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Report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the follow-up to the implementation of the Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: United Nations. Secretary-General, 2007-2016 (Ban, Ki-moon) | UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This is a report submitted by the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/1, to follow up on the implementation of the Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace. The Director-General has reviewed an overview of the activities carried out to promote a culture of peace and non-violence, jointly with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the lead agency in the United Nations system on this subject. 
Towards an integrated implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) The report examines the conditions for the spread of violent extremism and terrorism in Central Asia. The report is the result of a seminar organized by the UN / UNRCCA in Astana, Kazakhstan 
Symposium on climate change education and sustainable cities, 31 August 2009, United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | United Nations Centre for Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat) Education plays an important role in promoting knowledge, skills and values that are necessary for the realization of a sustainable society. It also assists learners to learn to cope with today's challenges such as climate change and urbanization. The overarching theme of the symposium was the critical role of education in promoting sustainable urbanization with a particular focus on climate change and its challenges. This broad theme was divided into two major sub-themes: 1. Role of education in building sustainable cities 2. Mainstreaming climate change in education for building sustainable cities. The key objective of the symposium was to raise awareness about the decade of education on sustainable development and to promote a constructive dialogue between local authorities, practitioners, academia and civil society organizations on the role of education in addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanization and climate change. A major thrust of the dialogue was “moving from rhetoric to action”. Key concepts of the Symposium Cities Half of humanity now lives in cities, and around one billion urban residents live in slums. The urbanization of poverty is therefore one of the most daunting challenges of the 21st century. Cities offer opportunities, but most urban development is largely toxic, segregated and inefficient. If cities are to come to terms with rapid levels of urbanization, they require leaders, managers and staff capable of adopting innovative and robust approaches to planning, developing, managing and financing growth for all citizens. Climate Change Globally, climate change is now recognized as one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. The future of hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by the different impacts of climate change. Developing and least developed countries have higher vulnerability to climate change impacts compared to developed countries. Climate change has been identified as one of the main strategic perspectives to inform education and learning for sustainable development and by extension sustainable city development. Climate change issues need to be part of public awareness, learning and education for a sustainable future. The integrated, multifaceted vision provided by ESD is particularly well-suited to addressing climate change and city development in terms of understanding its causes, recognising its impact and effects, and preparing and implementing appropriate mitigation and adaptation responses. 
Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4): Environment for Development Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The fourth Global Environment Outlook – environment for development ( GEO-4 ) places sustainable development at the core of the assessment, particularly on issues dealing with intra- and intergenerational equity. The analyses include the need and usefulness of valuation of environmental goods and services, and the role of such services in enhancing development and human well-being, and minimizing human vulnerability to environmental change. The GEO-4 temporal baseline is 1987, the year in which the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) published its seminal report, Our Common Future . The Brundtland Commission was established in 1983, under UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 to look at critical environment and development challenges. It was established at a time of an unprecedented rise in pressures on the global environment, and when grave predictions about the human future were becoming commonplace. 
Annual Report 2021 Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: University of Sherbrooke. International Cooperation Group Our main orientations in 2021: Increase the capacities of GCIUS project management, through the development of management tools standardized; Increase outreach of the GCIUS with the student community of the UdeS, as well as with the community of practice; Promote mobilization, recruitment, and implementation of strategies equity, diversity, and inclusion in the GCIUS. 
Annual Report 2020 Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: University of Sherbrooke. International Cooperation Group The GCIUS has set itself the task of encouraging the emergence of sustainable development of local communities in the countries of intervention and UdeS students, through supportive, inclusive, and dynamic networks. The GCIUS supports students and local communities in the co-construction of multidisciplinary sustainable development projects aimed at improving living conditions for communities in need. 
Progress Report on the Implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development Year of publication: 2010 Corporate author: State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry (Kyrgyzstan) This report aims to evaluate the implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The report presents the results of efforts aimed at implementing ESD, current challenges with reference to socio-economic conditions and development prospects. This report has been prepared by the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic with the participation of interested departments, international and local experts. In preparing the report, materials and reports of international organizations - the OSCE, were used,UNESCO, UNDP, etc. 
Adolescents in a Changing World: The Case for Urgent Investment Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: World Health Organization (WHO) | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This report focuses on the strong returns on investment associated with investing in adolescent health and well-being. Today, adolescents make up more than 16% of the world's population. They are a demographic that is often overlooked or misunderstood. Investments in adolescents can reduce inequalities and help to protect their human rights. The economic and social returns from a wide range of investments to address adolescent well-being are significant. The report makes a compelling case for investing in adolescents, they are living in a world facing multifaceted crises, and they will be tomorrow's changemakers and leaders. The staggering cost of inaction is estimated at US$110 trillion over a period of 27 years (2024-50). That amounts to 7.7% of the total GDP of those countries included in the models, which themselves include around 80% of the world's population. Many interventions will yield high returns, including those focused on health services and multisectoral interventions, for example on SRHR, HPV, TB, myopia, education and training, child marriage and road accident prevention. This evidence base is crucial for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, donors, and civil society organizations as we map the road ahead for a better and more sustainable future. Investing in adolescent health and well-being strengthens the human capital of a country, and hence a country's potential for future development and for ending extreme poverty and creating more inclusive societies. 
Political Participation of Young People in Kazakhstan: The Role of Digital Technologies Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Paperlab Research Center (Kazakhstan) At the end of July, the PaperLab Research Center held a discussion on "Political participation of youth in Kazakhstan: the role of digital technologies". Experts say that after the January events, Kazakhstanis became more interested in politics. But the real political participation of young people is still limited. 
Methodology: Using Digital Media for Youth Engagement and Active Citizenship Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Yep4Europe Consortium The training methodology “Find-Tell-Act” is the main output of the Youth e-Perspectives on Migration project. The project aimed at empowering young people to address sensitive contemporary societal issues (in our case migration and the refugee crisis) and at the same time to improve their digital and media skills. In this way, digital and technical skills developed in parallel with social values like active citizenship.The main part of the methodology is, implemented as face-to-face activities. It includes four interrelated digital media modules (or as we call them, workshops): Digital Journalism, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling and Online Platforms, in which refugee crisis was our main theme. The methodology can be applied to any other “hot” societal topic that young people are faced with.