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Education

UNESCO issues three guides for sustainability education

UNESCO published three new guides intended to strengthen Education for Sustainable Development across schools and education systems. They address a whole-institution approach, teaching methods and competencies, and the assessment of learning.

UNESCO1 min read
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Health

WHO Africa survey finds uneven progress on patient safety

WHO’s 2025/26 regional survey found varying implementation of the patient-safety action plan across African countries. It covered 44 of the region’s 47 countries.

WHO Regional Office for Africa1 min read
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Health

WHO and Commonwealth renew four-year health partnership

WHO and the Commonwealth Secretariat renewed their memorandum for four years to support health systems and universal health coverage across 56 member countries.

World Health Organization and Commonwealth Secretariat1 min read
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Education

Uganda workshop develops gender-transformative STEM teaching

UNESCO and Ugandan partners held a five-day technical workshop in Kampala from 14 to 18 September to develop more inclusive, gender-transformative STEM teaching approaches. The work aims to turn findings from a national STEM skills-needs analysis into classroom materials and practice.

UNESCO1 min read
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Education

UNESCO ICT prize recognizes AI-learning projects in Finland and Brazil

UNESCO named Finland’s Generation AI and Brazil’s Redação Paraná as the 2026 laureates of its ICT in Education Prize. They were selected from more than 100 nominations submitted by Member States and partner organizations.

UNESCO1 min read
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Health

WHO appoints Vanessa Kerry special envoy for health resilience

WHO appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as the Director-General’s Special Envoy for Health Resilience. The role focuses on health systems’ ability to withstand climate change and emergencies.

World Health Organization1 min read
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Education

Ministers say education must remain a common good in the AI age

More than 25 education ministers and representatives presented a joint statement on 8 September during UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week in Paris. It called for education to remain a human right and common good in the age of artificial intelligence.

UNESCO1 min read
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Environment

UNEP summary reports at least 9.5% loss in hard coral cover

A UNEP article published on 4 September summarized a new status report from the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. The report surveyed nearly 37,000 coral sites in more than 120 countries, comparing cover in 2020–2024 with the 1980–2009 historical average, and estimated that at least 9.5% of hard corals had disappeared.

United Nations Environment Programme1 min read
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