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Promouvoir l’education a la citoyennete mondiale en afrique de l’ouest : Atelier international de renforcement de capacités des pays de la CEDEAO 07 – 09 Juillet 2015, Dakar, Sénégal Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO Ce rapport est le fruitde l’atelier international de renforcement de capacités organisé par l’UNESCO dans l’objectif de renforcer les capacités des pays membres de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) pour la promotion de l’Education à la citoyenneté mondiale aux niveaux nationaux et régionaux. Autonomiser des citoyens du mon de actifs et construire un sens d’appartenance à une humanité commune ne font pas uniquement partie du mandat de l’UNESCO mais sont aussi des problèmes prioritaires pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Ce rapport d’atelier fournit des ressources, stratégies et feuilles de routes pour l’avancée et une meilleure intégration de l’ECM dans les politiques et les programmes éducatifs en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les feuilles de route ont été proposées par les Etats membres eux-mêmes et leur mise en œuvre dépendra de la disponibilité des ressources et des partenariats potentiels. 
Countering Terrorism through Education of Populations: The Case of African Countries Year of publication: 2011 Author: Simon M. Lelo Terrorism has become a major concern of current governments. African countries are also involved in counter- terrorism but, due to several internal security and development problems, their effective participation in the combat against terrorism is very limited. They need capacity and skills in order to participate actively in countering terrorism. Education is one of the most appropriate ways for preparing African countries to prevent terrorism. Education provides not only knowledge but also capacity to make informed decisions, strategies and policies. The international community should help African countries to strengthen their education through specialized and general training programmes. Countering Terrorism through Education of Populations: The Case of African Countries Year of publication: 2011 Author: Simon M. Lelo Le terrorisme est devenu un enjeu de premier ordre pour les gouvernements actuels. Les pays africains prennent également part à la lutte contre le terrorisme ; cependant, à cause de problèmes de sécurité nationale et de développement, leur participation effective dans le combat contre le terrorisme reste très limitée. Ces pays manquent de moyen pour pouvoir y participer de manière plus active. Ainsi, l'éducation doit être privilégiée afin de soutenir les efforts de prévention dans les pays africains. L’éducation n'apporte pas seulement des connaissances aux apprenants, elle permet également de prendre des décisions, et de mettre en place des stratégies et des mesures de manière informée. La communauté internationale doit aider les pays africains à renforcer leurs systèmes éducatifs à travers divers programmes de formation. 
Cracking the Code: Empowering Rural Women and Girls through Digital Skills; Side Event during the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 14 March 2018, United Nations Headquarters: Report Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO | Germany. Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) UNESCO and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) co-organised the side event ‘Cracking the code: Empowering rural women and girls through digital skills’ on 14 March 2018, United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the 62nd session of the CSW. More than 500 participants participated in the event while a broad global audience followed the discussions through live webcast.This report provides an overview of the discussions and examples of government, civil society organizations, and private sector initiatives to close the gender digital gap and empower rural girls and women to be ICT users, creators and innovators through gender-responsive digital skills training as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education more broadly. 
Global Citizenship in a Digital World (The MILID Yearbook, 2014) Year of publication: 2014 Author: Sherri Hope Culver | Paulette Kerr Corporate author: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (Sweden) | NORDICOM | University of Gothenburg The theme of the 2014 Yearbook is Global Citizenship in a Digital World. Global citizenship assumes ease of participation in global spaces in which persons are media and information literate and are equipped with competencies and attitudes to deal with the multi-faceted nature of a mediated world in which information is no longer bound by space or time. The unprecedented access to and use of media and Internet technologies for communication and collaboration especially among youth, suggest that effective strategies must be found to enable active critical inquiry and effective media production. The proliferation of mediated spaces throughout education environments, as well as personal and professional environments, does not in itself guarantee that citizens will consider their role as global citizens as they create and consume media. This awareness must be cultivated, encouraged and taught.The 2014 MILID Yearbook brings together a range of reviewed articles, which articulate the theme of global citizenship from varied perspectives and regions of the world. The articles represent different expressions on media and information literacy from researchers and practitioners who offer bold new strategies, share research findings and best practices, and share musings and reflections. 
