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Issue 40 28 August to 1 September 2017

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Message of the Director

Dear Colleagues and Partners

UNESCO is currently fully engaged in the elaboration of a new collective

vision and response of the UN system to national development priorities and

results on the basis of normative programming principles in Djibouti Kenya

Rwanda and Uganda

In Djibouti the UN System just concluded a fruitful meeting on the

presentation of its new United Nations Development Assistance Framework

(UNDAF) 2018-2022 on 28 August 2017 The meeting presented the new

draft of the UNDAF to development partners embassies Non-

Governmental Organizations and civil society and marks an important step to

revamp capacities to support partnership building

In Kenya a team from the office participated in the Workshop that looked at

the Third Medium Term Plan 2018-2022 for Kenya aligning work and

deliverables of UNESCO with the economic social and political pillars of

Kenya

In Rwanda UNESCO is also actively taking part in the consultation process

of the next Rwanda United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP

II) supporting a thematic approach highlighting critical areas for the 2030

Agenda for Sustainable Development such as peace and security or youth

and employment

I will also travel to Entebbe Uganda to the United Nations Country Team

3

retreat from 7 to 9 September where the mid-term review of the UNDAF

will be discussed as well as new opportunities for partnerships

These processes are of particular interest as under the new 2017 UNDAF

guidance UN Country Teams are to produce a new generation of UNDAFs

that reflect the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with sustainable

development goals at their core and position them to provide quality support

to Member States in their aspiration to achieve the 2030 Agenda

Based on a global mapping UNESCO contributes significantly to nine SDGs

where the Organization has the following key roles internationally

recognized global or shared leadership and coordination monitoring and

benchmarking global advocacy to sustain political commitment leading or

co-leading global multistakeholder coalitions normative mandate and

provider of upstream policy support and capacity development These roles

are played in close partnership with UN entities and partners from the public

and private sector

It is our mandate then to harness the convening power of UNESCO and of the

United Nations through platforms where stakeholders can meaningfully

engage build trust exchange know-how and technologies strengthen

relationships and bring synergy and coherence to achieve results

With this in mind I wish you all a warm welcome back to your duties and

offices and a good and productive start of September and all your initiatives

Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta

4

Announcements

Uganda UN Country Team Retreat

7 to 9 September 2017

The United Nations Country Team undertakes a critical reflection on

deliveryperformance and strengthens global regional and national

contextual analysis to inform the agreement of strategic priorities for 2017-

2018 with a focus on enhancing internal capacity to respond to emerging

challenges enhancing strategic partnerships around Agenda 2030 and

coordination around the humanitariandevelopmentpeace nexus and

accelerating UNDAF delivery and accountability including on human rights

and gender equality

UNESCO will celebrate with

engaging workshops and panel

discussions the International Day

for Universal Access to

Information from 27 to 30 September 2017 in Port Louis Republic of

Mauritius in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius eLearning

Africa Global Rainbow Foundation and Talkmate among other partners

Read the announcement here

Follow us and tweet the official Hashtag IDUAI2017 and mention

UNESCOEast

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Message of the Director

Dear Colleagues and Partners

UNESCO is currently fully engaged in the elaboration of a new collective

vision and response of the UN system to national development priorities and

results on the basis of normative programming principles in Djibouti Kenya

Rwanda and Uganda

In Djibouti the UN System just concluded a fruitful meeting on the

presentation of its new United Nations Development Assistance Framework

(UNDAF) 2018-2022 on 28 August 2017 The meeting presented the new

draft of the UNDAF to development partners embassies Non-

Governmental Organizations and civil society and marks an important step to

revamp capacities to support partnership building

In Kenya a team from the office participated in the Workshop that looked at

the Third Medium Term Plan 2018-2022 for Kenya aligning work and

deliverables of UNESCO with the economic social and political pillars of

Kenya

In Rwanda UNESCO is also actively taking part in the consultation process

of the next Rwanda United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP

II) supporting a thematic approach highlighting critical areas for the 2030

Agenda for Sustainable Development such as peace and security or youth

and employment

I will also travel to Entebbe Uganda to the United Nations Country Team

3

retreat from 7 to 9 September where the mid-term review of the UNDAF

will be discussed as well as new opportunities for partnerships

These processes are of particular interest as under the new 2017 UNDAF

guidance UN Country Teams are to produce a new generation of UNDAFs

that reflect the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with sustainable

