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On This Journey, No One Cares If You Live or Die: Abuse, Protection, and Justice Along Routes Between East and West Africa and Africa’s Mediterranean Coast Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UN. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Mixed Migration Centre This report draws on data collected by the Mixed Migration Centre’s 4Mi monitors along the route to map the places where refugees interviewed in 2018 and 2019 most frequently reported deaths, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), physical violence, and kidnappings occurred. It illustrates how refugees and migrants using the route face a series of risks including as they cross into eastern Sudan, and when crossing the Sahara Desert, and then again in multiple places in Libya. Similarly, those traveling through West Africa reported multiple incidents of physical violence, SGBV, as well as deaths at various points. Refugees and migrants have reported being subjected to brutal violence, including being burnt with hot oil, melted plastic, or heated metal objects, being electrocuted, tied in stress positions, and experiencing and witnessing repeated sexual violence, often in the context of ransom demands. UNHCR staff and partners continue to witness the severe impact these abuses have had on the mental health of many men, women, and children. 
UNESCO and Gender Equality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Innovative Programmes, Visible Results Corporate author: UNESCO For over twenty years, UNESCO’s work in Africa has been undertaken in a specific framework with a range of institutional mechanisms designed to help translate into action its priorities: Africa and gender equality. During this period, UNESCO achieved important results in the areas covered by its mandate to promote gender equality.This publication highlights UNESCO’s contribution to the implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations, in the field of gender equality in Africa, through examples of good practice, lessons learnt as well as suggestions and recommendations for the future. 
National Consultation on the Situation of Prisons in Senegal: Improvement of the Condition of Detention, Social Integration and Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education, 23-24 May 2017, Dakar, Senegal: Report Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on education highlights the need to include our society’s most vulnerable and most margined members, such as prisoners, in order to ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that are needed to build just, peaceful, and sustainable societies.The situation in Senegalese prisons is of a major concern given the overall condition of detention as well as the context of insecurity that characterizes the sector. In 2016, the country had 37 penal institutions for a total prison population of 9,422 prisoners (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), of which approximately 200 were minors.1 Despite the efforts to humanize the prisons by adopting the name, “House of Arrest and Corrections” [Maison d'arrêt et de correction (MAC)] instead of the term "prison," and improving the living conditions in prisons, the fate of prisoners is not satisfactory. The reintegration promoted by Senegal's correctional facilities has largely consisted of a series of education programs, such as literacy and painting, developed by a number of organizations, but the space provided by prison administration, line Ministries, and NGOs are limited and the impact so far has been insufficient. A prison is not just a building, but it is also an instrument of rehabilitation to regain a place in society. This obviously requires the development of training, education and vocational guidance to support smooth reintegration into society.In this context, UNESCO's Dakar Regional Multi-Sectoral Office organized, in partnership with the Senegal National Commission for UNESCO and experts, a “National Consultation on the Situation of Prisons in Senegal: Improvement of the Condition of Detention, Social Integration, and Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education” in Dakar, Senegal, from 23 to 24 May 2017. 
Dakar Office: Annual Report 2017 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar Across the globe, the 2030 Agenda remains the unifying tool of the international community in the construction of a prosperous, peaceful, and sustainable world for all. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are the expression of a shared global and transformative vision to change the world and improve the well-being of all peoples. UNESCO plays a transformative role in the implementation of this agenda, thanks to its education, culture, sciences and communication and information programmes.This annual report underlines the drive and spirit of our team in promoting innovation to uphold the 2030 and 2063 Agendas. It is a resounding testament to the unwavering forts of our team in 2017, and the depth of their commitment to advance the ideals and objectives of UNESCO.The 2017 Annual Report of the UNESCO Regional Office covers seven countries in the region: Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia as well as Mali, supported by the national office in Bamako. 
Sikito Has a Good Day: Media & Information Literacy Storybook Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar | Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) Today's world is shaped by the quality of information produced, accessed and consumed at individual and social levels. This determines the quality of our decisions and actions. Increasingly, current digital realities and their social media manifestations, have enabled more opportunities for expression. Increased access to the internet is promoting freedom, with consequences for peace and conflict. Students will learn responsible online communication and media information &l literacy from the story. 
