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Values Education thorugh Sports (infographics) Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO 
Address by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, at the Global Education and Skills Forum: debate on the rise of populism, Dubai, 19 March 2017 Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This address was presented by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO at the Global Education and Skills Forum. She debates on the Rise of Populism. 
Address by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the Event on Education for Preventing Violent Extremism; Brussels, 21 March 2017 Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This address was delivered by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the Event on Education for Preventing Violent Extremism. 
UNESCO Strategy on Education for Health and Well-Being: Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO This strategy builds on UNESCO’s longstanding commitment to strengthen the links between education and health, reflecting international recognition that a more comprehensive approach to school health and coordinated action across sectors is needed. As stated in the 2015 Incheon Declaration, education develops the skills, values and attitudes that enable citizens to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, make informed decisions, and respond to local and global challenges. It updates previous UNESCO strategies and expands on UNESCO’s work on HIV and on promoting comprehensive sexuality education and safe and inclusive learning environments, placing more emphasis on the role of schools in promoting health. More specifically, it reflects recent developments in the global education, HIV and health agendas, and is aligned with the new UNAIDS 2016-2021 Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 3 Health, SDG 4 Education and SDG 5 Gender Equality. 
Six ways to ensure higher education leaves no one behind Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) This policy paper, written in partnership with the UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP), makes policy recommendations for equitable and affordable higher education to better support the implementation of the SDG agenda. To do this, it reviews recent trends in higher education expansion, identifies disparities in student participation, examines policy tools and practices for fostering equity, and explores ways to target assistance at those who need it most. 
UNESCO's role in promoting education as a tool to prevent violent extremism Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO The Director-General reports on the progress made on the implementation of 197 EX/Decision 46 on “UNESCO’s role in promoting education as a tool to prevent violent extremism”. This report presents the activities that have been implemented as well as those that are underway to take forward the Decision. 
UNESCO's role in promoting education as a tool to prevent violent extremism Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO This item has been included in the provisional agenda of the 197th session of the Executive Board at the request of the United States of America and co-sponsored by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Finland, France, Germany, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovenia, Suriname, Switzerland and Turkey 
UNESCO's Contribution to the Prevention of Violant Extremism Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO This document provides a summary of recent efforts by UNESCO to step up its action to prevent violent extremism, in the context of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Plan of Action on Violent Extremism, launched in January 2016. Building on its mandate and existing activities, UNESCO has adopted an intersectoral approach, paying particular attention to the needs of young people particularly at risk of radicalization. 
Universities: Increasingly Global Players Year of publication: 2015 Author: Patrick Aebischer Corporate author: UNESCO The role of science, technology and innovation has been explicitly recognized as a vital driver of sustainability. This paper addresses 
The Power of Sport Values Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO In the contexts of malnutrition, conflict, inactivity and unemployment, sport can act as springboard for social transformation, as a gateway to rounded development and as a facilitator for inclusive and responsible citizenship. Not only is sport a bridge between individuals and nations, it can also be an active tool for overcoming stereotypes, rising above exclusion and fostering citizenship. The Power of Sport Values is a collection of the best 15 entries of UNESCO’s photo contest on the power of sport values, selected from over 300 photos submitted by photographers from 76 countries all around the world. Be it in South Sudan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Bangladesh or Cuba, sport provides joy, fosters inclusion and strengthens social mobilization.