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The UN Transforming Education Summit was being convened in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance. Often slow and unseen, this crisis is having a devastating impact on the futures of children and youth worldwide. The Summit deals with.. →

World Mental Health Day is observed annually on 10 October. Since 1992, the global community unites on this day to raise awareness and reduce the stigma that surrounds people with mental health problems. This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘Make mental health & wellbeing.. →

9 September 2022 – New UNESCO data shows that 244 million children and youth between 6 and 18 years old worldwide are still out of school. Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, calls for collective mobilization to ensure that the right of every child to access quality education is respected.

The.. →

On October 5th-7th, 2022 the 22nd International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) European Regional Conference will be held in Athens, Greece. It is locally organized by the Greek/Hellenic Society for Adolescent Medicine (GSAM) and mainly focuses on youth development during and after the COVID-19.. →

Every child has the right to survive, thrive, and reach their full potential – but they can only realize this right if their schools provide them with a learning environment that promotes their education, health, nutrition, and wellbeing.

The Government of Morocco in partnership with UNICEF,.. →

In the article “We underestimate the impact of climate change on education” Irene Torres and Carole Faucher describe the impact of climate change on education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Climate change is causing more frequent and more severe weather events. With hurricanes damaging and.. →

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education (GHE) will co-host this webinar as part of a series aimed at developing a roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, adopted at the fifth International Conference on Learning.. →

This video explains in 2.45 minutes why and how NutriScore is a true public health tool based on science. The video was made by EREN (l’Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionelle) of Sorbonne Paris Nord University.

In the current context of the European debate about the implementation.. →

Over 300 participants registered for the 2nd edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop which took place on 28, 29 and 30 June 2022. This year’s theme was ‘How to build resilient communities for times of crises’.

The workshop provides a space where community health and health.. →

30 June 2022 10:10 am –11:25 am ( CET – Paris time) 

This session, part of the United Nations Transforming Education Pre-Summit, will discuss the key elements of transformation needed to ensure inclusive, equitable, safe and healthy schools. Through a dynamic intergenerational.. →

The first term of the UNESCO Chair ‘Global Health and Education’, based in the Faculty of Education with title holder Professor Didier Jourdan at the University of Clermont Auvergne (France), has been notable for its strong collaboration with the Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy, embodying.. →

Registration for the second edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will close on Monday 27 June at 12.00 CEST.

The second edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will take place on 28, 29 and 30 June 2022 as an online event. The main theme.. →

A key outcome of the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5) was the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, which affirmed a commitment to building healthy and resilient cities through lifelong learning for health (LLLH). With more than half of humanity living.. →

he UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education (GHE) will co-host this webinar as part of a series aimed at developing a roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, adopted at the fifth International Conference.. →

The UNESCO Chair Sexual Health & Human Rights is offering the English version of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Rights, Sex & Education” as well as its original French version in June 2022. They have created new mini-MOOCs on human rights and sexual health with new content, new.. →

It is with great pleasure that we celebrated the launch of the professional degree in health education and health promotion (EPROS) in Dakar on Monday 9 May 2022. The welcoming of the first class of the EPROS degree marks the first outcome of the intensive work carried out for many years by the teams.. →