@UnkleAyo
Dear Ayo,
We appreciate your inquiries, yet it is crucial to note that our goal is not to portray the boychild unfavorably as a bully or molester. Our activities consistently involve active participation from boys, and the International Day of Women and Girls in Science provides
“Investing in young people's education and health at the right time is the smartest and most efficient investment to make. This would enable them to transition into healthy adults…” at the launch of the
#EducationSaveLives
campaign.
#EducationSavesLives
#WeNeedToKnow
Today at the kick-off of the
#GlobalMILWeek2022
, with the theme "Nurturing Trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative" at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The Honorable Minister of Information and
@TawfikJelassi
gave the Welcome Introduction.
#GlobalMILWeek
#SDGs
55 new cities are now part of the
@UNESCO
Creative Cities Network! Congratulations to
#Asaba
City 🇳🇬 on its designation as one of the 5 Film Cities. 🎬✨
Read more:
#UNESCO
#CreativeCities
Without dependable media,
#democracy
cannot function, and democratic elections cannot be held. Before the
#Nigerian
election in 2023,
@UNESCO_Abuja
is strengthening the capabilities of editors and electoral officials.
UNESCO Abuja Office participated at the lighting of the UN house in the frame work of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence Campaign Chaired by the UN Women Nigeria The running theme for the 2018 campaign is ‘Hear Me Too’,
#HearMeToo
#EndGenderBasedViolence
Ambassadors are symbols of international cooperation. Their work includes making their citizens be Media and Information Literate, Media and Information (
#MIL
) should be a public good, not a public nuisance -
@TawfikJelassi
-
#UNESCO
ADG/CI
#ThinkBeforeSharing
#GlobalMILWeek
During the
#Pandemic
,
@UNESCO
supports its Member
#States
to adopt strategies in providing learning continuity through remote means, to increase access to
#education
for marginalized populations & to strengthen teachers’ capacity in distance learning, as key pillars of...
Everyone deserves the freedom to express their opinions & share information without interference. The NG 🇳🇬 Constitution protects this fundamental right. - Chief Tony Ojukwu OFR, Executive Secretary of
@NhrcNigeria
at the
#WPFD2023
today in Abuja
#PressFreedom
@UNESCO
+
@WHO
launched a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Journalism in a pandemic: Covering
#COVID19
now and in the future”, organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the 🇺🇸 at the Uni. of Texas at Austin.
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Happening Now!
#UNESCO
and the
@UN_Nigeria
family are hosting a Multi-Stakeholder Capacity-Building Training on Cross-Cutting Approaches and Preconditions for Disability-Inclusive Development to promote disability inclusion in Nigeria.
#UNDisabilityInclusion
Those under 24 years of age represent more than ⅔ of West and Central
#Africa
's population 🌍 and are its greatest asset💪. Yet, the challenges they face remain immense
#EducationSavesLives
#WeNeedToKnow
With the financial support of the
@AICS_IT
@UNESCO_Abuja
is working closely with some Member States (Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire) for better access to quality information by empowering African Youth through Media and Communication.
#UNESCO
#migration
Join Us!
"Boys and men should refrain from bullying girls and women, and instead, offer their support and respect their views." - Okoronkwo Chizurum Oluwakorede, panelist at the IDGC, organized by the UNESCO Our Rights, Our Lives, and Our Future (O3 Project). 👏🌍
#GirlChildDay
En route Photo Exhibition: a 3 days group photo exhibition on ethical representation of migration stories by young 🇳🇬 photojournalists.
This activity is part of an ongoing project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation (MAECI) via
@aics_it
Education in Africa: countries are taking actions to halve the rates of out-of-school children in primary school by 2025!
An equitable access to quality education reduces social, economic & gender inequalities, & builds peaceful societies.
👉
@GEMReport
Ministers of Education and Health committed to implementing programmes protecting adolescents and young people from:
✅ early and unintended pregnancy
✅ gender-based violence
✅ HIV
through quality education and health services.
#EducationSavesLives
#WCACommitment
With old and new members of the
#Nigeria
Memory of the World Committee enthusiastic about the task ahead, unanimously agreed to follow up the mandate of the memory of the world programme nationally at a Capacity Building Workshop for the🇳🇬
#MoW
organized by
#UNESCO
&NATCOM-UNESCO
African countries are taking major steps to achieve their
#education
goals.
But much remains to be done as the continent is home to the world’s largest
#OutOfSchool
population.
@unesco
& the
@_africanunion
’s new report outlines the efforts & challenges.