EDUCATION A LA CULTURE DE LA PAIX, AUX DROITS HUMAINS, A LA CITOYENNETE, A LA DEMOCRATIE ET A L’INTEGRATION REGIONALE MANUEL DE REFERENCE DE LA CEDEAO A L’USAGE DE LA FORMATRICE / DU FORMATEUR DE FORMATEURS/FORMATRICES Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) The manual comprises seven modules dealing with the Culture of Peace and Conflict Management; Human Rights; Civism and Citizenship; Democracy and Good Governance; Gender and Development; Public Health, Environment and Sustainable Development; and Regional Integration. Each module has sub-themes with introductions, reference materials, general objectives to guide the trainer and generic pedagogical tables that are flexible enough to be adapted to available teaching resources in the different ECOWAS countries. It is also suitable and adaptable to the training of teachers involved in both formal and non-formal education delivery at different levels of teaching and learning. The ultimate goal of the Manual is to build a critical mass of ECOWAS citizens equipped with competent skills, not only for cognitive and psycho-motor domains of education, but also affective skills for positive values, attitudes and behaviors that promote peace, tolerance and peaceful co-existence of community citizens. 
Media and Information Literacy: Fun Game Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar | Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) This game will teach you that the information choices and decisions you make can have both positive and negative consequences on the larger society. 
Digital Transformation of TVET and Skills Development Systems in Africa: State of Play and Prospects Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO IIEP Regional Office for Africa This publication, produced by SOFRECO at the request of IIEP-UNESCO, takes stock of the digitalization of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Africa based on a sample of five countries (Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tunisia and Chad). This report describes the systems in these five countries that provide the population with access not only to digital tools but also to the skills that will enable everyone to use digital technology. 
From Angola to Zimbabwe: remarkable heritage of Southern Africa Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO Harare | African World Heritage Fund A celebration of Southern Africa’s rich and diverse heritageToday, Southern Africa’s diverse heritage faces a rising number of challenges which need to be addressed, including climate change, natural disasters, conflicts, urban development and tourism pressures. The region currently has 42 World Heritage sites and 24 Living Heritage elements inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, making it a vibrantly rich home to cultural diversity and human creativity. However, more work needs to be done to further recognize the value of Southern Africa’s multifaceted heritage and enhance its protection in the face of increasing threats.World Heritage sites in the region continue to play an essential role in the lives of the communities who live in and around them, as they constitute a source of pride, history and knowledge, a powerful driver of local economic development, and a vital resource for reconciliation, social integration and sustainable peace. Similarly, Southern Africa’s living heritage elements provide communities with a strong sense of identity and help create a favorable environment for nurturing cultural diversity and human creativity.Inviting you on a journey of discovery from Angola’s Mbanza Kongo to Zimbabwe’s Mbende Jerusarema dance, this publication provides a new outlook on the exceptional heritage that can be found in the countries of the Southern African Development Community region and emphasizes the need for its long-term protection and safeguarding as a shared responsibility. 
Education for a culture of peace, human rights, citizenship, democracy and regional integration: ECOWAS reference manual, for use by trainer of trainers Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) The manual comprises seven modules dealing with the Culture of Peace and Conflict Management; Human Rights; Civism and Citizenship; Democracy and Good Governance; Gender and Development; Public Health, Environment and Sustainable Development; and Regional Integration. Each module has sub-themes with introductions, reference materials, general objectives to guide the trainer and generic pedagogical tables that are flexible enough to be adapted to available teaching resources in the different ECOWAS countries. It is also suitable and adaptable to the training of teachers involved in both formal and non-formal education delivery at different levels of teaching and learning. The ultimate goal of the Manual is to build a critical mass of ECOWAS citizens equipped with competent skills, not only for cognitive and psycho-motor domains of education, but also affective skills for positive values, attitudes and behaviors that promote peace, tolerance and peaceful co-existence of community citizens.