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Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis: Climate Change, Displacement and the Right to Education Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO | United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) | UNESCO Bangkok In 2020, 30.7 million people were displaced by natural disasters – disasters which the scientific community acknowledges are more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change. In Asia and the Pacific alone, 21.3 million people were displaced, making it the region the most impacted by national disasters and climate change in the world. Therefore, country case studies were carried out in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Tuvalu, and Viet Nam to examine not only specific vulnerabilities to climate change and related mobility, but also the impacts of climate change on the right to education in Asia and the Pacific. These case studies show that climate change directly threatens education – through the destruction of schools and property – but also indirectly puts education in peril by forcing people to cross borders, ensuring neither legal residency nor the right to education. This regional synthesis report aims to guide policy-makers through providing operational policy recommendations on how to ensure education is protected in Asia and the Pacific in the face of climate change and displacement from a human rights-based approach. The report is one of four being developed and will contribute to the global initiative on climate change and displacement and the right to education – launched by UNESCO in 2020 – by informing the development of a Global Report with global policyrecommendations.How climate change impacts the right to education in Asia and the Pacific21.3million displacementstook place in Asia and the Pacific 
Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation: Transforming Education and Delivering on SDG 4 Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | UN. Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) Quality Education: South-South cooperation as a lever for action. This publication showcases 40 innovative solutions on how South-South and Triangular Cooperation can transform education.South-South and triangular cooperation is at the heart of SDG4 implementation on Quality Education. As demonstrated in the last few years, this kind of cooperation can mobilize action, ambition, solidarity and solutions to transform education in a rapidly changing world. From the inclusive approach to digital learning in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to distance learning and teacher training strategies in Caribbean SIDS, South-South cooperation is a key modality of cooperation for transforming education and supporting internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda. This publication showcases 40 innovative solutions on how South-South and Triangular Cooperation can transform education.This publication presents forty innovative solutions from around the world which showcase how South-South and triangular cooperation can support the development of more efficient, equitable and resilient education systems that are adapted to the challenges of the 21st century. Countries of the South, with the support of partners, must enhance South-South and triangular cooperation to exchange resources, technology, skills and knowledge to realize the promise of making inclusive, quality education available to all. 
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022: Groundwater; Making the Invisible Visible Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO The 2022 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, titled “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible”, describes the challenges and opportunities associated with the development, management and governance of groundwater across the world. The report addresses groundwater-related issues from the perspective of the three main water use sectors (agriculture, human settlements and industry), as well as its interactions with ecosystems and its relation with climate change. It highlights different regional perspectives and presents a number of response options concerning data and information, policy and planning, management and governance, as well as financing.The United Nations World Water Development Report is UN-Water’s flagship report on water and sanitation issues, focusing on a different theme each year. The report is published by UNESCO, on behalf of UN-Water and its production is coordinated by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme. The report gives insight on main trends concerning the state, use and management of freshwater and sanitation, based on work done by the Members and Partners of UN-Water. Launched in conjunction with World Water Day, the report provides decision-makers with knowledge and tools to formulate and implement sustainable water policies. It also offers best practices and in-depth analyses to stimulate ideas and actions for better stewardship in the water sector and beyond. Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau 2022: Eaux souterraines; Rendre visible l’invisible Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO L’édition 2022 du Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau, intitulée Eaux souterraines : rendre visible l’invisible, décrit les défis et les opportunités que présentent l’exploitation, la gestion et la gouvernance des eaux souterraines dans le monde. Le rapport examine les questions relatives aux eaux souterraines sous l’angle des trois principaux secteurs d’utilisation de l’eau (agriculture, établissements humains et industrie) ainsi que leurs interactions avec les écosystèmes et leur relation au changement climatique. Il met également en avant différentes perspectives régionales et présente un certain nombre de solutions possibles en matière de données et d’informations, de politiques et de planification, de gestion et de gouvernance ainsi que de financement.Abordant un thème différent chaque année, le Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau est le rapport phare d’ONU-Eau sur les questions d’eau et d’assainissement. Le rapport est publié par l’UNESCO, au nom d’ONU-Eau, et sa production est coordonnée par le Programme mondial de l’UNESCO pour l’évaluation des ressources en eau. Le rapport expose les principales évolutions de l’état, de l’utilisation et de la gestion de l’eau douce et de l’assainissement sur la base des travaux réalisés par les membres et les partenaires d’ONU-Eau. Publié à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’eau, le rapport met à disposition des décideurs des connaissances et des outils pour leur permettre de concevoir et de mettre en œuvre des politiques durables. Il présente aussi certaines des meilleures pratiques ainsi que des analyses approfondies, qui stimuleront les idées et galvaniseront les actions aux fins d’une meilleure gestion dans le secteur de l’eau et au-delà. 