development goals at their core and position them to provide quality support

to Member States in their aspiration to achieve the 2030 Agenda

Based on a global mapping UNESCO contributes significantly to nine SDGs

where the Organization has the following key roles internationally

recognized global or shared leadership and coordination monitoring and

benchmarking global advocacy to sustain political commitment leading or

co-leading global multistakeholder coalitions normative mandate and

provider of upstream policy support and capacity development These roles

are played in close partnership with UN entities and partners from the public

and private sector

It is our mandate then to harness the convening power of UNESCO and of the

United Nations through platforms where stakeholders can meaningfully

engage build trust exchange know-how and technologies strengthen

relationships and bring synergy and coherence to achieve results

With this in mind I wish you all a warm welcome back to your duties and

offices and a good and productive start of September and all your initiatives

Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta

4

Announcements

Uganda UN Country Team Retreat

7 to 9 September 2017

The United Nations Country Team undertakes a critical reflection on

deliveryperformance and strengthens global regional and national

contextual analysis to inform the agreement of strategic priorities for 2017-

2018 with a focus on enhancing internal capacity to respond to emerging

challenges enhancing strategic partnerships around Agenda 2030 and

coordination around the humanitariandevelopmentpeace nexus and

accelerating UNDAF delivery and accountability including on human rights

and gender equality

UNESCO will celebrate with

engaging workshops and panel

discussions the International Day

for Universal Access to

Information from 27 to 30 September 2017 in Port Louis Republic of

Mauritius in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius eLearning

Africa Global Rainbow Foundation and Talkmate among other partners

Read the announcement here

Follow us and tweet the official Hashtag IDUAI2017 and mention

UNESCOEast

3

retreat from 7 to 9 September where the mid-term review of the UNDAF

will be discussed as well as new opportunities for partnerships

These processes are of particular interest as under the new 2017 UNDAF

guidance UN Country Teams are to produce a new generation of UNDAFs

that reflect the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with sustainable

