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Enhancing National Capacity to Foster Digital Citizenship Education in Asia Pacific The project aims to expand on the achievements from the previous KFIT-ICT projects, by supporting Member States in making informed policy decisions in fostering digital citizenship, with special emphasis on incorporating them into teacher training and development. The project seeks to:
1)Establish a regional comparative framework to help gather baseline info on children's perception, competency levels, actual use of ICT
2)Build national capacity in developing, implementing, and monitoring competency-based ICT teacher training and development 
3)Provide regional platforms for high-level policy dialogues to disseminate project outcomes and to strengthen regional partnerships
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - PHASE II Phase II aims to scale up DRR governance horizontally through replication at the local level, building on lessons learned from Phase I and vertically, to establish the relevant DRR governance structures and mechanisms at all BIH governing levels, ensuring coordination, and collaboration within and between the levels and sectors. The following sectors/institutions are targeted: education, social and child protection, health, agriculture, urban planning, cultural and natural heritage site management, water and environmental management and institutions with responsibility for climate change adaptation, protection and rescue. UNESCO engagement is focused on the sector of education and culture
Mobilizing film professionals for regional cooperation in Asia The objective is to empower governmental and non-governmental actors including the private sector in order to enhance legal and institutional frameworks to strengthen the film industry through building capacity and thus strengthening regional cooperation. Their awareness will be raised about required policy and regulatory changes to support a strong and dynamic film industry, and their capacities developed in the areas of content creation and exchanges, with a view to developing possible co-production, distribution and exhibition opportunities. Regional networks of cooperation, with a focus on gender equality, will be strengthened and policy action among ASEAN countries will be advocated.
Education Sector Plans for the Eastern Caribbean Member States of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines The Eastern Caribbean Member States of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines will utilize the first Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Systems Capacity Grant (SCG) on the development/revision of individual national Education Sector Plans (ESP), and associated activities. The objective is to guide and support the preparation of an ESP for each of the four member countries. UNESCO will collaborate with the lead and regional consultants to support the national teams to effectively design, coordinate, implement, and assure the quality of the program of activities related to the preparation of robust and relevant Education Sector Plans in the four selected countries.
Promoting Health and Well Being in Higher and Tertiary Education in SADC region The project Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3 Plus) will ensure that young people in higher and tertiary education institutions in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) realize positive health, education and gender equality outcomes through sustained reductions in new HIV infections, unintended pregnancy and gender based violence. The project will thus enable them to reach their full educational potential and contribute more effectively to the development of their countries and region as graduates, professionals and young leaders.
JPO for Culture - UNESCO Accra The JPO will contribute to the implementation of the Culture Program in Ghana which involves working with Government, Civil Society, Academia, Development Partners, UN, interested stakeholders and partners. This also means aligning with country, regional and global frameworks.
Radio Education - Promotion of Learning through Radio in Isolated Areas of Pakistan In the aftermath of the response to COVID, the project aims at enhancing access to schools, communities, and youth in isolated areas of Pakistan to improve learning opportunities through an Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) Approach comprised of educational content and information on the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Pakistan. The project caters to the learning needs of the 19 most marginalized and isolated districts of Pakistan, which are mostly deprived of digital technology and access to distance learning programmes introduced by the Government during the COVID-19 period on television and radio.
Equipping Education systems in Eastern Africa to promote inclusion, address marginalization and advance rights, including in crisis-affected and post-disaster contexts Despite the progress education systems in Eastern Africa have made in promoting inclusion, addressing marginalization and advancing rights to education, including in the countries affected by crisis and post disaster contexts, the most marginalized and disadvantaged groups in the region are not fully realizing their right to education. The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has put them at a higher risk of educational exclusion by exacerbating the existing inequalities and exclusions. Therefore, UNESCO will support countries in the region to improve and inform inclusive education policies and practices and; to build on regional commitments (Djibouti Declaration) for inclusion of refugees into educational national systems to make the right of education a reality even in emergencies situation.
Science Outreach and Engagement for Sustainable Development in the framework of the Ocean Decade The project will support the implementation of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Ocean Decade) which commenced implementation on 1 January 2021. The Ocean Decade is a UN-led global initiative that aims to convene diverse actors around the work to generate critical ocean science for sustainable development solutions. Structured around ten Ocean Decade Challenges it addresses issues ranging from marine pollution, ecosystem management, and climate change to ocean observations, ocean data management and capacity development.
