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Information Booklet2012–2013

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pour l’éducation,

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N a i r o b i O f f i c e

Information Booklet2012-2013

United Nations

Nairobi Office

la science et la culture

Cultural OrganizationEducational, Scientific and

Organisationdes Nations Unies

pour l’éducation,

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Table of Content

Foreword by the Director .................................................................................................................................................... 3

Our History ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Programmes at UNESCO Nairobi Office .......................................................................................................................... 5

Natural Sciences (SC) .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Science Policy and Capacity Building (SC/PCB).................................................................................................. 7

Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Access to Knowledge and mobilising broad-base participation in STI ................................................................................................. 8

Basic and Engineering Sciences and Renewable Energy ..................................................................................... 8

Gender maintstreaming in Science and Technology ................................................................................. 9

The African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI)..................................................... 9

Water Sciences ...........................................................................................................................................................11

Ecological Sciences .................................................................................................................................................. 13

Earth Sciences ........................................................................................................................................................... 14

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) ..................................................................................... 15

Education Programme ....................................................................................................................................................... 18

Culture Programme (CLT) ................................................................................................................................................ 24

Communication and Information Programme .............................................................................................................. 28

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) ............................................................................................................................. 32

Library and Documentation Centre ................................................................................................................................ 34

National Commissions ...................................................................................................................................................... 36

Staff Contact List ................................................................................................................................................................ 38

Organogramme ................................................................................................................................................................. 40

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Foreword by the Director

At the start of every biennium, the UNESCO Nairobi office produces this information booklet to acquaint our partners and Member States with the programmes which the office will undertake in the succeeding two

years. The booklet is also used to clarify other issues relating to the geographical scope of the office’s programmes.

As one of the oldest UNESCO field offices, the roles, functions and responsibilities of the Nairobi office have evolved many times to the extent that some of our partners often get confused about what we do and which countries we cover. The Nairobi Office started as a regional Office for science and Technology for Africa (ROSTA). It was then only responsible for the planning and implementation of the UNESCO Science programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2002 it assumed additional responsibility as “UNESCO Cluster Office” with multiple programme responsibility for six (6) countries, namely: Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda.

As a “Cluster Office”, it has responsibility for the implementation of all of UNESCO’s programmes (i.e. Education, Natural Sciences, Culture, Social and Human Sciences, and Communication) in those six countries. Later Djibouti and Somalia were added to the membership of the Cluster.

In January 2013, it will yet again change its status and functions. It will become a Multi-sectoral Regional office with responsibility for all of UNESCO programmes in thirteen countries in Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean. The Geographical scope of the office will now be larger than before.

Finally the Nairobi Office is the host of the secretariat of the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI). The later facilitates pooling of research and teaching resources of African institutions with a view to facilitating high-level human resource capacity building in science and technology.

The Nairobi Office executes some of its functions using partners in the UN family, the Government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). In particular, the office aligns its programmes to those priorities contained in various national policy documents and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The reader will therefore find some references to our collaboration especially within the “delivery as one” concept of the UN reform.

Joseph G.M. Massaquoi, Ph.DDirector, UNESCO Nairobi Office

“...UNESCO contributing to peace and sustainable human development in an era of globalization through education, the sciences, culture and communication.”

UNESCO Strategy

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Our History

United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization’s Office in Nairobi

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established on the 16th of November 1945.

The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect to justice, the rule of law and human rights and fundamental freedoms, which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations.

UNESCO has its headquarters in Paris, France, and has field offices and institutes all over the world.

UNESCO Nairobi Office was established in 1965 as a Regional Centre for Science and Technology. In 1973 the office changed its name to: Regional Office for Science and Technology (ROSTA).

In 2001 the office became a Cluster Office with the responsibility of delivering programme activities in all UNESCO’s fields of competence for Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. In recent past, Somalia, Djibouti and South Sudan have also been added to the

office’s coverage in the recent past. In January 2013, the office will officially be changed again to assume a bigger responsibility for a larger geographical area. It will become a Multi-Sectoral Regional Office with coverage of thirteen countries (13) in Eastern Africa and the adjacent Indian Ocean Islands.