development goals at their core and position them to provide quality support

to Member States in their aspiration to achieve the 2030 Agenda

Based on a global mapping UNESCO contributes significantly to nine SDGs

where the Organization has the following key roles internationally

recognized global or shared leadership and coordination monitoring and

benchmarking global advocacy to sustain political commitment leading or

co-leading global multistakeholder coalitions normative mandate and

provider of upstream policy support and capacity development These roles

are played in close partnership with UN entities and partners from the public

and private sector

It is our mandate then to harness the convening power of UNESCO and of the

United Nations through platforms where stakeholders can meaningfully

engage build trust exchange know-how and technologies strengthen

relationships and bring synergy and coherence to achieve results

With this in mind I wish you all a warm welcome back to your duties and

offices and a good and productive start of September and all your initiatives

Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta

4

Announcements

Uganda UN Country Team Retreat

7 to 9 September 2017

The United Nations Country Team undertakes a critical reflection on

deliveryperformance and strengthens global regional and national

contextual analysis to inform the agreement of strategic priorities for 2017-

2018 with a focus on enhancing internal capacity to respond to emerging

challenges enhancing strategic partnerships around Agenda 2030 and

coordination around the humanitariandevelopmentpeace nexus and

accelerating UNDAF delivery and accountability including on human rights

and gender equality

UNESCO will celebrate with

engaging workshops and panel

discussions the International Day

for Universal Access to

Information from 27 to 30 September 2017 in Port Louis Republic of

Mauritius in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius eLearning

Africa Global Rainbow Foundation and Talkmate among other partners

Read the announcement here

Follow us and tweet the official Hashtag IDUAI2017 and mention

UNESCOEast

4

Announcements

Uganda UN Country Team Retreat

7 to 9 September 2017

The United Nations Country Team undertakes a critical reflection on

deliveryperformance and strengthens global regional and national

contextual analysis to inform the agreement of strategic priorities for 2017-

2018 with a focus on enhancing internal capacity to respond to emerging

challenges enhancing strategic partnerships around Agenda 2030 and

coordination around the humanitariandevelopmentpeace nexus and

accelerating UNDAF delivery and accountability including on human rights

and gender equality

UNESCO will celebrate with

engaging workshops and panel

discussions the International Day

for Universal Access to

Information from 27 to 30 September 2017 in Port Louis Republic of

Mauritius in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius eLearning

Africa Global Rainbow Foundation and Talkmate among other partners

Read the announcement here

Follow us and tweet the official Hashtag IDUAI2017 and mention

UNESCOEast

5

Internet Universality

Indicators Online

Consultation

The UNESCO questionnaire

aims to gather views on what

should be included in the indicator framework It takes about 20 minutes and

contributions can be made in any of the six UN official languages (Arabic

Chinese English French Russian Spanish) Deadline for contributions 31

October 2017

Upgrade of the UNESCO Vendor Management Tool

An enhanced vendor data management tool (MoUV) will soon replace the

current vendor tool (VIP) This upgrade will ensure a more user-friendly tool

and enhance efficiency in the treatment of requests for the creation and the

modification of vendors The New Vendor Management Application can be

accessed via the VENDOR icon on the DUO application portal

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Director General denounces

killing of war reporter

Christopher Allen in South Sudan

The Director General of UNESCO Irina Bokova condemned the killing of

journalist Christopher Allen who died in South Sudan on 26 August 2017

Christopher Allen a freelance journalist from the USA was killed while

reporting on fighting in the town of Kaya in the southwest of the country His

work had been carried by leading media outlets including Al

Jazeera(Qatar) Vice News (USA) and UK newspapers The

Independent and The Telegraph

The Director-General of UNESCO issues statements on the killing of media

workers in line with Resolution 29 adopted by UNESCO Member States at

the Organizationrsquos General Conference of 1997 entitled ldquoCondemnation of

Violence against Journalistsrdquo These statements are posted on a dedicated

webpage UNESCO condemns the killing of journalists

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Special International Literacy

Day

UNESCO celebrates International Literacy Day 50th Anniversary themed

Reading the Past Writing the Future with global events and dialogues

In the East Africa Region UNESCO will join the British Council Kigali

Public Librarys Soma project FHI 360 in an event organized by Save the

Children in Rwanda to unravel the importance of digital literacy for

education

Find the message of the International Literacy Day celebrated each year on

8th September online on the UNESCO global website

Web News of the week

UNESCO engages with Madagascar to

support education in preparing and

responding to disasters in the aftermath

of typhoon Enawo

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Progress in the development of an

African Union Model Law on the

protection of cultural property and

heritage

Events of the week

Data collection on media and information literacy in Rwandas 16

primary teacher-training colleges

28 August to 18 September 2017

Rwanda

Workshop for Radio Huguka on Internet Use for Journalism

Broadcasting Software and Diffusion

4 to 6 September 2017

Rwanda

Workshop for Radio Izuba on income generation financial planning and

marketing

4 to 8 September 2017

Rwanda

1st Planning meeting activities for 2 November 2017 International Day to

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End Impunity South Sudan

1 September 2017

South Sudan

Training of National Trainers for AMDISS- Media Development

Institute (MDI) on Safety and Protection of Journalists and other Media

Professionals

6 to 8 September 2017

South Sudan

Meetings

Presentation of UNDAF Djibouti to Development Partners and

Stakeholders

28 August 2017

Djibouti

The United Nations Country

Team met in Djibouti with

Development Partners on 28

August 2017 at UNDP Djibouti

presenting the new United Nations

Development Assistance

Framework 2018-2022 (UNDAF) to development partners in order to create

synergies and cooperation for the official launch on the third week of

September 2017 The partners present included UN agencies the Director of

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation the French

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Embassy the US Embassy the European Union USAID the Danish Refugee

