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“Since wars begin in the minds of men and women, it is in the minds of men and
women that the defences of peace must be constructed” - UNESCO
WHAT IS UNESCO?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a
specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). It seeks to build peace through
international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture.
* It is also a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group
(UNSDG), a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
* UNESCO’s Headquarters are located in Paris and the Organization has more than
50 field offices around the world.
* It has 193 Members and 11 Associate Members (As of April 2020) and is
governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board.
* Three UNESCO member states are not UN members: Cook Islands, Niue, and
Palestine.
* While three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not
UNESCO members.
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES?
* UNESCO focuses on a set of objectives such as:
* Attaining quality education for all and lifelong learning
* Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development
* Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges
* Fostering cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace
* Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and
communication
* Focuses on global priority areas - “Africa” and “Gender Equality”.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY BEHIND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF UNESCO?
* In 1942, during the Second World War, the governments of the European
countries, which were confronting Germany and its allies, met in the United
Kingdom for the Conference of Allied Ministers of Education (CAME).
* Upon the proposal of CAME, a United Nations Conference for the
establishment of an educational and cultural organization was convened in
London in November 1945.
* At the end of the conference, UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945.
* The first session of the General Conference of UNESCO was held in Paris
during November-December of 1946.
WHAT ARE THE AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION OF UNESCO?
EDUCATION TRANSFORMS LIVES
* Education transforms lives and is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission to build
peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development.
* The Organization is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover
all aspects of education.
* It has been entrusted to lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through
Sustainable Development Goal - 4.
* ‘Education 2030 Framework for Action’ (Incheon Declaration) is the roadmap
to achieve the global education 2030 agenda..
* Its work encompasses educational development from pre-school to higher
education and beyond.
* Themes include global citizenship and sustainable development, human rights
and gender equality, health and HIV and AIDS, as well as technical and
vocational skills development.
PROTECTING OUR HERITAGE AND FOSTERING CREATIVITY
* It is becoming a fact that no development can be sustainable without a strong
culture component.
* UNESCO has adopted a three-pronged approach to make culture takes it rightful
place in development strategies and processes:
* Spearheads worldwide advocacy for culture and development.
* Engages with the international community to set clear policies and legal
frameworks
* Works on the ground to support governments and local stakeholders to
safeguard heritage, strengthen creative industries and encourage cultural
pluralism.
* Some important conventions and International treaties of UNESCO to protect
and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage:
* The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural
Expressions (2005)
* The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
(2003)
* The Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001)
* The Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)
* The Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural
Heritage (1972)
* The Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit
Traffic of Cultural Property (1970)
SCIENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
* Science equips us to find solutions to today’s acute economic, social and
environmental challenges and to achieving sustainable development and greener
societies.
* UNESCO works to assist countries to invest in Science, Technology and
Innovation (STI), to develop national science policies, to reform their
science systems and to build capacity to monitor and evaluate performance
through STI indicators..
* Also, UNESCO works with its member states to foster informed decisions about
the use of science and technology, in particular in the field of bioethics.
Social and Human Sciences
* UNESCO helps to enable people to create and use knowledge for just and
inclusive societies, support them in understanding each other and working
together to build lasting peace.
* It promotes mutual understanding among member states through its
intergovernmental Programme like Management of Social Transformations (MOST),
its Youth Programme and the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence Programme which
include initiatives for democracy and global citizenship, intercultural
dialogue, peace-building.
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
* UNESCO advances freedom of expression and the safety of journalists, combats
online hate speech, as well as disinformation and misinformation through
awareness raising initiatives.
* It also supports universal access to information and knowledge through
promoting Open Solutions, including Open Educational Resources, access for
marginalized people, and multilingualism in Cyberspace.
WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL PRIORITIES OF UNESCO?
AFRICA
* UNESCO is attentive to 54 African countries with a stronger and
better-targeted strategy.
* The adoption of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development paving the ground for the African Economic Community
and the African Renaissance.
GENDER EQUALITY
* UNESCO holds that women and men must enjoy equal opportunities, choices,
capabilities, power and knowledge as equal citizens.
* Equipping girls and boys, women and men with the knowledge, values, attitudes
and skills to tackle gender disparities is a precondition to building a
sustainable future for all.
* Some important initiatives to achieve the objective of Gender equality are:
* UNESCO Priority Gender Equality Action Plan
* Gender Equality Tools
* Gender Views
* Gender-related UNESCO Chairs and Networks
* UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
* UNESCO Youth Mobile
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT INITIATIVES OF UNESCO?
WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION AND LIST
* World Heritage Convention -1972 links together the concepts of nature
conservation and the preservation of cultural properties.
* The Convention defines the kind of natural or cultural sites (World Heritage
Sites) which can be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List.
* The States Parties of convention are encouraged to integrate the protection
of the cultural and natural heritage into regional planning programmes, set
up staff and services at their sites, undertake scientific and technical
conservation research.
* It explains how the World Heritage Fund is to be used and managed.
* Globally there are 1154 World Heritage sites in the 167 countries. Meanwhile,
India has 40 World Heritage Sites that include 30 Cultural properties, 7
Natural properties and 1 mixed site.
* Harappan city of Dholavira in Gujarat as India’s 40th world heritage site.
* Ramappa Temple (Telangana) was India's 39th World Heritage Site.
* Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim has been inscribed as India's first
and the only “Mixed World Heritage Site”.
* In 2022, the Union Ministry of Culture nominated Sacred Ensembles of the
Hoysalas temples for consideration as a World Heritage site for the year
2022-2023.
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE (MAB) PROGRAMME
* It is an intergovernmental scientific programme that aims to establish a
scientific basis for enhancing the relationship between people and their
environments.
* It promotes innovative approaches to economic development that are socially
and culturally appropriate and environmentally sustainable.
* The World Network of Biosphere Reserves currently counts 701 sites in 124
countries all over the world, including 21 transboundary sites.
* India has 18 Biosphere reserves out of which 12 have been recognized
internationally under MAB program:
INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND GLOBAL GEOPARKS PROGRAMME (IGGP)
* International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) harnesses the intellectual capacity
of a worldwide network of geoscientists to lay the foundation for our
planet’s future, focusing on responsible resource extraction, natural hazard
resilience and preparedness, and adaptability in the era of a changing
climate.
* UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) are laboratories for sustainable development
which promote the recognition and management of Earth heritage, and the
sustainability of local communities.
* At present, there are 177 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 46 countries.
INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME (IHP)
* The Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the only
intergovernmental programme of the United Nations system devoted to water
research and management, and related education and capacity development
WORLD WATER ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME (WWAP)
* The growing global water crisis threatens the security, stability and
environmental sustainability of developing nations.
* The programme focuses on assessing the developing situation of freshwater
throughout the world.
* It also coordinates the work of 31 UN-Water members and partners in the World
Water Development Report (WWDR).
INTERNATIONAL BASIC SCIENCES PROGRAMME (IBSP)
* It is an international multidisciplinary programme established by UNESCO
Member States in order to reinforce intergovernmental cooperation in science
to strengthen national capacities in the basic sciences and science
education.
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT REPORTS RELEASED BY UNESCO?
UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT
* UNESCO Science Report maps Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
governance around the world on a regular basis. The report is published every
five years, on 10 November, to mark World Science Day for Peace and
Development.
GLOBAL EDUCATION MONITORING REPORT
* Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report carries out its assessment of
progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal on education (SDG4) and its
10 targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda.
* The report examines different accountability mechanisms that are used to hold
governments, schools, teachers, parents, the international community, and the
private sector accountable for inclusive, equitable and quality education.
MCBRIDE REPORT OF 1980
* The comprehensive report of the MacBride Commission is also named “Many
Voices, OneWorld”.
* It analyzed communication problems in modern societies, particularly relating
to mass media and news, consider the emergence of new technologies, and to
suggest a kind of communication order (New World Information and
Communication Order) to diminish these problems to further peace and human
development
UNESCO STATE OF THE EDUCATION REPORT FOR INDIA: CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
* The 2019 report is the first edition of the annual report to be published by
UNESCO in India.
* It highlights accomplishments and challenges with regards to the right to
education of children with disabilities (CWDs).
* The findings of UNESCO’s State of the Education Report 2021 were largely
based on an analysis of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and the
Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) data (2018-19).
* It aims to serve as a reference for enhancing the implementation of the
National Education Policy (NEP) and towards the realization of the
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 (target 4c on teachers).
* Target 4c: By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified
teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training
in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small
island developing States.
UNESCO AND INDIA: WHAT IS THE SCENARIO?
INDIAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR COOPERATION WITH UNESCO (INCCU)
* India has been a member of the UNESCO since its inception in 1946.
* UNESCO constitution requires that each Member State should have a principle
body that shall work with the Organization. Thus, in India, Indian National
Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU) was commissioned.
* UNESCO has two Offices in India
* The New Delhi cluster office for eleven countries in South and Central Asia
(Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
* The MGIEP – the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and
Sustainable Development fully supported and funded by the Government of
India.
* India has been elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for
the 2022-2026 cycle.
* India has served as a member of the ICH Committee twice — from 2006 to 2010
and from 2014 to 2018.
* Earlier, Durga Puja in Kolkata was inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative
List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
WHAT IS INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE?
* Intangible cultural heritage is the practices, expressions, knowledge and
skills that communities, groups and sometimes individuals recognise as part
of their cultural heritage.
* Also called living cultural heritage, it is usually expressed in one of the
following forms:
* Oral Traditions
* Performing Arts
* Social Practices
* Rituals and Festive events
* Knowledge and Practices concerning nature and the universe
* Traditional Craftsmanship
* India has been elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for
the 2022-2026 cycle.
* India has served as a member of the ICH Committee twice — from 2006 to 2010
and from 2014 to 2018.
* Earlier, Durga Puja in Kolkata was inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative
List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
UNESCO’S INTERNATIONAL PRIZES AND INDIA
* UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
* It is established through the generous donation of the UNESCO Goodwill
Ambassador, Indian artist, writer and diplomat Mr Madanjeet Singh, the
prize honors his lifelong commitment to the cause of peace and tolerance.
* The creation of the Prize in 1995 marked the United Nations Year for
Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.
* Since 1996, the Prize has been awarded every two years and, since 2002, it
amounts to US $ 100,000.
* The UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science
* It is an international distinction created by UNESCO in 1951 following a
donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, Founder and President of the Kalinga
Foundation Trust in India.
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