With the firm belief that there should be commonly-recognized and agreed-upon understandings and operative definitions in youth and adult education, without which confusion and lack of precision will continue to hamper policy and practice in the region of Latin America, UIL agreed to develop a...
A Regional Expert Meeting for the Follow up of CONFINTEA VI in Africa is foreseen for September 2012, hosted by the Government of Cape Verde in Praia. It will aim at increasing the participation of youth and adults in learning and education . The meeting is jointly organized by the...
Following the Regional CONFINTEA VI follow-up meeting in Mexico in May 2011, and in order to contribute to the pursuance of the objectives and strategies discussed there, the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA) in Mexico suggested the creation of an Observatory for Adult Education for...
In order to streamline national and international efforts in the field of literacy and adult education in the Arab region, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut developed the “Literacy Enhancement Arab Programme” (LAEP) . LEAP is meant to be a regional coordination and...
Ownership of the CONFINTEA process lies at the country level. This implies first of all the implementation of the recommendations and commitments of the Belém Framework for Action, but also includes the national monitoring. On behalf of UNESCO and in cooperation with other UNESCO units and...
El Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Competencias de los Adultos (PIAAC) fue iniciado por la OCDE y se lleva a cabo en colaboración con 25 países y un consorcio internacional de organizaciones internacionales especializadas. Por primera vez, un estudio comparativo internacional está...
Africa is the second largest and one of the most diverse regions of the world. The potential of Africa resides in its human, cultural and linguistic as well as its ecological diversity and natural resources. But Africa faces a variety of serious challenges. Three-quarters of the world’s poorest...
El Centro de Educación No Formal (NFEC), dependiente del Ministerio de Educación de Nepal y la Oficina de la UNESCO en Katmandú co-organizó un "Taller Nacional sobre el Ejercicio de la evaluación de las capacidades de en el sub-sector de la educación no formal " en Katmandú el 13 de marzo de...
Se reunieron en Kabul 75 facilitadores, instructores, entrenadores, especialistas en desarrollo curricular y directivos, en un taller nacional organizado conjuntamente por el Departamento de Alfabetización del Ministerio de Educación afgano y la Oficina de la UNESCO en Kabul. En el taller se...
La Biblioteca y Asociación Cultural Sur Danesa celebró su reunión anual el 1° de marzo del año en curso en el centro cultural "Tobaksgarden" en Assens, Dinamarca. La reunión contó con la participación de 45 participantes, bibliotecarios, directores de bibliotecas y políticos locales, todos de la...