Council and Action contre la Faim

Signature of Protocol of Agreement between Ministry of National

Education of Djibouti and UNCHR

28 August 2017

Djibouti

In the framework of an Education program for Children Refugees a Protocol

of Agreement was signed between

the Ministry of the National

Education of Djibouti and the

United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees on 28

August 2017 On this occasion

the Ministry of National Education

and UNHCR thanked UNESCO

and UNICEF for the support

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A consultative meeting with stakeholders to develop SIDA work plan on

HIV and Health Education 2018-2020 Meeting organized jointly by

Ministry of Education UNESCO and Kenya National Commission for

UNESCO

Empowering adolescents and young people

in Kenya through HIV and health

education is central in UNESCOrsquos

technical support in the country To

solidify the ongoing process Kenya is

among the countries in Eastern Southern

and Western Africa that will benefit from

SIDA supported continental programme to be implemented from January

2018 ndash December 2020 In preparations for this project UNESCO in

partnership with KNATCOM and MoE organized a one day consultative

meeting to deliberate on the countries activities The meeting brought

together 19 stakeholders drawn from MoE KICD KNTACOM MoH the

National Aids Control CouncilUN agencies and Civil society At the end of

the meeting the stakeholders developed activities and targets for the country

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Missions

Ann Therese Ndong Jatta Marina Patrier amp Victoria Kisaakye

United Nations Country Team meeting in Kampala Uganda

6 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Karalyn Monteil

Task Force Meeting for the Korean Funds-in-Trust project to strengthen the

creative industries in Uganda as well as meeting with national authorities to

develop a revised work plan for the Tombs of Buganda Kings at

Kasubi World Heritage site in Danger

5 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Mika Odido

Workshop on Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing

Countries

5 to 8 September 2017

Antananarivo Madagascar

Abdul Rahman Lamin

Social and Human Sciences Sector Retreat

2 to 10 September 2017

Paris France

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Embassy the US Embassy the European Union USAID the Danish Refugee