20 blogueurs guinéens formés par
@unesco_abuja
sur blogging et production de contenus numériques en lien avec migration pour renforcer l'accès des internautes à une information de qualité sur les défis migratoires en
#Guinee
. Avec soutien
@aics_it
et
@cooperazione_it
Rencontre entre journalistes, migrants de retour et migrants résidents en Guinée pour un partage d'expérience sur le lien entre information et migration. Echanges organisés par Association des Femmes Journalistes de Guinée, avec soutien
@UNESCO_fr
,
@aics_it
et
@cooperazione_it
Interested in learning more about AI’s impact on justice and human rights?
@UNESCO
&
@thefuturesoc
recently launched a global course on AI & the Rule of Law.
Join us in this timely conversation by registering for the course here:
Only 28% of unmarried sexually active female adolescents aged 15-19 use any methods of contraceptive while 22% use modern contraceptive methods (NDHS 2018)
#EducationSavesLives
#WeNeedToKnow
#Nigeria
On
#AccessToInfoDay
, let’s recall the crucial importance of access to information as a
#humanright
that empowers societies and citizens, and achieves all
#SDGs
.
⤵️
The power of radio is not that it speaks to millions, but that it speaks intimately and privately to each one of those millions - Hallie Flanagan
Join the conversation:
Zoom meeting ID: 82437495246
Password: 153305
We are honoured to welcome
@mariaressa
as a keynote speaker to
@unesco
's
#Internet4Trust
conference.
Come and join us on 21-23 February 2023 to bring ideas on how to make facts, trust and truth thrive in the online space.
Register here:
The acquisition of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) competencies is becoming increasingly important, especially among the youth. To this end, UNESCO through its implementing partner Light Up African Dev Initiative train 22 youths from all over Nigeria on Media
Inspirational images of participants from various schools at the International Day of the Girl-Child commemoration. Together, we empower and celebrate their rights, lives, and future! 📸🌟
#O3Project
#GirlChildDay
Japan – UNESCO project team on a courtesy visit to His Excellency, Gov. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State to present key successes and achievements of the Project; "Empowerment of Women and Girls in Marginalized communities for Better Well-Being through Education and Advocacy"
UNESCO Office in
#Dakar
has launched a call for proposal in the framework of an awareness-raising campaign on migration and
#COVID
ー19 in West and Central Africa.
Here is the link:
#COVID19
#StayHome
#solidarity
Through the Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) project, UNESCO enhanced Nigeria's ability to safeguard movable cultural property during crises like civil unrest. Mr. Abdourahama Diallo, Head of Office,
@unesco_abuja
highlighted this achievement at the project's closeout event.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
👉 Webinar: Water and Climate Change: Women’s Coping Strategies in West Africa
⏰ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, 13 October 2020, Tuesday (Abuja Time / GMT+1)
💬 Language: English
🔗 Registration Link:
Today at the workshop to validate and finalize an
#advocacy
kit developed for the health and wellbeing of adolescents in
#Nigeria
.
This activity aligns with a regional commitment to prioritize the health and well-being of
#adolescents
and young people in
#Africa
.
UNESCO Regional Office Abuja and Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution build the capacity of youth for Citizenship Engagement and
#Political
Participation for Peaceful Democratic
#Elections
ahead of the 2023 general elections in
#Nigeria
in a 3-day workshop.
#YOUTH
#UNESCO
, with Gombe Gov. 🇳🇬, recently assessed progress in the 'Strengthening Peacebuilding and Resilience' project funded by
@JicaNigeria
. Visiting safe spaces and skill centers across seven LGAs, the team found a positive impact per feedback from IDPs and host communities.
🟣 Call for girls’ & women’s education champions:📚
The 2024
@UNESCO
Prize for Girls’ & Women’s Education is now open for nominations.
🗓️Deadline 24 May!
Find out more:
#HerEducationOurFuture
@NishaIndica
Nigeria launches the
#UNESCO
/Sida funded project on Education for Health and Well-being: Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future. Targeting young people and achieving consistent reductions in HIV new infections, early and unintended pregnancy and gender-based violence.
#Education
#SDGs
Join the Regional Launch of the
@UNESCO_Abuja
2020 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR) on Inclusion and Education: ALL MEANS ALL in
#West
and
#Central
#Africa
, with key recommendations and focus on education in the regions.
Thursday, 23 July 2020
10.00 (Abuja Time)
Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence successfully participated in 16 weeks “Sport and Psychological Rehabilitation for Survivors of
#SGBV
in Abuja” exercise organized by the
@unesco_abuja
under the
@GlobalSpotlight
@UNESCO_Abuja
capacity-building workshop in Benin City for the preservation and storage of
#museum
#artifacts
, participants delved into practical, hands-on training for preserving and storing these precious
#treasures
.
As part of UNESCO’s strategy to foster and broaden the universal access to quality information, UNESCO Abuja Regional Office supported the organization of the Training Workshop of Content Development on Migration Awareness for Social Media Users in Lagos, from
Today at the Entrepreneurship workshop, take a look at the up coming entrepreneurs, the final batch of 400 youth from the UNESCO/FCTA YouthMobile project. Soon their dreams will be a reality!