Renforcer la lutte contre le trafic illicite des biens culturels, promouvoir leur retour et restitution et renforcer les capacités pour la protection du patrimoine culturel subaquatique en Afrique centrale Dans un contexte régional marqué par les conflits armés sous-tendant le trafic illicite de biens culturels, les capacités des États membres de l'Afrique centrale seront renforcées pour la protection des biens culturels sous leurs diverses formes et la promotion du retour et de la restitution biens culturels sur la base d'inventaires compréhensifs. Le rôle des musées pour les sociétés sera promu ainsi que la ratification de la Convention de 2001. Des stratégies seront également mises en œuvre pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel subaquatique.
Enhancing Climate Services for Improved Water Resources Management in Vulnerable Regions to Climate Change: Case studies from Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean In view of increased threats of climatic variability and change occurring in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), effective climate risk management is essential to strengthen the capacity to manage water resources in those regions, through networking and by facilitating international and regional cooperation. This will be achieved by promoting South-South Cooperation particularly through developing pilot experiences and engaging with regional partners to upscale these experiences to the regional level in Africa and LAC.
Les Routes des personnes mises en esclavage : Resistance, Liberté, Héritage Le projet privilégie les activités contribuant à une connaissance accrue de l'histoire des traites et des esclavages et qui valorisent les contributions des personnes mises en esclavage dans nos sociétés. Ces activités rappellent les rôles souvent oubliés des femmes dans cette histoire et les conséquences différenciées de ces héritages et les formes contemporaines d'esclavage qu'elles subissent. Les piliers énoncés dans le nouveau cadre stratégique ont permis de définir 3 axes majeurs d'intervention: identifier et promouvoir le patrimoine culturel matériel et immatériel lié aux personnes mises en esclavage; développer des outils pédagogiques adaptés à la diversité des public cibles; documenter l'impact économique des conséquences des traites et des esclavages dans les sociétés modernes.
Establishing a National Centre of Excellence for TVET in Afghanistan This project is to contribute to the economic development of Afghanistan through the strengthening of capacities for the provision of quality non-formal TVET through scaling up the Afghan Korean Vocational Training Institute (AKVTI) into a sustainable National Centre of Excellence for TVET in Afghanistan. The project also enhances the Institute's capacity to promote and deliver quality non-formal TVET programmes, improves efficient management of non-formal TVET provision and strengthens the linkage between non-formal TVET and labour market in Afghanistan.
Accelerating Carbon Neutrality: Innovative Actions For Sustainable Development The project seeks to facilitate sustainability science, education for sustainable development and capacity building, and provide stakeholders including youth with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes matching climate change response, including carbon footprint reduction, ecological protection and biodiversity conservation through "hand-in-hand action", "forest protection action", "partnership action" and " practical education base action" with the purpose to promote the practical action of ecological civilization and build a sustainable future for all.
Enabling environment for open science in Eastern Africa In the fragmented scientific and policy environment, a global understanding of the meaning, opportunities and challenges of open science is needed for its fair and equitable operationalization at the individual, institutional, national, regional and international levels. Following an inclusive, transparent and multi-stakeholder consultative process, the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science was adopted by the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference in November 2021. The recommendations provide an international framework for open science policy and practice that recognizes disciplinary and regional differences in open science perspectives. To drive its implementation in Eastern Africa, this activity seeks to analyse the enabling environment for open science in the region.
WMO co-sponsorship of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS): programmatic contributions to WMO WMO and IOC/UNESCO collaborate as co-sponsors of GOOS (together with UNEP and ISC) in the framework of two agreements: the Memorandum of Understanding for co-sponsorship of the GOOS Steering Committee (SC) between IOC/UNESCO, WMO, UNEP, and ICSU (1998), and the Memorandum of Understanding between WMO and IOC/UNESCO (2019). This project is a vehicle to materialize that co-sponsorship for a period of five years, focusing on the GOOS programmatic contributions to WMO Strategic Objectives.
Social Protection Programme Funded by the Joint SDG Fund, the UN Joint Social Protection Programme covers Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue & Tokelau. The objective is to develop evidence based nationally owned social protection (SP) systems to accelerate SDGs through integrated programming in national and sub-national development. The Programme actions are along the following outcome areas: data/evidence, public finance, institutional coordination, partnerships and outreach. UNESCO's portion of the work covers all outcome areas for the persons with disabilities (PWDs).
