Building peace where it starts - in the minds of men & women. Official Twitter account of UNESCO. #Education #Sciences #Culture #Communication #Information
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Listen to @Deeyah_Khan talk about her experiences as a woman in a male-driven industry and the gendered hate she receives on and offline.
She calls to reform digital platforms and improve content moderation to stop online harassment not only for women, but for all.π
#NotoHate
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Climate change π₯
Biodiversity π±
Disaster risk reduction π¨
Water π§
These are just some of the sustainability issues that must be tackled to protect our planet. And it starts with education. Whoβs with us? #ClimateAction
Learn more: https://t.co/v7pAtfjWoH
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Education is a human right.
Education is a public good.
Education transforms lives.
What does education mean to you?
https://t.co/IJwiS1bIUJ#PowerEducation
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Peace.
Tolerance.
Non-violence.
These are the values #MahatmaGandhi stood for.
These are the values we stand for.
Join us today in paying tribute to #Gandhi, murdered 75 years ago #OnThisDay in 1948.
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
With so many private providers in pre-primary education, regulations are critical, so everyone can benefit. When countries subsidise tuition fees, it increases attendance by 13 percentage points. https://t.co/LpOv4Ba1qO#EducationStartsEarly
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
PEACE is human dignity.
PEACE is equal rights for all.
PEACE is respect for cultural diversity.
To respect, we need to understand.
To understand, we need to exchange.
Check out this archive from @UNESCOCourier for more: https://t.co/tOdmaFHbbh
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Unless we interact with nature in a more sustainable way, humanity faces the mass extinction of species and other catastrophic results.
Let's make sure we protect #biodiversity & species as they are crucial in sustaining a stable life on earth.
https://t.co/BPi0Ni5qGH
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
.@UNESCO inscribed the ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culture on the #IntangibleHeritage List.
In Panama, these practices are an integral part of the life of Afro-descendant communities, through Congo singing, dancing & music.
Learn more: https://t.co/zKOa6yGeje
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Globally, 771 million youth & adults are unable read & write.
That is 771 million too many.
Let's make literacy accessible for everyone everywhere! https://t.co/LQ8Lq9N1Lw
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Red flag!
The new #SDG4 Scorecard by @GEMReport and @UNESCOstat shows that 1 in 3 countriesΒ πΒ saw learning levels and training of teachers become worse at the pre-primary and primary level. Β
https://t.co/LpOv4Ba1qO
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
It starts with words....and ends with atrocities.
We must NEVER allow hate speech, discrimination and intolerance to flourish in our societies.
On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, learn how education can play a key role in preventing genocide. https://t.co/d2qjtSJ0mh
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
The @yadvashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center has been collecting information on victims & survivors of the Holocaust since the 1950s.
Through their work, they restore tangible identities to the victims.
#HolocaustRemembranceDay#WeRemember
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
The #education we need to prevent genocide is not just about knowledge, but also about learning emotions & feelings.
Empathy is what makes us human & the ultimate barrier against mass violence.
On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, listen to survivor Marian Turski.
#WeRemember
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Holocaust denial & distortion is very present on social media.
Perpetrators bypass content moderation using humorous & parodic memes to normalise antisemitic ideas.
On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, learn how YOU can #ProtectTheFacts: https://t.co/hwcZjOCQQ0
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
"When they couldn't hide me anymore and they were closing the camp, they took me and the other kids and were sending us to Auschwitz to be gassed."
Join the #WeRemember Campaign to remind the world of what can happen when hatred is allowed to thrive unchecked.
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
The Holocaust began with words - and in the internet and social media era, the power of propaganda is more devastating than ever.
But education and knowledge can help prevent genocide.
27 January is International #HolocaustRemembranceDay.
https://t.co/41dxzOZfJT
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
βWhat is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.β - Anne Frank.
On 27 January, we pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the #Holocaust.
It is our duty to promote #HolocaustEducation: https://t.co/41dxzOZfJT#HolocaustRemembranceDay #WeRemember
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
"One by one we had to pass Dr. Mengele. He motioned to someone to take me away. At that point I knew, that I was selected to go to the gas chambers."
Join the #WeRemember Campaign to remind the world of what can happen when hatred is allowed to thrive unchecked.
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Remember that education and knowledge can help prevent genocide.
That's why @unesco works to address past violence while promoting the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that can help prevent future atrocities.
Learn more: https://t.co/d2qjtSJ0mh#HolocaustRemembranceDay
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Michael Bornstein was four years old when he was shoved into a cattle car and shipped off to Auschwitz. A journey in which his grandfather suffocated to death.
Join the #WeRemember Campaign to remind the world of what can happen when hatred is allowed to thrive unchecked.
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Education is a human right.
Education is a public good.
Education transforms lives.
What does education mean to you?
https://t.co/IJwiS1bIUJ#PowerEducation
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Peace.
Tolerance.
