Call for conference papers: Social Sciences and the COVID-19 Pandemic
State of Knowledge and Proposals for Action
Colloquium proposed by the French Presidency of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee Bureau – Management Of Social Transformations (MOST) – UNESCO
Life sciences have mobilised globally to understand and fight the COVID-19 virus. Hence,.. →
Schools for healthy lives, not for corporate interests
ublished by the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health in May 2021
This correspondence was recently published by The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health[1] in response to the Viewpoint: Supporting every school to become a foundation for healthy lives[2], by Prof. Didier Jourdan and colleagues.
The.. →
Fifth International Conference on Learning Cities – Call for researchers
In preparation for the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5), the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and Yeonsu City, Republic of Korea, are commissioning background papers on the three themes related to global health education and emergency response. These papers will.. →
Schooling during COVID-19: recommendations from the European Technical Advisory Group for schooling during COVID-19
Recently the recommendations from the WHO European Region Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic were published. The recommendations represent the work of the TAG between October 2020 and March 2021.
The recommendations were considered at a WHO ministerial.. →
24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion – Call for abstracts
The call for abstracts for the 24th IUHPE World Conference on health Promotion – IUHPE 2022 is now open. The conference theme is “Promoting policies for health, well-being and equity”. The conference will be held Montréal (Québec) Canada and in hybrid format from 15 to 19 May 2022. Abstract.. →
Global Community Health Annual Workshop – First edition
The UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Center on Global Health and Education invites all those interested in promoting health and equity at a community level to the first edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop that will take place on 6, 7 and 8 July 2021.
The main aim of.. →
What does the evidence tell us about keeping schools open safely – High level ministerial meeting UNESCO
As the world enters a second year living with the COVID-19 pandemic, half of the global student population is still affected by full or partial school closures. To mobilize and support learning continuity, UNESCO established the Global Education Coalition which today counts 160 members working.. →
Call for Chapters International handbook of teaching and learning health promotion: practices and reflections from around the world
This call is intended to identify experiences that produce a dialogue between teaching and learning practices carried out locally and the possibilities of application and transformation from local to global reality. The book is to be published by Springer Publisher and launched at the 24th IUHPE World.. →
Development and evaluation of educational resources produced in response to the COVID-19 crisis
In this recently published French article “Élaboration et évaluation de l’utilité, de l’utilisabilité et de l’acceptabilité de ressources éducatives produites en réponse à la crise de la COVID-19[i]” (in English: ‘Development and evaluation of the usefulness, usability and acceptability.. →
Webinar – Exploring Global Inequalities in Adolescent Health and Healthcare
On 25 March 2021 from 13.00 – 14.00 CET, the interactive webinar “Exploring Global Inequalities in Adolescent Health and Healthcare” will take place. The webinar is organised by the UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Center Global Health & Education as part of the International Adolescent.. →
About Didier Jourdan