News of UN agencies and organizations for the period from October to December 2020 are available in the fourth issue of the “UN in Russia” Bulletin.

On 23 December 2020, UNESCO IITE and the UNESCO Almaty Office collaboratively organized and held an online expert meeting within the UNESCO-WEIDONG joint project “Building future schools through ICT competency development”.

Teachers from the SCO countries took part in the activities aimed at integration of online tools for promotion of SDGs and creation of engaging learning environment.

For many students, school is not the safe haven it should be. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, talks about the role gender plays in the violence we see play out at school.

The project is aimed to present Nordic programmes in developing knowledge on media and information literacy and provide specific tools for assessing reliability of information, organize a scientific conference, information meetings, discussions and workshops with specialists and professional organisations in the Nordic countries and North-West Russia.

IITE's partner, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), supports teachers and offers 50 scholarships for ISTE’s Online Teaching Academy.

The third International Day of Education (January 24) will be marked on Monday 25 January 2021 under the theme "Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation".

The seminar to be held on 16-17 January seeks to reinforce the inter-sectoral and multi-stakeholder cooperation, which aims to accelerate the renovation of rural education. It will also work to deepen North-South knowledge exchange in the field of rural education, facilitate the design of collaboration strategies and capitalize on the best practices that expedite progress towards Education 2030.

Scholars, students, young entrepreneurs and practitioners from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome to submit abstracts of applied research, case studies, showcases and e-posters for presentation at the conference sessions

The Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives and the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, in collaboration with UNESCO IITE and UNAIDS and with support from VKontakte social network, will host a five-hour online marathon featuring popular science talks and discussions about HIV, covering various perspectives on the epidemic, from healthcare to cultural studies.