Non-violence.
These are the values #MahatmaGandhi stood for.
These are the values we stand for.
Join us today in paying tribute to #Gandhi, murdered 75 years ago #OnThisDay in 1948.
The #GlobalGoals are our blueprint to achieve a better & more sustainable world.
Learn more about the 17 Goals created to transform our future. https://t.co/nFuxEoCRC1
"Holocaust remembrance is a call to be on constant alert.
Never to be silent in the face of hate.
Never tolerant of intolerance.
Never indifferent to the suffering of others."
-- @antonioguterres at UN #HolocaustRemembrance ceremony. https://t.co/JCuwlGSpbo
Knowledge & facts are powerful tools against intolerance & hatred.
On Friday's #HolocaustRemembrance Day, @UNESCO explains the vital importance of teaching about past atrocities to safeguard the future. https://t.co/RiiD6zZysa
For the world #Auschwitz is a symbol of the #Holocaust & crimes of WW2, a painful reminder of what ideologies of hatred may lead humanity to.
In 2005 @UN declared 27 January - the date of the liberation of #Auschwitz - as the International #HolocaustRemembranceDay
Keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive is the fulfilment of a universal duty, a duty to humanity, which is @UNESCO's raison d'Γͺtre. We owe it to the victims of the Shoah, we owe it to the survivors, we owe it to all the generations to come.
#WeRemember#HolocaustMemorialDay
Remembering the victims.
Honouring the survivors.
Never forgeting the Holocaust.
On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, we stand firmly against antisemitism, racism and other forms of intolerance.
#WeRemember
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
#WeRemember the innocent people murdered in the Holocaust as we redouble efforts to educate, to fight anti-Semitism, to push back against hate and discrimination.
Parliament will always defend the values of respect, human dignity and hope.
We have a shared obligation to ensure that people around the globe understand what the #Holocaust was. Learning about this history can help prevent future genocides and acts of hatred.
Be part of the #WeRemember campaign for #HolocaustRemembranceDay.
https://t.co/INXA7eV66T
The port city of Odesa, in Ukraine, has been inscribed on @UNESCO's World Heritage List.
The designation recognizes the universal value of the city and the duty of all to protect it. https://t.co/SR8lqouhSf
UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³ @UNESCO
Have you stopped yourself from posting something online because of the hateful comments you would receive?
This happens to women all the time.
Gender disinformation can lead women to self-censorship & even to withdraw from public life.
Say #NoToHate!
https://t.co/GmozIn8hmT
Many of us will mark #HolocaustRemembranceDay this week β a day for honoring the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This year also marks 90 years since the Nazis came to power. Here's why thatβs important: https://t.co/1s026pK8QU
The number of women attending university in Afghanistan increased dramatically over two decades.
But today, they are barred from pursuing a higher education.
All people, everywhere have the right to an education. https://t.co/n9pUbUlRbH via @UNESCO#EducationDay
This is your reminder for the International Day of Education, which is dedicated this year to women and girls in Afghanistan who have been deprived of their #RightToEducation.
#EducationDay
Now is the time to end all discriminatory laws and practices that hinder access to education.
I call on the Taliban to reverse the outrageous and self-defeating ban on access to secondary and higher education for girls & women in Afghanistan. #EducationDay
EDUCATION IS POWER.
Now is the time to translate global learning commitments into action.
Countries must invest in quality education.
January 24 is #EducationDay.
#GlobalGoals advocates ensuring inclusive and quality education for all.
β‘οΈhttps://t.co/Mm3aSlZEGS
Quality education is not a luxury - it is a human right.
Ahead of Tuesday's #EducationDay, learn about how the #GlobalGoals can help ensure inclusive, quality education for all. https://t.co/374ryS0XC8
βThe international community has the responsibility to ensure that the rights of Afghan girls & women are restored without delay."
-- @UNESCO chief @AAzoulay announcing that next week's #EducationDay will be dedicated to the women & girls of Afghanistan. https://t.co/NUx5p0ga2J
Afghanistan: Restrictions leave women & girls with a future that confines them to their homes, violates their rights and puts country's future at risk, says @aminajmohammed following visit to country. https://t.co/Or8nMvInP2
After years of consecutive declines, the steep rise in the number of journalists killed in 2022 is extremely alarming.
I urge countries to investigate & prosecute crimes against journalists with the full force of the law.
https://t.co/Ehzpflnt1T
In Warsaw, @UNESCO, Poland and its partners organized a training for law enforcement of neighboring countries of #Ukraine to prevent illicit trafficking of Ukrainian cultural property.
Thank you @qatar_fund for the annual contribution to #HeritageEmergencyFundποΈ As its largest donor, #Qatar continues to enable flexible, agile actions.
From Afghanistan to Ukraine, @UNESCO has delivered 120+ activities across 79 countries so far, when and where it's needed most. https://t.co/1mRkS1W4v8