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UNESCO Courier - Transforming Ideas
Selected Articles - Volume II: Creators
Throughout UNESCO’s 75 years of existence, never before has the Courier, UNESCO’s flagship magazine, published an anthology, in book form, with such scope and scale. These two volumes bring together some of the great thinkers and pioneering minds of recent times who have led important discussions on society’s pressing challenges. UNESCO Courier: Transforming Ideas will lead you through an exciting, magical and thought-provoking adventure into UNESCO’s past, present and future.
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Information sharing
It is vital for governments to provide accurate, useful and up-to-date information to people, particularly during times of crisis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments started providing information on their national portals, mobile apps or through social media platforms. The vital need for accurate, useful and upto-date information provided by governments has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. A review of the 193 UN Member States national portals showed that as of 25 March 2020, only 57 per cent (110 countries) had put in place some kind of information on COVID-19. The percentage of countries providing such information and guidance reached roughly 86 percent (167 countries) by 8 April 2020. Finally, on 13 May nearly 97.5 percent (188 countries) had information about COVID-19 in their national portals.
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Accessibility and information-sharing
Author: United NationsEstablishing the operating days and hours of the business registry depends on whether the registry is designed to allow direct electronic registration and information access by users or whether it requires their physical presence at an office of the registry. In the former case, electronic access should be available continuously except for brief periods to undertake scheduled maintenance; in the latter case, registry offices should operate during dependable and consistent hours that are compatible with the needs of potential registry users. In view of the importance of ensuring ease of access to the business registry for all users, the above criteria should be incorporated in the law of the enacting State or in administrative guidelines published by the registry, and the registry should ensure that its operating days and hours are widely publicized.
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Building Digital Competencies to Benefit from Frontier Technologies
This study explores ways in which digital skills can be developed and harnessed to support sustainable development in a current context of technological change. It discusses the types of skills that countries need to prepare the future workforces for the changing world and to maximise the development opportunities offered by existing and emerging technologies. It examines the potential of existing and emerging digital technologies in building and enhancing digital skills. The study also dwells upon technologies for education among other subjects.
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Basic Facts about the United Nations, 42nd Edition
Author: United NationsThis comprehensive handbook designed for the general public explains the structure of the United Nations, how the Organization works, the main issues it addresses and its importance for people everywhere. In addition to setting out the various roles played by principle UN organs and related organizations, Basic Facts about the United Nations documents the Organization’s contributions to international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian action, international law and decolonization. Appendices contain current data on UN membership and peacekeeping operations, as well as contact information for UN information centres, services and offices. This latest edition, published in 2017, has been revised to take account of significant developments in the world and the Organization itself since 2014.
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The Aarhus convention
An implementation guide
Author: United NationsThe Aarhus Convention is an international legally binding instrument giving the public the rights of participation in decision making, access to information and justice regarding the environment. These rights were emphasized in the outcome document of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The Convention’s twin protections for environmental and human rights, and its focus on involving the public, provide a mechanism for holding governments to account in their efforts to address the multidimensional challenges facing our world today, including climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty reduction, increasing energy demands, rapid urbanization, and pollution. The Guide is designed for policy-makers, legislators, NGOs, academics and civil society.
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