2011 Education News and Events
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U.S. Funds UNESCO Holocaust Education Project
The U.S. is contributing $250,000 to a new project designed to teach the social changes that led to the Holocaust and its consequences.
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eJournal USA: Educating Women and Girls
What's working and why it's essential to tackling 21st century challenges
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U.S. Announces Transfer of 1.77 Million USD in Voluntary Contributions to UNESCO
The funds are designated to implement initiatives such as Teaching Respect for All, a program to support Holocaust education, and the Coalition of Cities Against Racism, as well as support UNESCO committees such as the World Heritage Fund, the IPDC and the IOC.
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U.S. Nat Com Shines Spotlight on Education in Afghanistan
The U.S. National Commission for UNESCO brought policymakers, global education advocates, and entrepreneurs together to discuss the success and challenges faced by girls in Afghanistan.
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International Literacy Day
Find out what UNESCO is doing to help the 793 million adults who lack minimum literacy skills.
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UNESCO Opens the Door to Quality Education in Somali Schools
Guest contributer Jean Bernard talks about her visit to Somalia and UNESCO's efforts to improve education quality there.
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“Room to Read” Named 2011 UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prizewinner
U.S. National Commission's Nominee Wins $20,000 UNESCO Prize
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UNESCO Joins iTunes University
UNESCO has teamed up with Apple Inc. to make its vast collection of educational materials available on iTunes University, a special platform featuring audio, video and other learning materials from the world's leading educational institutions.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Remarks at the Launch of the Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education
"Educating women and girls reduces fertility. It improves productivity. And it creates a new generation of mothers who make sure they, in turn, raise educated, empowered girls."
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Director-General Bokova's Remarks at the Launch of the Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education
“Young girls and women are changing the world, we must support them. We must give them the tools they need to shape the world as they wish.”
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Ambassador Killion Hosts a Dinner for UNESCO's High-Level Panel on Girl's Education
The Panel, which included world leaders from the public and private sectors, came together for the launch of UNESCO's Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education.
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Secretary Clinton Gives Remarks at the UNESCO Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education Forum
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of her commitment to UNESCO’s ideals and achievements, as well as her support for the efforts to boost girls' and women's education.
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UNESCO Launches the Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education
The initiative aims to bring together world leaders from the private and public sectors to make quality education available to girls and women everywhere.
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U.S. and Brazil Announce Anti-Racism Initiative at UNESCO
March 2011 - U.S. Ambassador David Killion and Brazilian Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha are pleased to announce a new joint partnership in the field of anti-racism education. Brazil and the United States are launching a multilateral initiative through UNESCO to develop and disseminate anti-racism education curriculum for the 21st century.
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Ambassador Killion Participates in Historic Visit to Auschwitz
February 2011 - Ambassador and Mrs. Killion accompanied Director General Bokova to the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, along with more than 200 dignitaries and personalities from forty countries across five continents, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.
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UNESCO commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 2011 - Ambassador and Mrs. Killion represented the United States at Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was hosted by UNESCO, with support from the Government of Israel and France’s Memorial de la Shoah Museum the evening of January 26 at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters.
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Ambassador Killion Briefs Summer Institutes for European Student Leaders Alumni
January 2011 - Ambassador Killion briefed 100 hundred students about the U.S. in UNESCO at UNESCO headquarters.
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U.S. Technologists and Educators Visit UNESCO and U.S. Delegation
January 2011 - Members of the Consortium of School Networking spent a day at UNESCO discussing the proper role of technology in education.