In order to eliminate Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls, Association for Reproductive and Family Health has commenced training of in-school teachers under the EU/UN Spotlight Initiative Project in the FCT.
#SpotlightinitiativeNg
#IDeyWithHer
Happening Now!!!
Journalism without Fear or Favour in the period of Pandemic. Support free and independent journalism. We need them more than ever. Join the webinar
#WorldPressFreedomDay
#PressFreedom
#COVID19
Kick-Off Africa Code Week 2018 in Nigeria 15-26th October.
UNESCO Abuja collaborates with Africa Code Week to Empower Pupils and Teachers on Digital Literacy and Coding skills.
Coding is a new language that Every Child deserves to be fluent.
#youthmobile
@YouthMobile_
@UNESCO
#UNESCO
@AAzoulay
highlights Free Press as the cornerstone of democracy, promoting debate, verified facts, & diverse perspectives.
As we commemorate World Press Freedom Day, let's remember the vital role of a free press in upholding democracy.
#WPFD2023
#PressFreedom
What is legal and legitimate
#offline
should be legal & legitimate
#online
. What is illegal & illegitimate offline should be illegal & illegitimate online. - Isa Pantami, 🇳🇬 Minister of Comm. & Digital Economy @ Global
#MIL
Week in Abuja, 🇳🇬
#GlobalMILWeek
#ThinkBeforeSharing
Within the framework of ECOWAS-UNESCO, the
@UNESCO_Abuja
Regional Director,
@YaoYdo
, and the
@ECOWAS_CEDEAO
Commissioner for Education, Science, and Culture, Leopoldo Amado signed a joint statement today for a response to COVID-19 in the region.
Panel debate on identifying documentary heritage for possible inscription, documenting African history through photography, scholarly contribution towards elaborating a unified system for the transcription of African languages.
#AfricanHeritage
#Digitalform
#Memoryoftheworld
#mow
📣Here are ways 🏙️Cities can celebrate 🌍Global Media and Information Literacy (
#MIL
) Week 2022
⏳Low-cost ways to get involved.
Register and Promote your event:
4th Edition Science by Women Program
The project's ultimate goal is to enable African women researchers to play a leading role in the transition of Africa to a knowledge-based and innovation-led economy. For more information:
#PriorityAfrica
Collaboration is key🔑to delivering quality education📚 for all. Prog. Specialist Albert Mendy emphasized the importance of synergy, engagement, & comm.📣 at the closing ceremony of the Capacity Development Training for Executives of the
@NigEducation
in NG🇳🇬
#EducationForAll
UNESCO’s Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) Programme in collaboration with EVA and SEGEI donated Complaint Boxes to selected schools in FCT including School for the Deaf, Kuje to collect anonymous complaints on School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV).
HAPPENING NOW! The future is here!, vibrant young Nigerians 🇳🇬 are gathering at
@UN_Nigeria
to shape their lives at the
#SummitOfTheFuture
.
They’re embracing the call for collective and inclusive leadership, driving us towards achieving the
#SDGs
.
Don’t miss this moment! 🚀
The big reveal of the cast for 'Deafening Silence,' a film from
@GlobalSpotlight
pushing beyond entertainment, challenges societal norms on
#gender
biases.
Today is
#AfricaDay
! 🌍
#Africa
is home to the ancient city of Benin, famous for the Benin Bronzes created by the Edo people from the 13th century.
These masterpieces of art showcase 🇳🇬's rich
#LivingHeritage
and metallurgical skills.
Learn more:
@UNESCO
collaborates with ECOWAS, UNEVOC to guide Member States in the criteria to identify different qualification using National Framework Policy for skills and competencies certification that promotes mobility of people in Africa
#Education
#UNESCO
#Unescopriorityafrica
#TVET
Calling all content creators to enter for the UNESCO & LADI call for creative submissions tackling mis & disinformation in 🇳🇬Nigeria & stand a chance to win prizes: 💻laptops, 🎥📸cameras to 📺smart TVs.
Post entries using
#CreativeForMIL
Read more here
In other to strengthen and build the capacities of professors and experts from the 8 Member States, UNESCO is organizing a ten-days quality assurance workshop in collaboration with West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) and African Council for Higher Education (CAMES).
Radio can and must be a humanist medium.
It’s a powerful force that gives a voice to those who often remain unheard, promoting the diversity of our shared humanity.
On
#WorldRadioDay
, discover how radio empowers communities 🌍:
#SharingHumanity
Exciting update: The director of
@UNESCO_IBE
convenes with experts in preparation for Capacity Development Training of Executives at the Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria. Working hard to ensure a seamless and successful event.
#education
#Nigeria