UNESCO [to 23 April 2016]
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Selected Press Releases/News

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22 April 2016
Revitalizing regional cooperation in ocean science, governance and climate change in the Indian Ocean
In an effort to revitalize Member States cooperation in ocean science, governance and climate change in the Central Indian Ocean, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is holding the Fifth Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO-V) in Chennai, India, from 25 to 27 April 2016.

Responsible for the coordination and implementation of IOC programmes in the Central Indian Ocean, IOCINDIO has not met officially since its Fourth Session held in December 2005, although several informal regional consultations have taken place in the past few years.

Upon the kind invitation of the Government of India, the Committee meeting comes right at a time of strong interest in the revitalization of this regional body, especially as a number of international initiatives in the Central Indian Ocean region brings together great opportunities for a reinforced engagement of IOCINDIO Member States. In particular, the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (2015-2020), the Decade of African Seas and Oceans (2015-2025), and a significant number of IOC-related programmes and activities including tsunami warning systems; the Global Sea Level Observing System; the Global Ocean Observing System and its Indian Ocean Observing System; the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange; integrated coastal area management; and the recently adopted IOC Capacity Development Strategy…

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22 April 2016
UNESCO-China project advances ICT in teacher training in 10 African countries
China announced an extra USD4 million in funds to advance the UNESCO-China-Funds-in-Trust (CFIT) Information and Communication Technology in teacher training project, at a meeting at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris on April 19-20, 2016.

The meeting, “Harnessing Technology for Quality Teacher Training in Africa”, addressed the achievements and lessons learned in the first three project countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Namibia, reviewed progress in Congo, DR Congo, Liberia, Tanzania, and Uganda, and announced two new beneficiary countries, Togo and Zambia…

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19 April 2016
New education partnerships to support young Syrians hit by conflict and crisis