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World Press Freedom Day Celebrations, 3 May 2013

UNESCO Islamabad commemorated the 20th anniversary of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Islamabad on 3rd May 2013. The day was celebrated in the presence of UNRC, Mr Timo Pakkala, Director UNIC,
Mr Kazue Tase, Additional Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Muhammad Azam along with Director UNESCO Islamabad, Ms Kozue Kay Nagata and prominent journalists like Mr Hamid Mir, Mr Mohammad Ziauddin and Mr Murtaza Solangi. Read more...
 Joint Message from Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations and Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
 Press Release
 Press Clipping  Daily Times | Pakistan Today | Pak Observer
 Event in Karachi

Observance of Education for All Week 2013: "Every Child needs a Teacher"

As the world marks "Education for All Week", United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged policy makers to recognize the growing demand of trained teachers in order to provide quality education to all children in Pakistan. A 'Public Forum on Right to Education and Role of a Teacher' was organized on 25th April 2013 in Islamabad jointly by UNESCO and UNICEF to observe Education For All (EFA) Week 2013. Read more...
 Watch a video message from Director-General, UNESCO
 Press Release
 Press Clipping   Dawn | Daily Times | One Pakistan
 Event in Sindh

Teacher's Training Workshop on "Cultivating Peace through Heritage Education"

A teacher training workshop on promoting peace through cultural heritage was organized by UNESCO in collaboration with Ministry of CAD at Islamabad College for Girls on 17 April 2013. This training workshop titled, "Promoting Culture of
Peace through Cultural Heritage" is basically the part of UNESCO's programme on World Heritage Education and aimed at building the capacity of teachers to help students develop their understanding of World Heritage Sites of Pakistan as a testimony to peace, human rights and democracy. Read more...
 Press Clipping - Tribune

UNESCO commemorates International Women's Day
8th March, 2013 in Islamabad

Islamabad - 8 March 2013: UNESCO in collaboration with UN-Women, UN Inter-Agency Group on Gender Equality (IAG on GE) and Islamabad College for Girls, organized an event to commemorate International Women's Day 2013 at Islamabad College for Girls.

The theme for this year is "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women". Read more...

 Press Release
 DG Message on the occasion of International Women's Day

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03-05-2013 Joint Message from Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations and Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
 
08-03-2013 Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2013