rate of loss by 2010. Good systems of science governance capable of using biodiversity sustainably and equitably will be essential if we are to reverse the trend. UNESCO helps governments and policy-makers make informed decisions about biodiversity conservation within international efforts like the Convention on Biological Diversity. UNESCO does this by collecting‚ peer-reviewing and ‘packaging’ scientific information in the form of scientific assessments like the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Published
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economic growth: If all students in low income countries left school with basic reading skills 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty. This is equal to a 12% cut in global poverty. (EFA GMR‚ UNESCO‚ p. 8) One extra year of schooling increases an individual’s earnings by up to 10%. (EFA GMR‚ UNESCO‚ p.7) Wages‚ agricultural income
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vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person‚ for the purpose of exploitation‚” is stated by the UN Protocol to clearly describe what human trafficking is (UNESCO p12). South Africa specifically‚ has no official legislation against human trafficking cases. Recently visiting South Africa has shown me how some people live and human trafficking is what can occur based off of living situations. Human trafficking
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Due to painful lives Korean had been experienced‚ South Korea initially opposed the addition of the Hashima Island to the UNESCO World Heritage site. The Korean government asked the Japanese government to acknowledge the historical fact that Korean forced laborers were used on the island during World War II and mention it publicly. Therefore‚ Japan acknowledged the tragic history of the island and announced before the approval of Hashima Island that “there were large number of Koreans and others
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was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 2002‚ the first school in the world to be so honored‚ in recognition of its efforts "to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance at a time when these values are increasingly being challenged".[6][7] The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2002 was awarded to CMS in recognition of its efforts to promote universal values of education for peace and tolerance. The Director-General of UNESCO handed the 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace
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averaging 14.4% growth over these eight years (Google Public Data Explorer‚ 2011). However‚ India ranks a low 134 among 187 countries in terms of the HDI and its literacy rate of 74% in 2011 is still lower than the worldwide average of 84% in 2008 (UNESCO‚ 2010). But why is literacy important for sustainable development? What causes can be found for particularly high rural and female illiteracy? How can we solve this development issues? This paper will analyze the development issue of illiteracy
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References: 1. UNESCO (2005). Challenges of implementing free primary education in Kenya: assessment report. Kenya. Nairobi: Ministry of Education‚ Science & Technology. 2. Okwach‚ A. and George‚ O. (1997). Efficiency of primary education in Kenya: situational analysis and implications for educational reform. Nairobi: Institute of Policy Analysis and Research. 3. UNESCO (2006). Fact book on education for all‚ UNESCO Nairobi 4. Voss‚ R.; Bedi‚ A.; Kimalu‚ P.K.; Manda
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report‚ titled ?Stigmatized Illiteracy & The Socio-moral Setback? has been presented on ILD-2014 observance by SAIRI Initiative‚ along with a Composite Model of ?Ethico-Moral Normative Literacy‚ in an aptly prompt extemporaneous response to the UNESCO?s ?Dhaka Call for Action?‚ adopted by ILD Conference‚ Bangladesh. The multi-facades? porticoes outlined by SAIRI can far-impact the MDGs and post-2015 agendum?s literacy objectives. Fetured News Article Senior Correspondent//- UNB‚ Dhaka‚ ContentCo-GNN//Asia/9/09/2014-:
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humanity at the dawn of the 21st century‚ marked by increasing poverty in our asymmetrical world‚ environmental degradation and short-sightedness in policy-making. Culture is a crucial key to solving this crisis. Source: Preface‚ World Culture Report‚ UNESCO Publishing‚ Paris‚ 1999. Our cultural values‚ which often include particular religious beliefs‚ shape our way of living and acting in the world. Module 11 on Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainability explores the importance of indigenous values
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Morgan L. Richard Bio 100 The Rainforests of Atsinanana is located on the eastern side of the island of Madagascar. There are six different national parks that are not connected to one another that make up the “Rainforests of Atsinanana”. These rainforests are said to be possibly the most diverse ecosystems in the world. They consist of 2‚598 species of animals (from 166 families) and 1‚039 plants (from 119 different groups). These national parks also contain more than 1/3 of all mammals
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