Strengthening Costa Rica's SDG Financing Architecture Through Resource Alignment with National Goals and Improved Education Sector Public Spending Through a 2 pillar approach the Joint Programme (JP) intends to strengthen SDG financing architecture at the national, sectoral (education) and ecosystem levels. Working with the public sector it will develop an integrated financing strategy to mobilize and align multiple sources of capital and planning processes with national development priorities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, while focusing specifically on the education sector to improve its public spending efficiency through the implementation of a gender-responsive, socially inclusive and results-based budget and framework.
Supporting Education in Emergency through Digital Learning and Food Security to Protect Migrant Children from Sexual Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, and Exploitation of Child Labour on Thai-Myanmar Border The project's overall goal is to address the importance of education, as a fundamental right of every child and as means to promote peace in responding to violent extremism situations and conflicts along the Thai-Myanmar border. Through urgent interventions on (1) digital learning aimed at learning recovery and immediate impact, (2) emergency food aid and (3) equipping migrant learning centres with ICT infrastructure and promotion of sanitation, the project will ensure that migrant children have safe, appropriate and inclusive opportunities to continue their learning and reduce the learning loss during the crisis with good health and well-being, mentally and physically.
Good Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals: mobilizing UNESCO's water and environmental science networks for the 2030 Agenda The project accelerates the implementation of good governance and management principles for freshwater and biodiversity resources in Asia and the Pacific. Supported by the best available science, this will be achieved through reinforced engagement by UNESCO's scientific networks, linked to the implementation of site-based good governance initiatives at biosphere reserves, HELP basins, ecohydrology demonstration sites and other UNESCO-designated locations in Asia and the Pacific. Regional UNESCO scientific networks will serve as hubs for the transfer of knowledge and technologies.
Invasive alien species and other ocean stressors: Furthering the scientific knowledge and capacity basis in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem This project aims at furthering the scientific knowledge and capacity basis in the CCLME by adding a focus on the effects of multiple ocean stressors to the knowledge base of the Canary Current system. This new focus will include a collaborative approach to the question of invasive alien species (IAS), its connection with other ocean stressors, and an assessment for the region. The project will facilitate the creation of an IAS group of experts and will provide improved access to scientific data, information and knowledge produced. The project will contribute to science-based management of the CCLME by facilitating the co-design of a collaborative action in the context of the Ocean Decade.
02 C South Protect from Nat. Disaster This activity aims at providing capacity-building on traditional knowledge, skills, and practices related to sustainable water management. It is aimed at community representatives in districts in the South Region, and will be developed in coordination with the Social Cohesion STFA project in the South Region, aimed at rehabilitating traditional water management systems and other community infrastructure, maintaining and safeguarding cultural heritage sites and using it as leverage for economic recovery and social cohesion of target communities.
REVIVING THE SPIRIT OF MOSUL BY REBUILDING ITS HISTORIC LANDMARKS, namely Al-Nouri Mosque and its Al-Hadba Minaret as well as the Al-Tahera Church and Al-Sa'a Church The primary goal of the project is to foster reconciliation and social cohesion in Mosul and its Old Town, through the restoration and reconstruction of Al-Nouri Mosque and its Al-Hadba Minaret as iconic landmarks, as well as a Memorial. The project includes skills development and job creation components to provide young men and women from Mosul with a source of livelihood through the heritage rehabilitation sector.
"Palestine Riwaya Museum in Bethlehem (finalisation of Phase III: Completion the renovation of the Museum's space )" The overall objective of the project is to establish a model Palestinian interactive and multimedia museum in Bethlehem, called Riwaya (narrative) Museum. It will be a venue for safeguarding and promoting Palestinian cultural diversity and fostering intercultural dialogue as it will serve as a tourist destination. This particular phase aims at completing the renovation of the museum space started in Phase III of the project.

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41C/5- OUTPUT 5.CLT3 East African Member States capacities strengthened for better preparedness, mitigation and response to emergencies affecting culture, including in situations of armed conflict and disaster Following the review of national measures to protect culture in times of conflict, which was carried out in 2021 in the framework of periodic reporting on implementation of the UNESCO 1954 Convention and its 2 protocols, and which revealed the need for capacity building in the protection of Cultural property, this activity aims to increase capacities among female military personnel to effectively protect cultural property, including World Heritage properties in the Eastern Africa Region. UNESCO will provide targeted military training for female military personnel in the protection of cultural property based upon the guidance of the UNESCO 1954 Convention and mobilizing the wide network of UNESCO and AU partners in the region.