Media and Information Literacy for the Sustainable Development Goals (The MILID Yearbook 2015) Year of publication: 2015 Author: Jagtar Singh | Alton Grizzle | Sin Joan Yee | Sherri Hope Culver Corporate author: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (Sweden) In the year 2000, governments and development partners all over the world agreed on eight global development targets called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The year 2015 is a pivotal year as it marks the end of the period during which the MDGs were to be reached and the year in which new global development targets are to be set. These new targets are referred to as the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This process is in its highest gear with ongoing debates and consultative meetings/initiatives globally both online and offline. While much progress has been made, achievement of the MDGs has been mixed across countries. The centrality of information and communication to development is irrefutable. The MILID Yearbook provides a case for media and information literacy (MIL) as a tool for open and inclusive sustainable development.The 2015 edition of the MILID Yearbook displays how media and information literacy can be helpful in facilitating progress and achievement of the sustainable development goals. It is sincerely hoped that the articles in this yearbook will go a long way to sensitize the stakeholders about the role and value of MIL in sustainable development of one and all across frontiers. 
[Draft Evaluation Report] External Evaluation of the UNESCO-IICBA Project on: “Teacher Training & Development for Peace-Building in the Horn of Africa and Surrounding Countries” Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA) The project on “Teacher Training and Development for Peace-Building in the Horn of Africa and Surrounding Countries” was designed by UNESCO-IICBA and financed by the Government of Japan. The project benefitted six conflict-affected countries; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan by building on the mandate and niche expertise of UNESCO-IICBA in teacher education, as well as benefiting from the empathetic insights and financing of the Government of Japan.This evaluation report analyses the design, implementation, and consolidation of the project to assess the likelihood that it can facilitate peace education as an effective and integral part of the national education systems. The project’s short timeframe and modest financing mean that the evaluation could not credibly deal with its outcomes and impact; but efforts are made to gauge the uptake and sustainability of this project as a vehicle for promoting peace education and so help to prevent violent conflict and cultivate a culture of peace in the countries concerned. 
Reinventing Cities (The UNESCO Courier no. 2, April-June 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Alain Mabanckou | Jorge Majfud | Thomas B. Reverdy Corporate author: UNESCO Cities have always been centres of power, attractiveness and prosperity. But the renetic urbanization of recent decades is jeopardizing their historical function as elting pots that integrate and absorb newcomers. As they become more populated, they become dehumanized. Violence, inequality, discrimination – the larger the cities, the more these ills overwhelm them.Nevertheless, even as they are dehumanized, cities are reinventing themselves. From street smarts as a survival strategy in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) to major national projects for the rehabilitation of single-industry cities in Russia; from the personal initiative of a gallery owner who revitalized the small town of Erriadh (Tunisia) to the mobilization of the masses against the authoritarian ppropriation of public spaces in Warsaw (Poland); and from solidarity movements with migrants in London (United Kingdom) to synergies that revive the heart of Havana (Cuba) – creative forces are emerging and organizing themselves to give urban life new meanings and new perspectives. We may believe these are “tiny resistances” – to use the expression of the French writer Thomas B. Reverdy – but they make all the difference.Two other writers share their views with our readers in this issue. Our Guest, the French-Congolese author Alain Mabanckou, talks about “mobile Africas” and the courage to write, while highlighting contradictory moments in colonial history. The Uruguayan-American writer Jorge Majfud condemns the racist attitude towards migrants in the Ideas section, which also provides an analysis of migration policies in the United States.In the Current Affairs section – on the occasion of World Africa Day, 25 May – we publish an interview with Tshilidzi Marwala (South Africa), on the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the continent. To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May, we visit Gran Pajatén, Peru, with Roldán Rojas Paredes – the man who initiated its inscription on UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves.We also go to Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), which launches its World Book Capital programme in April 2019. Finally, with Zoom, we travel to India, Mexico, Myanmar and Uganda, to visit places without electricity. An illuminating trip around the world! Cuando las ciudades se renuevan (El