Location

The UNESCO Nairobi Office like other United Nations agencies in Kenya is based at the UN-Gigiri Complex, approximately 10 km from down-town Nairobi. The Complex is also the Headquarters for UNEP and UN-HABITAT. p

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Programmes at UNESCO Nairobi Office

The Nairobi Office has major programme activities in all UNESCO fields of competence (viz: Education, Natural Science, Social and Human Sciences, Culture and Communication). Thus, the office’s programme activities for 2012-2013 will contribute to all five overarching

objectives of UNESCO. These are:

1. Attaining quality education for all;

2. Mobilizing Science, knowledge and policy for sustainable development;

3. Addressing emerging ethical challenges;

4. Fostering cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue;

5. Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.

These objectives are part of the organization’s medium term strategic plan for the period 2008-2013. This is the third biennium of the plan and therefore we are pursuing the same objectives as 2010/2011. However, the programme priorities to address each of the objectives have changed and in this information booklet, the reader will find details of the various biennial priorities in the different fields of UNESCO’s competence. It should also be added that the global objectives, as stated above, and the programme priorities which will be presented in subsequent sections of this document, have been contextualized to address specific problems of the countries served by the Nairobi Office.

In addition to the various programme activities in Natural science, Education, Culture, Communication and Social and human sciences, the office also hosts programmes in statistics that assist Member States to carry out policy formulation, planning and monitoring of activities in science, education and culture. p

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Natural Sciences (SC)

According to UNESCO’s Medium term plan 2008-13, the strategic objective for the science sector is “Mobilizing Science, knowledge and policy for sustainable development”. The objective is very broad, thus making it imperative to pursue it in stages. In this

biennium the sectoral priorities are as follows:

Biennial Sectoral priority 1: Strengthening science, technology and innovation (STI) systems and policies for sustainable development, poverty eradication and a culture of peace and non-violence.

Biennial Sectoral priority 2: Mobilizing science for the sustainable use of natural resources, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and for natural disaster reduction and mitigation.

As in the previous biennium, the major activities of the science programme will involve either capacity building in relevant areas of science and technology or technical assistance to members states in policy formulation. The following will be the main lines of action (MLA) in 2012-13:

MLA 1: Promoting STI policies and access to knowledge.

MLA 2: Building capacities in the basic sciences, including through the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP), in engineering and for the use of renewable energy.

MLA 3: Mobilizing broad-based participation in STI.

MLA 4: UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) with a view to improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation to manage and protect oceans and coastal zones for the benefit of its Member States.

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MLA 5: Freshwater systems under stress and societal responses, incorporating the work of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).

MLA 6: Enabling the application of ecological and earth sciences for sustainability, including through the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme and the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP).

MLA 7: Natural disaster risk reduction and mitigation.

The natural sciences programme comprises of three elements in addition to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). Figure (1) below shows the institutional arrangement for implementation of the natural science programme.

Natural Sciences

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Science Policy and Capacity Building (SC/PCB)

Science Policy and Capacity Building programme at UNESCO Nairobi Office has three components: Promotion of Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies and Access to Knowledge; Mobilization of Broad-Base Participation in STI and; Human Resource and Research Capacity Building in Basic and Engineering Sciences and Renewable Energy.

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Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Access to Knowledge and mobilising broad-base participation in STI

Strong linkage between science, technology and innovation (STI), access to knowledge and sustainable development are crucial to the socio-economic advancement of the continent. The goal of UNESCO Science Policy and Access to Knowledge programme is to enable member states to adopt self-driven STI systems and governance aimed at science reform, review and policy formulation for sustainable development. In the Nairobi office the programme comprises technical assistance to member states to formulate and review STI policies. During the biennium, the office will continue to support missions or consultants to assist countries in need of such assistance. The office will also support STI policy studies, STI indicators review to enhance culture of innovation through national, regional and local innovation systems and policy dialogues.

