PLANS According to the Action Plan for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (2014-2024) an integrated and community-based approach is central for the development of management plans. In the case of cities, the HUL stresses that urban tangible and intangible heritage represents an important opportunity for the sustainable development of cities around the world. Hence, a shift in the focus from primarily architectural preservation to a much wider understanding of urban culture and community involvement is needed to develop better and sustainable management plans. To this end, this project seeks to provide technical assistance based on capacity building activities to the Network of Heritage and Historic Cities of Perú for the participative development of local culture management plans
Appliquer le modèle des réserves de biosphère transfrontières et des sites du Patrimoine Mondial pour promouvoir la Paix dans le bassin du Lac Tchad par la gestion durable de ses ressources naturelles La réduction de 95% de la superficie du lac Tchad entraîne des déséquilibres importants se traduisant par une augmentation de la vulnérabilité du socio écosystème dont les impacts sont multiples. Cette zone est la proie à l'insécurité et aux conflits. Le projet contribuera la réduction de la pauvreté et à la promotion de la Paix en renforçant la gestion durable, équitable, inclusive et concertée des ressources naturelles par l'application des principes de gestion des réserves de biosphère et des sites du patrimoine mondial à l'ensemble du bassin versant.
Strengthening institutional Education information systems for data-driven EiE and resilience to crises The project responds to the need for comprehensive, disaggregated, and reliable EiE data that can inform authorities and their partners towards better preparing, responding and recovering from the impacts of emergencies, thus building system resilience. The project specifically contributes to strengthening and promoting institutional information systems as an effective tool for coordinated education planning, response and delivery in times of crisis in two pilot countries. The project builds on the first phases of the initiative (FIT) n°8458.
Leveraging technologies and digital innovations in Central Asia to ensure more inclusive, effective and relevant learning In Central Asia, challenges in digital literacy and skills have made the implementation of online education particularly difficult in rural and remote areas, accompanied by low availability and affordability of infrastructure and connectivity, limited capacity of rural teachers in conducting effective online learning, lack of available and accessible quality online content in national and minority languages, and limited flexibility and agility of national education systems. UNESCO Almaty will provide support to strengthening the national capacities in planning technology-enabled education systems, developing digital competencies for teachers and learners and fostering technology-enhanced pedagogies through the development of digital content.
Promoting today's literacy skills to leave no one behind In response to the global literacy challenges, this activity intends to advance the global literacy agenda and provide support to UNESCO Member States for the promotion of youth and adult literacy, guided by the UNESCO Strategy for Youth and Adult Literacy (2020-2025). This activity is part of UNESCO's broader efforts to achieve Output 1 ED 4: Learners are equipped with relevant skills to meet individual, labour market and societal demands through literacy, TVET, STEM and higher education' of the UNESCO Programme and Budget for 2022-2025 (41 C/5) and thus will contribute to the achievement of the SDG4 on 'Ensure inclusive & equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all'.
Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding living heritage in Kenya The aim of this project is to strengthen human and institutional capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in the framework of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and its global capacity-building programme in Kenya. It is a voluntary contribution from the Netherlands to Funding Priority 1 under the 2003 Convention as endorsed by the Intergovernmental Committee (Decision 16.COM 12).
Financial support for climate adaptation projects for World Heritage properties inscribed for natural values The objective of the project is to secure a sustainable funding source to improve the capacity of World Heritage property managers in developing countries to prepare measures to adapt to climate change within their properties and build resilience.
Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence against women and girls in Zimbabwe The EU funded Spotlight Initiative is a global partnership launched in 2017 to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. In Zimbabwe focus is on eliminating Sexual Gender-based Violence (SGBV) and Harmful Practices (HP)s against women and girls). The broad implementation strategy is through the creation of partnership with Civil Society, Government, Private Sector, and Media & through building a social movement of women, men, girls and boys as champions and agents of change. The initiative contributes to SDGs 3 and 5 among others.
GCED, ESD, HEALTH in Eastern Africa Learners are equipped with transformative education to lead healthy lives, promote sustainable development and engage with the world as creative and responsible global citizens.
Promoting inclusion of all in education in Southern Africa Studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa show exclusion for the marginalised groups and rural communities on accessing education and lack of benefitting from it. School closures have shown how rural-urban digital divides have excluded some from the learning process. Intra state conflict in some countries in Southern Africa such as Mozambique have exacerbated exclusion of some learners. Climate change induced emergencies have threatened participation in education for some learners. In these circumstances, ensuring quality equitable and inclusive education for all becomes imperative. Member States will be supported to strengthen inclusive education policies and practices advance the right to quality education, including in crisis-affected situations.