Youth of Central Asia, Challenges for Peacebuilding: A Comprehensive Research Review Year of publication: 2021 Author: Laura Yerekesheva Corporate author: UNESCO The estimations are that by 2030, the world will be home to 1.3 billion young people. This speaks about the importance of the youth for development in various parts of the globe, particularly in developing countries which constitute 90% of the global youth population. From comprehensive holistic perspective peace, peacebuilding and dialogue embrace all aspects and dimensions of life – inter-generational, social, economic, political, ethnic, religious, civic, ideological, cultural, and natural. The youth related issues are directly linked with the SDGs agenda. Central Asian states are also on the list of developing countries, with an increasing demographic share of the youth in the general population, meaning that the countries of the region are “young.” As of 2020, the total population of the four countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) was 68.46 million, of which youth comprised 16.55 million or 24,1%. What Challenges for Peacebuilding the Youth of Central Asia Face? This highlights the urgency required for elaborating and implementing special policies on youth development. For Central Asia, the peace and peacebuilding agenda is the development agenda, and vice versa, as neither is possible without the other, and these in turn are intrinsically linked with youth-related issues. This report provides a detailed overview of the existing challenges to the youth of the 4 countries of the region – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan, Uzbekistan – structured around three main themes of peacebuilding: (1) an education and learning environment; (2) economic and social participation; and (3) civic engagement. Governments, international organizations, professionals and policymakers in the youth, peacebuilding and development sectors, academia and NGOs are invited to join forces to accelerate the achievement of youth development for a more just, sustainable and peaceful future. Молодежь Центральной Азии, Вызовы миростроительству : Комплексный исследовательский обзор Year of publication: 2021 Author: Laura Yerekesheva Corporate author: Организация Объединенных Наций по вопросам образования, науки и культуры (UNESCO) По оценкам, к 2030 году в мире будут проживать 1,3 миллиарда молодых людей. Это говорит о важной роли, которую будет играть молодежь, особенно в развивающихся странах, в которых проживает 90% общего мирового населения молодежи. В рамках всеобъемлющего системного подхода, мир, миростроительство и диалог подразумевают все аспекты и измерения жизни - межпоколенческие, социальные, экономические, политические, этнические, религиозные, гражданские, идеологические, культурные и природные. Вопросы, связанные с молодежью, напрямую связаны с повесткой в области достижения Целей устойчивого развития (ЦУР). Государства Центральной Азии относятся к развивающимся странам с высокой долей молодежи в общем составе населения, что делает эти страны «молодыми». По состоянию на 2020 год общая численность населения четырех стран Централь ной Азии (Казахстана, Кыргызстана, Таджикистана и Узбекистана) - 68,46 миллиона человек, из которых молодежь составляла 16,55 миллиона человек или 24,1%.Это свидетельствует о важности разработки и реализации специальных стратегий и мер по развитию молодежи. Для Центральной Азии повестка дня в области мира и миростроительства – это, прежде всего, повестка дня в области развития, и наоборот, поскольку обе они взаимосвязаны между собой, а также с проблемами молодежи.В данном отчете представлен подробный обзор существующих вызовов, с которыми сталкивается молодежь четырех стран региона - Казахстана, Кыргызстана, Таджикистана, Узбекистана. Данные вызовы структурированы вокруг трех основных тем миростроительства: (1) образование и обучающая среда; (2) экономическое и социальное участие; и (3) гражданское участие.Правительствам, международным организациям, специалистам и политикам, работающим в сферах молодежи, миростроительства и развития, академическим кругам и неправительственным организациям предлагается объединить усилия для ускорения достижения целей развития молодежи для более справедливого, устойчивого и мирного будущего. 