Other dimensions of the STI policy and Access programme are capacity building of policy makers and mobilising broad-base participation in STI. Using the STI training modules developed in the last biennium, several stakeholders including civil societies, women and the youth will be provided with knowledge for developing local and indigenous knowledge-driven sustainable STI policies and peace-building agendas enhanced by science diplomacy.

In partnership with other organisations such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission and Members states, UNESCO

Nairobi Office will coordinate the organisation of an African First UNESCO/AfDB Forum and Ministerial Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Inclusive Growth and Youth Employment. The office will continue to collaborate with the African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) network to organise training workshops for policy makers as well as distribute self- learning and teaching materials to many Member States.

Basic and Engineering Sciences and Renewable Energy

The focus of UNESCO’s programme in basic and engineering sciences is on human resource capacity building which utilises two strategies. One is the support for institutional networking. This enables UNESCO to facilitate high level training and research in various fields of science and engineering by pooling together the high-level training resources of member states for human resource capacity building as well as supporting the organisation of scientific conferences and workshops. The second strategy is to work in partnerships with regional

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institutions and networks of excellence promoting science, engineering and technology. It is expected that UNESCO in this biennium will collaborate with the African Union’s NEPAD programme on science and technology, African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI) in joint programme activities in a cost effective manner for increased impact and visibility within the region.

The other activity to undertake is research capacity building in science and engineering in collaboration with regional science research hubs/centres of excellence. UNESCO’s effort is to facilitate the research process in Member States by supporting downstream research activities such as training workshops in new and emerging areas of science and technology, support for thematic science and engineering conferences and organisation of forums for discussion of issues relevant to science and engineering education and entrepreneurial skills training of the youth.

In the 2012-13 biennium, UNESCO Nairobi office will continue to support human and institutional capacity building in renewable energy research in some member countries within its coverage.

Gender mainstreaming in Science and Technology

The office continues to contribute to gender mainstreaming in science education through the execution of various activities. These will include provision of support to institutions and centres of excellence for high-level training of women scientists in new and emerging areas of science to enhance research leadership and employment opportunities. Another includes support to activities of women’s scientific networks and mentoring programmes for women engineers and girl scientists. The office will also support country efforts that are aimed at mainstreaming gender into STI policy formulation, review and baseline studies.

The African Network of Scientific and Technological institutions (ANSTI)

The UNESCO Office in Nairobi hosts the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI). The Network is an organ of cooperation that embraces African institutions engaged in University level training and research in the fields of science, engineering and technology. The Network has been in existence since January, 1980 with the aim to develop active collaboration among these institutions so as to promote research and development in areas of relevance to the development of the region. The Network has grown over the years to become an effective institution for pooling together the region’s resources for quality capacity building in the fields of Basic and Engineering Sciences. To-date it has 187 member institutions

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in thirty-eight (38) countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This puts ANSTI in a powerful position to advertise, coordinate and implement various programme activities for diverse international agencies including UNESCO. The Network is an important partner in the implementation of UNESCO Nairobi Office’s regional programme in basic and engineering sciences.

The African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI) has a strategic plan which guides the objectives of its activities. The overall goal of ANSTI is to develop active collaboration among African scientific and technological institutions so as to pool together their resources for capacity building in training and research in areas relevant to the development of the region. The Networks five strategic objectives are to:

i. Facilitate and enhance interactions among member institutions. ii. Facilitate training and research in science, engineering and technology.iii. Promote the use of ICT in teaching and research in science, engineering and technology.iv. Promote gender equity in access to science, engineering and technology training.v. Develop and disseminate scientific and technical information with the view to address

major socio-economic problems.