Correo de la UNESCO no. 2, abril-junio 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Alain Mabanckou | Jorge Majfud | Thomas B. Reverdy Corporate author: UNESCO Las ciudades siempre han sido centros de poder, atracción y prosperidad. Pero la urbanización descontrolada que ha tenido lugar en las últimas décadas pone en peligro su función histórica de crisoles de culturas.A medida que aumenta la población, las ciudades se deshumanizan: violencia, desigualdad, discriminación… Mientras más crecen, mayores dimensiones adquieren esos males que las asedian.Pero al tiempo que se deshumanizan, las ciudades se renuevan. Del ingenio para buscarse la vida en Kinsasa (RDC) a los grandes proyectos nacionales de rehabilitación de urbes monoindustriales en Rusia; de la iniciativa personal de un galerista que sacó de su somnolencia a la pequeña villa de Erriadh (Túnez) a la movilización de masas contra la apropiación autoritaria del espacio público en Varsovia (Polonia); de los movimientos de solidaridad con los migrantes que operan en Londres (Reino Unido) a las sinergias que hacen revivir el casco antiguo de La Habana (Cuba), surgen y se organizan fuerzas creadoras que dan a la vida urbana nuevo sentidos y perspectivas inéditas. Cabe pensar que se trata de “minúsculas resistencias”, para usar la expresión del escritor francés Thomas B. Reverdy, pero son esas mínimas fuerzas las que marcan la diferencia.Otros dos escritores comparten sus puntos de vista con nuestros lectores en el presente número. Nuestro invitado, el franco-congoleño Alain Mabanckou, nos habla de las “Áfricas móviles” y del coraje de escribir, mientras hace hincapié en pasajes contradictorios de la historia colonial. Por su parte, el escritor uruguayo-estadounidense Jorge Majfud denuncia las actitudes racistas hacia los migrantes en la sección Ideas, en la que además se ofrece un análisis de las políticas migratorias de Estados Unidos.En la sección De actualidad, publicamos , con motivo del Día de África (25 de mayo), una entrevista con Tshilidzi Marwala (Sudáfrica) sobre el auge de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en ese continente. Para festejar el Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica (22 de mayo), visitamos el Gran Pajatén (Perú) con Roldán Rojas Paredes, el hombre que promovió la inscripción de este sitio en la Red de Reservas de Biosfera de la UNESCO. Asimismo viajamos a Sharjah (Emiratos Árabes Unidos), que en abril de 2019 presenta su programa de capital mundial del libro.Por último, en la sección Zoom, visitamos lugares carentes de electricidad en la India, México, Myanmar y Uganda. ¡Una vuelta al mundo modesta pero muy luminosa! Ces villes qui se réinventent (Le Courrier de l'UNESCO no. 2, Avril-juin 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Alain Mabanckou | Jorge Majfud | Thomas B. Reverdy Corporate author: UNESCO Les villes ont toujours été des centres de pouvoir, d’attractivité, de prospérité. Mais l’urbanisation effrénée, enregistrée ces dernières décennies, met en péril leur fonction historique de melting-pots.Au fur et à mesure qu’elles se peuplent, elles se déshumanisent : violences, inégalités, discriminations… Plus les villes sont grandes, plus ces fléaux qui les accablent prennent de l’ampleur.Néanmoins, en même temps qu’elles se déshumanisent, les villes se réinventent. De la débrouille comme stratégie de survie à Kinshasa (RDC) aux grands projets nationaux de réhabilitation des villes mono-industrielles en Russie, de l’initiative personnelle d’un galeriste qui a sorti de sa torpeur la petite ville d’Erriadh (Tunisie) à la mobilisation des masses contre l’appropriation autoritaire de l’espace public à Varsovie (Pologne), des mouvements de solidarité avec les migrants à Londres (Royaume-Uni) aux synergies qui font revivre le coeur de La Havane (Cuba), des forces créatrices surgissent et s’ordonnent pour doter la vie urbaine de nouveaux sens, de nouvelles perspectives. On peut croire que ce sont de « minuscules résistances », pour reprendre l’expression de l’écrivain français Thomas B. Reverdy, mais ce sont elles qui font la différence.Deux autres écrivains partagent leurs points de vue avec nos lecteurs, dans ce numéro. Notre invité, le Franco-Congolais Alain Mabanckou, nous parle des « Afriques mobiles » et du courage d’écrire, tout en soulignant des passages contradictoires de l’histoire coloniale. Quant à l’écrivain uruguayen-américain Jorge Majfud, il dénonce l’attitude raciste à l’égard des migrants, dans la rubrique Idées, qui propose par ailleurs une analyse des politiques migratoires aux États-Unis.Dans la rubrique Actualités, nous publions, à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’Afrique (25 mai), un entretien avec Tshilidzi Marwala (Afrique du Sud) sur l’émergence de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans le continent. Pour marquer la Journée internationale de la diversité biologique (22 mai), nous visitons le Gran Pajatén, au Pérou, avec Roldán Rojas Paredes, l’homme qui a initié son inscription dans le Réseau des réserves de biosphère de l’UNESCO. Nous allons également à Sharjah, aux Émirats arabes unis, qui lance son programme de Capitale mondiale du livre en avril 2019.Enfin, avec Zoom, nous allons en Inde, au Mexique, au Myanmar et en Ouganda, dans des lieux privés d’électricité. Un petit tour du monde tout en lumière !