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In an age of increasing globalisation, when more and more people are on the move, refugees are not unique because they are away from home. What sets them apart is that they cannot return there. More
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AMD, Intel, UNESCO and others launch Education for All (EFA)
The private sector, governments, international organisations and donors have joined forces to form a new global alliance for education. The Partnerships for Education (PfE), with UNESCO and the World Economic Forum at the helm, aims to accelerate progress towards Education for All (EFA). More
UNESCO and Microsoft provide IT training for youth
UNESCO and Microsoft Corp, in cooperation with the Youth Observatory of the Tunisian Ministry of Youth, today inaugurated the InfoYouth Centre, a regional community technology centre for North Africa, designed to provide youth with access to, and skills training in, the information technologies... More
Fuji Optical and UNHCR improving vision for refugees in Armenia
Over a period of six days in late July 2003, a total of 912 persons, including 748 refugees and 164 locals, underwent eye examinations and received eyeglasses under the Vision Screening Project of Refugees in Armenia carried out with the support of UNHCR's corporate partner, Fuji Optical Co. Ltd... More
Microsoft and UNESCO bring together European educators to share innovative practices for ICT use in schools
Microsoft Corp with the endorsement of UNESCO, is bringing together more than 70 forward-thinking educators from 25 countries across Europe for the third annual Innovative Teachers Forum, taking place 11–12 April in Tallinn, Estonia.
The two-day event promotes the innovative use of information and...
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UNESCO and Microsoft inaugurate community technology learning centre in Lebanon
UNESCO, Microsoft and the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) announced on 16 March 2006 the establishment of a Community Technology Learning Centre at St. John Monastery during a special ceremony held at the monastery premises in Byblos, Lebanon. The Community Technology Learning Centre is an... More
Cisco, Intel, Microsoft and UNESCO partner up to establish ICT Competency Standards for Teachers
UNESCO teamed up with Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, as well as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), to set up the ‘ICT Competency Standards for Teachers’ (CST) project. The goal of the CST project is... More
UN-HABITAT Executive Director signs partnership with Coca-Cola to improve water quality in India and Nepal
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka signed an agreement with Coca-Cola India announcing that they will collaborate to improve community access to water and sanitation in India and Nepal.
The collaboration between Coca-Cola and UN-HABITAT includes setting up demonstration projects to...
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Microsoft signed an agreement with the UNHCR to establish two computer education facilities in Kenya and Russia
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers and Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jean-Philippe Courtois, met in Geneva Friday and signed a letter of understanding on Community Technology Learning Centres that Microsoft will fund to provide training and... More
UNESCO and HP launch ICT based project to counter brain drain in Africa
UNESCO and Hewlett-Packard have launched a joint project to help reduce brain drain in Africa by providing grid computing technology to universities in Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Zimbabwe. More
WFP partners with private sector in Malawi
WFP continues to engage the private sector to support the Walk the World event. This annual event raises money to support the school feeding programme. A variety of organisations exist that continue to support the annual Walk the World event such as the transport sector, banking sector and... More