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Participation Programme 2023 Information Sharing meeting, 15March 2023

Participation Programme

This information sharing meeting was held with the  recipients and key partners. The representatives of each project gave a brief on their organization and a summary of the project.

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UNESCO meeting “Building Strong Foundations”, 7-9 March

Education

UNESCO Global meeting as part of a suite of work “Building Strong Foundations” to strengthen the delivery of quality foundational education for health and well-being for children and early adolescents aged between 5 and 12 years.  7- 9 March 2023, Norway  (Mrs.

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Final Regional Online Workshop…,15 Feb

Culture

Final Regional Online Workshop for National Focal Points in the Framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean, 15 February (PM Dr Maria Smith)

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16th Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, 7-10 Feb

Culture

16th Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. 7-10 February 2023 (David Brown, Jamaica Creative , MCGES)

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IX INTERNATIONAL MEETING CULTURE COMMUNICATION MARKETING AND COMMUNITY/MIL CITIES, 24-25 January 2023

Communication & Information

Within the framework of the IX INTERNATIONAL MEETING CULTURE COMMUNICATION MARKETING AND COMMUNITY/MIL CITIES held 24-25 January 2023  in Havana Cuba, Mayor Mr. Delroy Williams  was presented with the Aspiring MIL City Award/honor for his efforts to make Kingston a MIL City or Media and Information Literacy City.

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Mills and Sugar under transcultura programme

Caribbean Office

The transcultura programme held this Mills and Sugar event, 13-15 December in Kingston, Jamaica. The event gathered cultural heritage site managers, tourism and cultural and creative experts and practitioners from the Caribbean and Europe (Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Slovenia and […]

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Webinar by IGCP project IGCP718 & IGCP692, 1 Dec 2022

Natural Sciences

The registration link is https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tAnMkkIjS228Nadz-3fx4Q

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Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination

Social and Human Sciences

The second edition of the Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination was held in Mexico City, 28 – 29 November 2022. It  was centered around the transversal theme of “Post-Covid Recovery” to directly address the adverse impact that racism, discrimination and complexities have had on the most vulnerable populations.

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17th session, Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Culture

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee will meet in Rabat, Morocco, 28 November -3 December 2022. Composed of 24 representatives elected from among the 180 States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and chaired this year by the Kingdom of Morocco, the Committee will examine […]

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World Philosophy Day, 17 November2022

International Observances

The Jamaica National Commission in collaboration with  the Philosophy Department, UWI and the National Bioethics Committee of Jamaica (NBCJ ) hosts the celebration of World Philosophy Day under the theme “The question of nature: Human responsibility and the environment Time: 10: 30 am Location: UWI Undercroft

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SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, 9 November 2022

Natural Sciences

The JNC-UNESCO Science Advisory Committee will meet on 9 November at 10:00 a.m.