Council and Action contre la Faim

Signature of Protocol of Agreement between Ministry of National

Education of Djibouti and UNCHR

28 August 2017

Djibouti

In the framework of an Education program for Children Refugees a Protocol

of Agreement was signed between

the Ministry of the National

Education of Djibouti and the

United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees on 28

August 2017 On this occasion

the Ministry of National Education

and UNHCR thanked UNESCO

and UNICEF for the support

11

A consultative meeting with stakeholders to develop SIDA work plan on

HIV and Health Education 2018-2020 Meeting organized jointly by

Ministry of Education UNESCO and Kenya National Commission for

UNESCO

Empowering adolescents and young people

in Kenya through HIV and health

education is central in UNESCOrsquos

technical support in the country To

solidify the ongoing process Kenya is

among the countries in Eastern Southern

and Western Africa that will benefit from

SIDA supported continental programme to be implemented from January

2018 ndash December 2020 In preparations for this project UNESCO in

partnership with KNATCOM and MoE organized a one day consultative

meeting to deliberate on the countries activities The meeting brought

together 19 stakeholders drawn from MoE KICD KNTACOM MoH the

National Aids Control CouncilUN agencies and Civil society At the end of

the meeting the stakeholders developed activities and targets for the country

12

Missions

Ann Therese Ndong Jatta Marina Patrier amp Victoria Kisaakye

United Nations Country Team meeting in Kampala Uganda

6 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Karalyn Monteil

Task Force Meeting for the Korean Funds-in-Trust project to strengthen the

creative industries in Uganda as well as meeting with national authorities to

develop a revised work plan for the Tombs of Buganda Kings at

Kasubi World Heritage site in Danger

5 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Mika Odido

Workshop on Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing

Countries

5 to 8 September 2017

Antananarivo Madagascar

Abdul Rahman Lamin

Social and Human Sciences Sector Retreat

2 to 10 September 2017

Paris France

11

A consultative meeting with stakeholders to develop SIDA work plan on

HIV and Health Education 2018-2020 Meeting organized jointly by

Ministry of Education UNESCO and Kenya National Commission for

UNESCO

Empowering adolescents and young people

in Kenya through HIV and health

education is central in UNESCOrsquos

technical support in the country To

solidify the ongoing process Kenya is

among the countries in Eastern Southern

and Western Africa that will benefit from

SIDA supported continental programme to be implemented from January

2018 ndash December 2020 In preparations for this project UNESCO in

partnership with KNATCOM and MoE organized a one day consultative

meeting to deliberate on the countries activities The meeting brought

together 19 stakeholders drawn from MoE KICD KNTACOM MoH the

National Aids Control CouncilUN agencies and Civil society At the end of

the meeting the stakeholders developed activities and targets for the country

12

Missions

Ann Therese Ndong Jatta Marina Patrier amp Victoria Kisaakye

United Nations Country Team meeting in Kampala Uganda

6 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Karalyn Monteil

Task Force Meeting for the Korean Funds-in-Trust project to strengthen the

creative industries in Uganda as well as meeting with national authorities to

develop a revised work plan for the Tombs of Buganda Kings at

Kasubi World Heritage site in Danger

5 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Mika Odido

Workshop on Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing

Countries

5 to 8 September 2017

Antananarivo Madagascar

Abdul Rahman Lamin

Social and Human Sciences Sector Retreat

2 to 10 September 2017

Paris France

12

Missions

Ann Therese Ndong Jatta Marina Patrier amp Victoria Kisaakye

United Nations Country Team meeting in Kampala Uganda

6 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Karalyn Monteil

Task Force Meeting for the Korean Funds-in-Trust project to strengthen the

creative industries in Uganda as well as meeting with national authorities to

develop a revised work plan for the Tombs of Buganda Kings at

Kasubi World Heritage site in Danger

5 to 7 September 2017

Kampala Uganda

Mika Odido

Workshop on Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing

Countries

5 to 8 September 2017

Antananarivo Madagascar

Abdul Rahman Lamin

Social and Human Sciences Sector Retreat

2 to 10 September 2017

Paris France

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Publications

The updated Guide UNDG

Web-based Guide on

Strengthening Engagement

with the International Human

Rights Machinery seeks to

support by providing an

overview on how UN

Country Teams can

strengthen their engagement with the international human rights machinery

and includes new information on the Human Rights Councilrsquos Universal

Periodic Review and a new section on the ILOrsquos supervisory machinery Each

section provides a summary of the mandate and activities of the different

mechanisms and signals how UNCTs can best engage directly in that work

with case studies to illustrate examples of engagement printable

checklists for UNCTs on how to best interact with the mechanisms and

finally a collection of useful resources and web links

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Continental Strategy for Africa

(CESA) 2016-2025ndash African Union

2016

CESA 16-25 is a continental strategy that

matches the 2016-2025 framework of the

African Union 2063 Agenda meets the

Common African Position (CAP) on the

Post-2015 Development Agenda and

draws lessons from previous continental

plans and strategies with regard to the

role and place of the AUC (AU) which

unlike member states has no territory for the implementation of strategies in

the field Furthermore it capitalizes on numerous and active players ready to

mobilize financial human and technical resources within national regional

and continental coalitions for education science and technology Thus CESA

16-25 seeks to provide each education stakeholder the opportunity to make

his or her best contribution to education and training in Africa You can

consult the English version here and the French version here

UN Days and Public Holidays

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

(ARES65209)

30 August 2017

International Day of Charity (ARES67105)

5 September 2017

International Literacy Day (UNESCO 14 CResolution 1441)

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8 September 2017

Birthdays

Asako Ikegami

3 September 2017

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