Missing Links in AI Governance Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO | Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute Over the next decade, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) will continue to significantly impact societies. While these scientific and technological advances take place at an extraordinary pace, it is necessary that we simultaneously stimulate a global and inclusive conversation around their development and governance. It is in this context that Mila and UNESCO join forces to steer a collective work to identify and understand missing links in AI governance. This publication is a compilation of 18 selected submissions from a global open call for proposals launched in 2021. The works featured cross disciplinary and geographical boundaries, and include the perspectives of academics, civil society representatives, and innovators to help shift the conversation on AI from what we do know and foresee to what we do not, the missing links. The topics covered are wide ranging, including AI and Indigenous rights, Deepfakes, Third-Party Audits of AI Systems, AI alignment with SDGs, and the centralization of decision-making power AI allows. Policymakers and civil society members will benefit from the insightful perspectives brought forward to face the immense task they are presented with – which is to ensure the development of AI in a human-centred, responsible and ethical way, in accordance with human rights. Angles morts de la gouvernance de l’IA Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) | Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute Au cours de la prochaine décennie, l’intelligence artificielle (IA) continuera d’avoir une influence et un effet considérables sur nos sociétés. Alors que ces avancées scientifiques et technologiques se succèdent à un rythme soutenu, il est essentiel de poursuivre et accélérer la conversation mondiale et inclusive sur leur développement et leur gouvernance.C’est dans ce contexte que Mila et l’UNESCO unissent leurs forces pour mener un travail collectif pour cerner des questions importantes et novatrices quant à la gouvernance de l’IA. La présente publication est une compilation de 18 chapitres sélectionnés à la suite d’un appel à contributions lancé mondiale-ment en 2021. Les articles présentés traversent les frontières disciplinaires et géographiques en plus d’inclure différentes perspectives, incluant celles d’universitaires, de membres de la société civile et d’innovateurs et innovatrices. Cette publication vise à influencer la conversation sur l’IA pour que celle-ci porte moins sur ce que nous savons déjà que sur ce qui échappe à notre regard : les angles morts de l’IA. Les sujets abordés sont donc variés et incluent notamment la perspective du droit international et des droits des peuples autochtones, les audits des systèmes d’IA, l’alignement de ces technologies avec les objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies et la centralisation du pouvoir décisionnel que permet cette technologie de rupture.Les membres des milieux politiques, de la recherche et de la société civile engagés dans cette conversation mondiale sur l’IA bénéficieront des perspectives présentées pour faire face à l’immense tâche qui leur incombe : assurer un développement de l’IA qui soit éthique, inclusif et conforme aux droits humains.« Les guerres prenant naissance dans l’esprit des hommes et des femmes, c’est dans l’esprit des hommes et des femmes que doivent être élevées les défenses de la paix »18 propositions sélectionnées offrant une approche pluraliste, informée et critique de la gouvernance de l’IA. 
Translation: From One World to Another (The UNESCO Courier No. 2; April-June 2022) Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO To translate is “to say almost the same thing”, in the words of the Italian writer Umberto Eco. A whole world is contained in this “almost”. To translate is to confront the other, the different, the unknown. It is often the essential prerequisite for those who want to access a universal, multiple, diverse culture. It is therefore no coincidence that the League of Nations took up the issue in the 1930s, envisaging the creation of an Index Translationum.Taken over by UNESCO in 1948, this Index allowed the first census of translated works in the world. Two years later, the Representative Works programme was launched to translate masterpieces of world literature. UNESCO’s support for the publication last year of a lexicon of words from indigenous languages of Mexico that are untranslatable into Spanish is a continuation of these efforts.Although their disappearance was predicted as early as the 1950s, translators – who are most often women – have never been as numerous as they are today. The machines developed in the aftermath of the war have not been able to outdo this behind-the-scenes profession. Nor have digital translation tools, which have become the standard feature of our globalized conversations, even if they have contributed to transforming the job.This is because language is more than just a means of communication. It is that, and much more. It is what written or oral works make of it, contributing to forge what is sometimes called the ‘genius of the language’, which the most powerful applications cannot restore. 
How Youth Drive Change (The UNESCO Courier no. 3; July-September 2011) Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO Considering school history as a place of confrontation of discourse and knowledge from competing socialization spaces (school, family, media), we are interested in citizenship education work and challenges posed by these plural socializations. In an important context media coverage of debates on the recognition of minority memories in France and their entry into the school programs of the college in 2008, how do students appropriate the ""socially vivid issues"" of immigration, colonization, and decolonization? Fromcontent analysis of a corpus made up of around a hundred interviews semi-structured conducted between 2007 and 2010 with 3rd year college students (end of lower secondary and compulsory education), we analyze and highlight contrasting interpretations of these heritages by majority students and minority students, respectively supplied by categories of public debate and family narratives. We show, following work relating to the sociology of school curricula, which learning citizenship in the light of these historical legacies results from the confrontation of the pupils with the discourses and knowledge different spaces in which they take part. But it is above all the product oftheir position in the face of these historical legacies, according to their experiences social and the role they give to these stories in building a common identity and belonging.