Supporting Member States to sustainably manage their groundwater resources and to enhance water cooperation Groundwater is essential to provide drinking water and water to all sectors of the economy and is also important for sustaining streams, lakes, wetlands, and ecosystems in many countries. Despite this importance, groundwater resources are in many cases exploited without sufficient knowledge about the resource with often important consequences regarding their sustainability. Moreover, forty per cent of the world population live in transboundary basins, but agreements still lack in many parts of the world. The activities of this workplan will contribute to address these challenges, by advancing water science to improve groundwater sustainability and water cooperation
Sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel à travers le renforcement des capacités nationales au Maroc, en Mauritanie et en Tunisie La seconde phase du projet 'Sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel à travers le renforcement des capacités nationales au Maroc, en Mauritanie et en Tunisie' réalisé grâce aux contributions financières des gouvernements norvégien et espagnol vise à : (i) Renforcer le cadre législatif et institutionnel pour la sauvegarde du PCI (Tunisie) ; (ii) Donner de la visibilité aux travaux d'inventaire menés au cours de la Phase 1 (Tunisie, Maroc, Mauritanie) ; (iii) Former les parties prenantes nationales à l'élaboration et l'adoption de plans de sauvegarde du PCI (Tunisie, Maroc, Mauritanie) ; (iv) Sensibiliser à l'importance des liens entre le PCI et le développement durable (Maroc).
Advisory services by ICOMOS for 2022-2023 Under the provisions of Articles 13(7) and 14(2) of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, UNESCO is requested to utilize the services of ICOMOS in the preparation of the documentation and agenda of the statutory and other meetings of the World Heritage Committee. This activity covers the Monitoring Services, Evaluation Services and other advisory services to be provided by ICOMOS in the implementation of the Convention during the period 2022-2023.
For a better access of Persons with Disabilities to services and rights in Tunisia The project is supporting Tunisia in its efforts to harmonize laws and national strategies and programs with the CRPD, with a collective contribution of several partners mobilized for the promotion of PwD rights, involving RC office, the UN participating agencies (UNESCO - UNFPA - OHCHR), the national partners in particular the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) as well as OPDs, in particular IBSAR Association.
Strengthening local and community capacities in face of natural disasters in the Caribbean SIDS The project aims to raise awareness among communities and individuals to better understand risks and take preventive and mitigation actions before and during hazards through education and communication, by working with formal and non formal education systems, media and civil society engagement, and with a strong focus on vulnerable groups such as youth and women. It also aims to build capacity in the public sector including local and national governments and regional organizations to better prepare and respond to hazards through policy review and development, as well as collaborative work to ensure sustainability of the project results.
Promoting the Recommendation in ethics and AI in LAC and awareness-raising in bioethics challenges UNESCO in LAC will support MS at the local, national and regional level in the implementation of the Recommendation on ethics and AI, by providing policy advice, knowledge production, strengthening capacities and mapping and shearing experiences. We will also support MS in strengthening their policies and capacities in frontier scientific and technologies matters and other relevant ethical and bioethical discussions in the Region.
Strengthening resilience against Hydrological Extremes and implementation of IWRM in Sudan The National Council of Civil Defense requested UNESCO's support for developing Early Warning System, where this programme shall contribute toward building collaboration with all potential partners for Early Warning System for Floods being a priority that have devastating impact on Sudan for years. Additionally, this programme shall continue and build on previous efforts for strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Sudan and in particular assisting the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources implementation of Water Sector Strategy developed in 2021 until 2031. Thus, this programme contribute to 41 C5 KPI/1 and 9th phase of IHP strategy plan (2022-2029) "Science for a Water Secure World in a Changing Climate".
Strengthening capacities to identify, protect and manage tangible heritage in Central America Support will be provided to the five countries of the San Jose Cluster Office for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the 2011 Recommendation on Historic Urban landscape in line with the Action Plan for World Heritage in Mexico and Central America 2018-2023. More specifically awareness-raising, capacity-building and policy support activities related to site management, sustainable tourism, climate change and disaster reduction, will be carried out with a specific attention to the sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. To this end, action will be pursed at both national and subregional level based on the partnership with CECC-SICA.