The Doha Pre Forum was the first ever Forum of the UNAOC dedicated to Civil Society. It put into a new light the convergence of intercultural, governance and development issues, with a special focus on the Arab World. The Doha Pre Forum brought together more than 170 civil society leaders, representing regional and national networks. It was the…
African youth future endangered by dwindling reading culture, group says
Participants at this year’s International Day of the African Child …and Its Youth (IDAY) Nigeria Chapter have resolved to make book readings a culture among children and youths, in a bid to arrest the dwindling culture and in a bid to actualize goal number 2 of the Millennium development Goals in the year 2015. …
FOI Act as key component of good governance
The Presidential assent on the Freedom of Information Bill has initiated Nigeria into the league of progressive countries with responsive governments that are committed to delivering good governance to their people by being open, transparent, accountable, inclusive and engaging. Nigeria is the fifth country on the African continent to record this landmark, coming after South…
UNESCO/UNAOC and Partners support First International Forum on Media and Information Literacy
UNESCO has partnered with the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, the Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and other partners, including the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy to organize the First International Forum on Media and Information Literacy…