Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO

24/05/2022

08 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Share this article The UNESCO Programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, funded by the European Union, hosts the event "IncYOUTHbator: boosting youth’s creative potential for a sustainable futu...

19/05/2022

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Unlocking Jamaica's Creative Potential through a Creative Economy Act

Join us in the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston for this workshop:
🕘9am - 11am: Data and Insights for Decision Making
🕚11am - 2:30pm: Building a Stronger Creative Industries Ecosystem
🕒3pm - 5pm: Funding the Creative Industries

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Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport - CGES Unesco Caribbean UNESCO European Union in Jamaica

19/05/2022

Do you want to learn about handcrafted animation techniques for your audiovisual productions, the basics of logo and brand design, or how to manage a cultural enterprise in a heritage tourism destination?

The first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) of the UNESCO Transcultura Programme for young entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries of the Caribbean are now available!

Access here 👉 https://unesco.graspway.com/

More information: https://en.unesco.org/news/transcultura-facilitates-mooc-cultural-industries-young-people-caribbean

- With the financial support of the European Union 🇪🇺

19/05/2022

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!

Are you a youth-led organization? Are you working on inclusive solutions for advancing peace and security? Are you under 35 years? Join the grant competition!

Five youth-led organizations will receive up to $10,000 each to pilot positive change-making and research in their communities

Deadline: 6 June 2022 by 23:59 GMT

👉 More info here on how to apply: https://urlz.fr/idMT

18/05/2022

are torchbearers for innovation and development

On 18-20 May, within UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, global youth will come together virtually to share their ideas to help shape .

Several will be a part of the discussion and debates!

Register here:

18 May 2022 at 2.30 p.m. Paris time
Youth As Researchers on COVID-19: findings and lessons-learnt from youth-led research
👉 bit.ly/3wC0D8t

19 May 2022 at 5 p.m. Paris time
L’impact de la Covid-19 sur les études des jeunes universitaires en Haïti
👉 bit.ly/3PpVQiQ

20 May 2022 at 10 a.m. Paris time
Changing Aspirations of Youth in the Asia Pacific: Coping with Virtual Learning and Isolation
👉 bit.ly/3wopJsx

18/05/2022

Our challenges are interdependent: We must build bridges between academia, civil society, policy-makers & employers worldwide 🌎.
Let's open the gates of higher education to of the new generation! https://on.unesco.org/3DDt1Kk

13/05/2022

Born Barbara Joy Goodison in 1935, Barbara Gloudon OD, OJ, IOJ journalist, author, playwright extraordinaire.
She served with distinction as a member of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO in many ways
-          as a Board member
-          As Chair of the Communication Advisory Committee
-          She was elected as vice-chair of the UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication,1996 -1998 (one of the Intergovernmental Bodies of UNESCO)
-          Elected IPDC rapporteur, 1998-99.
-          She was re-elected as rapporteur in 2000.
-          She presented a paper on the contribution of the IPDC to communication in the Caribbean which included assistance to CANA, the regional news agency

She is the name behind pantomime and is one of the most distinguishable radio personalities in Jamaica.

13/05/2022

https://youthclimateconference.gov.bs/

13/05/2022

UNESCO calls on young people around the world, aged 14 to 25, to send their best photos to the 4th edition of Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads contest.

This year, the themes are ‘Faith and Spiritualities’ and ‘Living Together’. Entries may focus on either of these, while concentrating on mutual influences shared by people along the Silk Roads.

Learn more on the criteria:
👉 bit.ly/3LQko2g https://unescosilkroadphotocontest.org

And join the photo contest here:
👉 bit.ly/3MWQ9a5

Deadline: 17 July 2022 at midnight (GMT+2)

11/05/2022

11/05/2022

“One love, one heart. Let’s get together and feel all right.”
Reggae music started out as the voice of the marginalized in Jamaica. Today, it transcends boundaries all across the world, contributing to international discourses on issues of injustice, resistance, love and humanity. Undoubtedly, we have Bob Marley, who died in 1981, to thank for this widespread acceptance of reggae and its continued role as a vehicle for social commentary, acting as a voice for all.
Jamaican reggae was inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018.
Read more about Reggae and Bob Marley’s contribution to it in The Unesco Courier: https://on.unesco.org/2IWidee