In pursuant of the above objectives, the Network is engaged in several activities which can be grouped into five programme areas:

• Training, including administration of fellowships • Seminars, workshops and conferences• Award and administration of conference grants• Publication and promotion of research• Dissemination of information on issues relating to capacity building in science

engineering and technology

In this biennium, the Network will implement the following activities and flagship events:

• Award and administration of post-graduate Masters and PhD fellowships with preference to female candidates - at least 10 awards a year;

• Award of travel grants to staff and students to participate and present scientific and engineering papers – at least 5 awards a year;

• Contribution to universities’ staff development: Capacity building workshop in e-curriculum development of science and engineering courses;

• UNESCO/L’Oreal Fellowships award for distinguished women in science in sub-Saharan Africa- ten (10) fellowship awards in June, 2012 and 2013;

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• The 5th Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science and Technology (COVIDSET 2013) in Gaborone, Botswana, November, 2013;

• Publication of the African Journal of Science and Technology twice a year.

Water Sciences

The water sciences activities at the Nairobi office for the biennium 2012-2013 are essentially based on the International Hydrological Programme, Phase VII and its cross-cutting and associated programs. The main theme of the seven phase of IHP (2008-2013) is “water dependencies: systems under stress and societal responses”. It covers the following themes:

• Adapting to the impacts of global changes on river basins and aquifer systems,• Strengthening water governance for sustainability,• Eco hydrology for sustainability,• Water and life support systems,• Water education for sustainable development.

For this biennium, activities at the Nairobi office will focus on the global change impact and adaptation strategies, management of hydrological extremes (drought and floods), sustainable management of shared water resources both surface and groundwater with emphasis on arid and semi-arid areas and capacity building at all levels with a focus on decision makers. The activities will be implemented in coordination with the other multi-sectorial offices and in partnership with IHP networks in Africa, regional institutions and universities through the following initiatives:

• FRIEND (Flow Regimes from International Experimental Network Data): in coordination with the other Multi-sectoral Regional Offices, support will be given to some members of the two components in West and Central Africa as well as Southern Africa for participation in scientific conferences and workshops. In coordination with the Yaoundé office, the feasibility study for the establishment of a new FRIEND component for the Congo Basin in Central Africa will be validated and fund mobilization for the project conducted.

• HELP (Hydrology, Environment, Life and Policy): working closely with the UNESCO category II Centre on integrated river basin management for the operationalization of the Regional Coordination Unit for the HELP Basins’ Network in Africa.

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• ISARM (Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management): partnership with the Economic Community for Central African States for data collection within the framework of ISARM for updating the inventory following the ISARM Douala Workshop in May 2011, and organizing the Africa groundwater governance regional consultation in May 2012 in Nairobi. With the support of ECCAS and in coordination with Yaounde office organize the 2nd ISARM workshop for central African countries.

• G-WADI work with AGRHYMET hosting the secretariat of G-WADI sub-Saharan Africa and the core group to run the network in sub-Saharan Africa.

• PCCP (from potential conflict to cooperation potential): in coordination with the other multi-sectoral regional offices and in relation with river basin organizations and key regional institutions in charge of IWRM, peaceful management of trans-boundary water systems in Africa will be promoted.

• IFI (International Floods Initiative): promotion of the initiative through the projects on floods management in Africa; in coordination with the other multi-sectoral regional offices and the related entities at Headquarters, technical support to be provided to countries facing floods. Efforts will be made to mobilize funding for the project to enhance the resilience of sub-Saharan African countries to floods.

• IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management): promotion of a true IWRM integrating surface and groundwater, water quality and quantity, climate change and cultural dimension and wide dissemination of the UNESCO IWRM guidelines in Africa. The main priorities for this biennium will be:

Global Change and hydrological extremes

Global change including climate change, population change, land use and land change have been impacting and will continue to have a huge impact on water resources management in Africa. There is still a lack of knowledge on the understanding of the impact of global change on water resources in Africa. Activities to strengthen the scientific understanding of the impacts on water systems and to link the scientific results to assist African countries to develop sound policies for sustainable management of water resources will be promoted. The activities will comprise capacity building of younger scientists and support to specific research on trans-boundary systems through the relevant networks including FRIEND, HELP, G-WADI, GRAPHIC and ISARM as well as testing and validating tools. The programme on the resilient hydraulic infrastructures in Africa within the context of global change will be prepared and partners and donors mobilized for its funding.

