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UNESCO Guidance for the World Heritage ‘No-Go’ Commitment: Global Standards for Corporate Sustainability Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage properties are cultural, natural and mixed sites of outstanding universal value (OUV) that exemplify some of humanity’s most exceptional heritage and treasures on our planet. They cover over a thousand properties in all regions of the world and it is the duty of the international community as a whole to cooperate on their protection. UNESCO World Heritage sites provide major benefits to our society and help safeguard ecosystem services and cultural resources vital for human well-being. Yet the threats to UNESCO World Heritage sites have been rising steadily for decades, including those arising from harmful industrial and infrastructure projects, extractive activities such as mining, oil and gas and large hydropower projects, among others. In view of these significant threats, several leading companies and financial institutions have committed to protect World Heritage by respecting them as ‘no-go’ areas. UNESCO World Heritage sites are protected under international law as humanity’s legacy to future generations and, as such, merit particular attention in corporate policies and business conduct. However, there is wide variation in the nature and strength of sustainability policies and due diligence processes. This guidance was developed to assist companies to develop comprehensive strategies for World Heritage as part of their efforts to measure and manage environmental, social and governance risks. 
Nurturing the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Children and Young People During Crises (UNESCO COVID-19 Education Response: Education Sector issue notes; No.1.2, 2020) Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated lockdowns, school closures, physical distancing and loss of familiar environments. The restriction on movement, disruption of routines, curtailment of social interactions and deprivation of traditional learning methods has led to increased pressure, stress and anxiety for young people, their families and communities. Parents and adult care-givers are struggling to meet the challenges of home schooling while juggling work and community obligations, caring for family members and maintaining individual well-being. Teachers are having to rapidly adapt to new and untested teaching methods. Young people are concerned about their education as national examinations are cancelled and are grappling with the insecurity of isolation and uncertainty. In poor households where income is a first priority, children are left on their own to home school or are pulled into other tasks. The stress and anxiety of the pandemic is compounded by the circulation of dynamic information - both accurate and false, often fuelled by sensationalist media reporting. This not only increases insecurity but also acts as fertile ground for the spread of intolerance, racism, xenophobia and hate crimes. To address and counter the social anxiety, emotional upheaval and fearful insecurity unleashed by COVID-19, it is urgent and necessary that families and communities build vital coping skills and emotional resilience. Social and emotional skills are well established, evidence-based practices, that can be adapted to help equip children, young people, parents and teachers with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours they need to stay healthy and positive, navigate emotions, practice mindful engagement, exhibit pro-social behaviour and cope with daily challenges. 
Happy Schools Guide and Toolkit: A Resource for Happiness, Learners’ Well-Being and Social and Emotional Learning Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO | UNESCO Bangkok The Happy Schools Guide and Toolkit is designed to support teachers and school leaders in primary and secondary schools across the Asia-Pacific region, in thinking about how they can create their own Happy School. It has therefore drawn from aspects of the Happy Schools Framework, which can be most readily addressed at the school level. While the Happy Schools Guide is targeted towards school leaders and teachers at the school level of administration and pedagogy development, the Happy Schools Toolkit is conceived for teachers at the classroom level. 
Leave No One Behind: Equity and Inclusion in Education at UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok Equity and inclusion in education ensures a process intended to respond to students’ diversity by increasing their participation and reducing exclusion within and from education. 
Digital Museum: Citizenship and Culture 2020 Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Conversations about digitality and museums were transformed, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, towards actions and topics related to the creation of content with perspectives of building a digital citizenship where activism, free access and the exercise of cultural rights They are confronted with the paradoxes of the privatization of knowledge, job insecurity, 2.0 exploitation systems and the emergence of asymmetrical time horizons. This publication expands on the conferences, dialogues, workshops and case studies presented at the homonymous meeting held in November 2020. 
Leave No One Behind: Gender Equality in Transforming Education Summit National Commitments Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO The Transforming Education Summit was convened in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance. This paper applies a gender lens to the national statements of commitments made by countries during the Summit. It considers the scope of commitments to gender equality and gender- transformative education, common gender themes and considerations emerging across commitments, and notable gaps. It aims to inform future actions by the Global Platform to Drive Leadership and Accountability for Gender Equality and Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment in and through Education, and support to country action to transform education systems to advance gender equality. 
#HerEducationOurFuture: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality; the Latest Facts on Gender Equality in Education Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO | Global Education Monitoring Report Team Gender gaps persist in innovation and technology Innovation and technology can be instrumental in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women. Achieving this requires girls and women to be involved in the fields of technology and innovation and their rights in online spaces to be protected. 
Good Practices in Education for Global Citizenship: XI Edition of the “Vicente Ferrer” National Prize for Education for Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Rosa Elena Román Pajares | Concepción Aránzazu Vilor Barros | Jose Manuel de Frutos San Miguel | Lara Ormeño Vasco | Uxua Azpiroz Armendáriz | Susana Álvarez Martínez | Liliana Piñeiro Piñeiro | Silvia Lijó López | Clara Díaz-Salazar de la Flor | Susana Gómez Garzón | Encarnación Díaz Carmona | Isabel Santacruz Prieto | José Antonio Guillén Medina | Raquel Jiménez Gutiérrez | Josefa Mª Amorós Campos | Raimundo Fenoll Pellin | Mª Teresa García de Dios | Juan Antonio Pérez Orquín | Mª José Amorós Martínez | Mª Paz Ruiz Barrero | María Soledad Aneas Franco | Isabel Hermoso Lorente | José Julio Fuentes López | Mª Covadonga Villimer Sandoval | Luis Agudo Jiménez | David Jiménez Góme Corporate author: Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) | Spain. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEUEC) This publication is part of the Collection of good practices in education for global citizenship that the MEFP and the AECID have been publishing since the first edition of the “Vicente Ferrer” National Education Award for development and includes, in this new format, the 15 winning proposals from the 11th edition of 2019. The “Vicente Ferrer” National Development Education Award aims to empower students so that the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are the engine of change that the planet needs for its advancement and transformation, both on the social and environmental levels. The Award promotes the sense of global citizenship, respect and care for the environment, as well as the values of social justice, solidarity, equality, inclusion and peace. 
Amendments on the Protection of Women and Children From Violence: Why Is It Too Early To Rejoice? Year of publication: 2023 Author: Нигина Худайбергенова The deputies adopted amendments to the legislation of Uzbekistan aimed at strengthening the protection of women and children from violence. Nigina Khudaibergenova, the coordinator of the Project 'Nemolchi.uz'(Don't be silent) writes about how difficult it was to achieve amendments and why activists urge not to rejoice ahead of time. 
Hidden Scars: How Violence Harms the Mental Health of Children Year of publication: 2020 Author: Ghizlane Benjelloun Corporate author: United Nations (UN) Despite these obligations and commitments, violence against children continues to take a heavy toll on their mental health and their ability to learn, grow and develop to their full potential. This report aims to support this process. It provides an overview of international evidence on the different ways in which violence harms children’s mental health, highlighting the urgent need for action. In doing so, the report considers diverse settings and forms of violence, the developmental differences in the effects of violence, and the most significant risk and protective factors. The report also highlights solutions, recognizing that despite the continuing gaps in our knowledge, there are effective approaches that should be pursued.