SUPPORTING CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR NOMINATION PROJECTS AND PROMOTION OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN EAST AFRICA To improve the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the East Africa region, the Sultanate of Oman supports a new initiative with a three-year capacity-building programme for nominations and promotion of World Heritage in five East African States Parties (Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia and United Republic of Tanzania), to i) support the updating of Tentative Lists; ii) assist in the preparation of robust nomination files for sites in four countries (Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, and Somalia); iii) strengthen national capacities to implement the World Heritage Convention.
Political Stabilization and Reform through Confidence Building and Inclusive Dialogue in Guinea Bissau As Guinea Bissau is preparing for legislative elections (end 2022) in a highly tensed context, this project seeks to support spaces for inclusive dialogue, legal reform, safety of journalists, and initiatives for peace consolidation to strengthen democratic process and social cohesion.
This will be achieved through reinforcing the legal framework for guaranteeing right to information; building capacity of security officers on public order and freedom of expression; supporting the monitoring and countering of hate speech; and enhancing the competencies of public and community media on "solution journalism" and fact-checking techniques for reliable reporting and countering disinformation.
Enhancing the Safety of Journalists in Africa and the Arab Region This project will contribute to peace, sustainable development, and democracy through promoting the safety of journalists in support of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity (UN Plan), by focusing on the UN Plan's "Three Ps": the prevention, protection against, and prosecution of crimes and attacks against journalists in ODA-eligible countries. It will build on past experience and years of successful initiatives, including those implemented by the Multi Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, since its inception in 2017.
Advocating for media pluralism and viability through the celebration of WRD in Sahel This initiatives aims at promoting, through the celebration of World Radio Days with multiple stakeholders, the enactment of policy and legal framework favourable to media pluralism and viability as pillars of information as public good in democratic society.
Strengthening capacities in Mexico to combat all forms of discrimination and racism This RP Workplan seeks to strengthen the capacities of both national, subnational and local authorities regarding the combat of discrimination and racism towards the most vulnerable population groups. In relation to the 2019 approved Resolution on "Elimination in the World of Racial Discrimination, Racial Supremacism and Racial Hate Crimes", initiative of Mexico, the 2022 Global Forum against racism will be held in Mexico and will contribute to the Global Call against Racism and the development of inclusive policies through the exchange and discussion of innovative experiences and challenges. In this framework, the project will also implement the anti-racism tools already developed and to seek further dissemination with new actors.
Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Women and Youth through Literacy and Basic Education Within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia, UNESCO will support the expansion of the Factory Literacy Programme (FLP) and the Basic Education Equivalency Programme (BEEP), jointly implemented by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. The linkage between the two programmes will open wider access to non-formal learning opportunities among women and out-of-school youth.
Participation Programme Project - Building Digital Citizens Capacity through high quality ICT Education N/A
TWAS - BMBF Project for Capacity Building in Scientific Research for Young Scientists in Africa Population growth in Africa presents both a challenge and an opportunity: education and training of young people will be paramount to secure a path towards sustainability for the Continent. To facilitate the setting up of new researchers in their home countries, TWAS and BMBF propose a novel modular programme which combines elements of research grants, mobility and training. A huge range of technical and soft skills will be developed, with opportunities to link with industry. The modular structure means that the programme can be tailored to different needs and contexts. The programme also brings forward an innovative approach to support women scientists.
Strengthening IHP Governance The activity contributes to the implementation of output 3.SC2 on water sciences. It aims to strengthen the institutional structure of Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), its governance, visibility and the relationships with major internal and external UNESCO partners. It consists of statutory, institutional, inter-institutional cooperation and communication and outreach actions at all levels (global, regional and national)
UNAIDS 2022-2023 country envelope funds for UNESCO's work on HIV and comprehensive sexuality education In the context of the 2022-2023 UNAIDS UBRAF, UNESCO has received funding to implement activities in 38 countries in 2022. Activities are programmed in line with country priorities and UNESCO's areas of responsibility as a UNAIDS Cosponsor.
Scaling up the Happy Child Programme This Joint Programme (JP) aims to support the scaling up of the Happy Child Programme (HCP) - an existing social protection scheme that aims to reach families/caregivers through home visits with the support they need to ensure cognitive, emotional and social development of their children. HCP is an innovative and proactive state policy showing that early childhood development is one of the best ways for a country to boost shared prosperity, expand equitable opportunity, end extreme poverty and accelerate the SDGs' targets. It is linked to the Bolsa Familia programme - one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programmes, concentrating efforts on leaving no one behind.