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in order to increase the number of elements from the region inscribed on both the

Representative List and Urgent Safeguarding List. Currently countries like Uganda have

inscribed the "barkcloth making in Uganda" on the Intangible Heritage List; and Kenya

has inscribed the "traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred

forests of the “Mijikenda" on the Urgent Safeguarding List. Increasing participation of

countries in the international mechanisms for the implementation of the Convention will

assure better safeguarding of the intangible heritage of the region.

Promoting the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

The region has a thriving a thriving cultural industry sector, the recognition and importance of

the sector for the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions and their contribution to

socio-economic development is not well understood and recognized. The 2005 Convention

provides an international framework that facilitates policy formulation and strengthening of

legal, institutional and human resources for effective governance and management of culture.

The priority for the office is to raise awareness for ratification of the 2005 Convention; build

national capacities for inventorying and mapping of cultural industries; and training of cultural

creators and entrepreneurs in order to bring about the development of a dynamic cultural

industry sector that is able to contribute to poverty reduction and economic development.

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It is likely that African countries will face more and more severe droughts and floods during the coming years due to climate change and other drivers including population growth, urbanization, land use and land change. The activities will focus on the promotion of the IFI and the drought monitoring initiatives through the production, testing and validation of tools for the forecasting, monitoring and mapping of the extremes for a sustainable management of their impacts. Partners and donors will be mobilized for the funding of proposals on floods. The implementation of the project funded by Japan on groundwater survey to address the horn of Africa drought crisis will be the main activity for three countries, namely: Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Water Policy and Governance

In Africa, water resources, both surface and groundwater is mostly a shared resource among countries. This is why cooperation among countries is essential for a sustainable and peaceful management of their shared water resources. Countries should have a common vision and policy for the management of their shared resources. The activities will focus on the promotion of dialogue and cooperation among countries sharing the water system through PCCP, ISARM and IWRM initiatives. The activities will also consist of promotion and advocacy for a true IWRM integrating surface and groundwater, quality and quantity, cultural dimension and climate change. River Basin Organizations, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), GWP networks in Africa and AMCOW will be the main partners. The fourth regional meeting of IHP national committees in sub-Saharan Africa will be organized jointly with a conference on water science policy and governance in Africa in Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, in 2012.

Ecological Sciences

The World Congress of Biosphere Reserves that took place in Madrid in February 2008 was a major step in the implementation of the Man and the Biosphere programme. Delegates agreed on the Madrid Action Plan (2008-2013) which intends to raise Biosphere reserves to be the principal internationally-designed areas dedicated to sustainable development. The Madrid Action Plan gives orientation to the MAB programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves activities during the 2008-2013 medium term strategy timeframe. Apart from the usual activities such as supporting the creation of Biosphere reserves, assessing BR management, building capacity through fellowships, conference grants, etc..., the following 2012-2013 activities will contribute to the implementation of the Madrid Action Plan within the Multi-sectoral Regional Office for Eastern Africa:

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i. At regional level, the office will focus on building capacity of MAB national committees in implementing the Madrid Action Plan. Transboundary initiatives will be supported. The AfriMAB network is also scheduled to meet in Nairobi.

ii. At country level, the ecological programme will be active in Rwanda to support the UN reform process, “Delivering as One”. The project for the establishment of a Center of Excellence on Biodiversity and Natural Resources management will be supported. The Barefoot College (Tilonia, India) and UNESCO signed a Memorandum of Understanding to train rural women and to establish an Empowering Community Center. One of the initiatives under this Memorandum of Understanding is to provide access to solar energy in Biosphere reserves by training rural women to become Barefoot College Engineers who will install, maintain and repair solar equipment. Two villages from the Volcanoe Biosphere Reserve will benefit from this initiative in 2012-2013.

