Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. This Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding… Read more World Teachers’ Day – 5 October
The document provides considerations for decision-makers and educators on how or when to reopen or close schools during COVID-19. Read more World Health Organization (WHO) released Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19
The Open Initiative accepted essays on innovative use of educational technologies in instruction and other aspects of education. Read more Discover the Winners of the UNESCO IITE Open Initiative “Innovative Educational Technologies”
GEM Report UNESCO invites young people to share ideas on what their country should do in order to achieve an inclusive education system in the decade of action towards 2030. Read more One Big Idea Campaign on Inclusion
My COVID-19 Story is an open invitation to all young people to share their stories by means of written testimonials or the recording of their own video. To amplify their voices further, UNESCO will share their stories through its social media channels, its website and its networks all over the world. Read more UNESCO invites young people to share their stories on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic
As the world begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO is spotlighting the incredible power and resilience of human creativity during the 2020 International Arts Education Week. The annual… Read more UNESCO International Arts Education Week
UNESCO invites young people to get involved in designing the research initiative. The answers to the questions in this Survey will be used to identify the key research questions and… Read more How are young people being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?
This webinar aims to explore the themes of Open Educational Practices (OEP), Open Educational Resources (OER) and distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic. Read more International Webinar “Advancing Open Educational Practice in line with UNESCO OER Recommendations during COVID-19 Pandemic”
A new story book has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund,… Read more Children’s story book released by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) to help them cope with COVID-19
By the end of March 2020 more than 160 countries have partially or completely closed schools and universities, which affected over 1.5 billion learners and 60.2 million teachers worldwide.* In… Read more UNESCO IITE launches an online platform Combat COVID-19: Keep learning. Together we are on the move!
The Open Initiative aimes to capture the ongoing trends in the impact of innovative educational technologies on society, education and progress towards SDGs. Read more UNESCO IITE Open Initiative “Innovative Educational Technologies”