Earth Science

It is a fact that, despite its endowment in mineral resources, Geosciences is declining in Africa. In order to revitalize this sector, UNESCO launched an Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa (ESEIA) in 2008. The objective of the initiative is to develop the next generation of earth scientists in Africa who are equipped with the necessary tools, networks and perspective to apply sound science to solving and benefitting from the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development. The activities of the UNESCO Nairobi office in the field of Earth

sciences for this biennium (2012-2013) will focus on Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa, the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and geological heritage. As these activities target the whole of Africa, they will be implemented in collaboration with all the UNESCO offices in the continent.

After an initial phase of assessment of capacity needs for earth science education, research and industry, the following priority activities will be implemented during this biennium: (1) Promoting cooperation and exchange in earth science education and research in Africa through establishment of African Network of Earth Science Institutions (ANESI); (2) developing geological field mapping training course with focus on teaching early career earth scientists field mapping as an important geological tool for their careers, and a vital exercise for countries to identify their resources; and (3) Looking at the status of Earth science education at primary and secondary level in schools, starting with cooperation with the government of Djibouti as a case study.

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The International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) has appeared over years as an excellent driving force of Earth sciences research and has contributed to influencing policy decisions based on the criteria of sustainable development in many countries worldwide. However, African participation in IGCP is still very low despite the many opportunities of new research discoveries offered by the continent. The UNESCO Nairobi office will engage actions to promote this programme in Africa through (1) training workshops to develop skills of preparing IGCP projects, (2) promotion of research proposals from Africans with particular focus on geohazards, and (3) facilitating the creation of IGCP National Commission in African countries as a tool of improving the awareness on this programme in each country.

Africa is a colossus continent endowed with enormous potentials in geological features that are worthy of protection and conservation for educational and outreach purposes and for their ability to promote sustainable development, particularly through tourism and other economic and cultural activities. Building on the outcomes of the First International Conference of African and Arab Geoparks held in Morocco in 2011, UNESCO Nairobi office will assist African Member States in developing their policy on geological heritage and geopark through training course and support to national initiatives.

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO has established a Sub-Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States (IOC-Africa), as a framework to improve the Commission’s visibility, facilitate coordination among the Member States in the region, and to ensure the efficient implementation of IOC programmes in Africa. The secretariat of the Sub Commission is located at the UNESCO Nairobi Office, Kenya. IOC-Africa is a regional Sub Commission, hence activities implemented from the UNESCO Nairobi Office will be regional and will cover several African countries, some of which are outside the geographic mandate of the UNESCO Nairobi Office. The activities that will be implemented in the region in the current biennium are in line with the IOC Medium Term Strategy for 2008-2013, and will focus on the following:

(i) Prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural hazards

Increasing vulnerability to natural disasters in the coastal zone poses a major threat to sustainable development, and affects lives and livelihoods. Awareness

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of natural hazards, preparing for minimizing the risks and involving all relevant national entities are part of any fast warning systems.

The two regional tsunami early warning and mitigation systems that cover parts of Africa and the adjacent island states are: (i) Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) and (ii) the North Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and connected sea Tsunami Warning System (NEAMTWS). Through these systems IOC has carried out a number of training activities pertaining to tsunami preparedness, risk assessment, standard operating procedures, inundation modelling. Tsunami information centres for these regions are under development and help prepare tsunami information material for communities and schools adapted to local needs and languages. The African network of sea level stations established through the Global Sea Level System (GLOSS) and the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA) will also be strengthened.

(ii) Mitigation of the impacts of and adaptation to climate change and variability

The establishment of a network for coastal monitoring of a basic set of oceanographic parameters on a continuous basis is important in ensuring access to long time series coastal data needed for research and resource management. The plans for the network will be finalized in the framework of the African component of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS Africa).

The project ‘Adaptation to Climate Change, Responding to Coastline change in its human dimensions in West Africa through Integrated Coastal Area Management’ (ACCC) focuses on reducing the threat of coastal erosion, while increasing biodiversity and strengthening the adaptive capacities of

local communities and ecosystems at selected pilot sites in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea Bissau, and Cape Verde will end in 2012. One of the key outputs is the first Adaptation Guide produced for and by African coastal experts, published in December 2011. The possibility of replication of the ACCC project in other interested countries in Western Central Africa will be explored during the current biennium.

(iii) Safeguarding the health of oceans ecosystems

IOC will leverage the science and capacity to monitor and safeguard the health of ocean ecosystems and services, by addressing the conservation and sustainable management of coastal resources and marine biodiversity.

The activities to be implemented in the region will include the development of the African Register of Marine Species, the development of a Harmful Algal

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Bloom programme for the region, and the implementation of a marine mammals survey programme in Western Africa.

(iv) Management procedures and policies leading to the sustainability of coastal and ocean environment and resources

An assessment of capacities available (personnel, equipment and facilities) will be undertaken in order to identify regional and national capacity development needs. Other actions that will be pursued in order to improve the development and utilization of capacities in the region include: (i) the strengthening of existing UNESCO/IOC Chairs in marine science related fields (ii) encouraging capacity exchange between member states from Africa, (iii) utilization of capacities available in the region for implementation of IOC programmes, and, (iv) the use of African diaspora for capacity development.

The development of regional and national coastal and marine atlases within the framework of the Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa will provide a useful tool for coastal management, and ensure access to a wide range of marine related information to all categories of users.

The sub-Commission will finalize its Strategic Plan as an input into the development of the IOC Medium Term Strategy. p

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Education Programme (ED)

Introduction

Educaton is a fundamental human right and is the principal means for achieving and sustaining equiptable development. UNESCO’s mission as a UN technical agency is therefore to provide international leadership to create learning societies with educational

opportunities for all populations, provide expertise and foster partnerships to strengthen national educational leadership and the capacity of countries to offer quality education for all, work as an intellectual leader, an honest broker and clearinghouse for ideas, propelling both countries and the international community to accelerate progress towards these goals, and facilitate the development of partnerships as well as monitor progress on the achievements of countries and the international community towards the six Education for All (EFA) goals.

Therefore, at the global level, the organization will sharpen the focus of the programme further and to achieve expected results as approved at the 36th General Conference. The principal guiding points are as follows:

• Focus on, and allocation of resources to, four Thematic Priorities of the Sector (Quality and Inclusion, Literacy, Teachers and Technical and Vocational Education and Training);

• Capitalization on achievements made during 35C/5;

• Development of a plan that promotes regional cooperation and collaboration in a visible, credible manner;

• Prioritization of implementation in target countries within the region that are not on the list of the Sector’s ‘Priority Countries.

Eastern Africa Region Education Programme

As the UNESCO Office responsible for Eastern Africa, the Nairobi Office’s Education Programme is responsible for implementing Eastern Africa’s Regular Programme activities covering 13 countries namely: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Tanzania, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. Among these are five Priority Countries: Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda, which are among

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Education Sector (ED)

Introduction

Education is a fundamental human right and is the principal means for achieving and sustaining equitable development. UNESCO’s

mission as a UN technical agency is therefore to provide international leadership to create learning

societies with educational opportunities for all populations, provide expertise and foster

partnerships to strengthen national educational leadership and the capacity of countries to offer

quality education for all, work as an intellectual leader, an honest broker and clearing house for

ideas, propelling both countries and the international community to accelerate progress towards

these goals, and facilitate the development of partnerships and monitor progress on the

achievements of countries and the international community towards the six Education for All (EFA)

goals.

Therefore, at the global level, the organization will sharpen the focus of the programme further and to achieve expected results as

approved at the 36th General Conference. The principal guiding points are as follows:

- Focus on, and allocation of resources to, four Thematic Priorities of the Sector (Quality and

Inclusion, Literacy, Teachers and Technical and Vocational Education and Training);

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Education Sector (ED)

Introduction

Education is a fundamental human right and is the principal means for achieving and sustaining equitable development. UNESCO’s

mission as a UN technical agency is therefore to provide international leadership to create learning

societies with educational opportunities for all populations, provide expertise and foster

partnerships to strengthen national educational leadership and the capacity of countries to offer

quality education for all, work as an intellectual leader, an honest broker and clearing house for

ideas, propelling both countries and the international community to accelerate progress towards

these goals, and facilitate the development of partnerships and monitor progress on the

achievements of countries and the international community towards the six Education for All (EFA)

goals.

Therefore, at the global level, the organization will sharpen the focus of the programme further and to achieve expected results as

approved at the 36th General Conference. The principal guiding points are as follows:

- Focus on, and allocation of resources to, four Thematic Priorities of the Sector (Quality and

Inclusion, Literacy, Teachers and Technical and Vocational Education and Training);

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the countries that are least likely to achieve EFA by 2015. These counries have been prioritized for focused country programme and resource mobilization in the 2012-2013 biennium. Planning and implementation of programmes in all the 13 countries will be undertaken in consultation and collaboration with UNESCO offices in Addis Ababa and Dar-es-Salaam and the four Antennae Offices covered by the three offices. These offices will remain responsible for implementing extrabudgetary projects.

Figure 2 below shows the institutional arrangements for the implementation of Education Programme at the Nairobi office.

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- Capitalization on achievements made during 35C/5;

- Development of a plan that promotes regional cooperation and collaboration in a visible, credible manner;

- Prioritization of implementation in target countries within the region that are not on the list of the Sector’s ‘Priority

Countries.’

Eastern Africa Region Education Programme

In anticipation of the implementation of UNESCO’s field reform in Africa during 36C/5, the

Education Programme is planned on the basis of the new field network consisting of five regions,

one of them being the Eastern Africa Region based at the Nairobi Office. Thus, UNESCO Nairobi

Office is responsible for implementing Eastern Africa’s Regular Programme covering 13 countries

namely: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Tanzania,

Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. Among these are five Priority Countries: Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan and

Uganda, which are among countries least likely to achieve EFA by 2015. These countries have been prioritized for focused country

programme and resource mobilization in the 2012-2013 biennium. Planning and implementation of programmes in all the 13

countries will be undertaken in consultation and collaboration with UNESCO offices in Addis Ababa and Dar-es-Salaam and the four

Antenna Offices covered by the three offices. These offices will remain responsible for implementing extra budgetary projects.

Guiding Principles

Bearing in mind the mission and mandate of the organization in the field of education, UNESCO ‘s education programme in Eastern Africa region is guided by the following broad principles:

• Full alignment to national priorities as in national strategic and development plans;• Capitalization on achievements made during 35C/ at the country level;• Honouring of commitments to One Plan/UNDAF;• Substantive contribution to achievement of expected results for Priority Africa and

Gender Equality;• Identification of common priorities across countries for regional cooperation and

collaboration;• Provision of high level technical support and advice through upstream interventions;• Focus on ‘non priority’ countries’, while promoting cross-fertilization with priority

countries where possible.• Integration with Extrabudgetary-funded initiatives to yield maximum impact.

Education

Literacy andNon-formalEducation

Education SectorResponses toHIV and AIDS

Education for Peace

Teacher Development

and Management

InclusiveEducation

Sector-widePlanning andManagement

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Apart from the organization’s statutory documents, we have Education for All Mombasa Call for Action as adopted in September 2011 at the first ever EFA high level forum for the region to guide our programme.

Eastern Africa Education Sector Thematic Priorities for 2012 - 2013

1. Sector-wide Planning and Management

Supporting Eastern African Countries to plan and manage the sector through EFA Assessment

Policy and planning must be informed by systemic and systematic monitoring and evaluation of education systems. Global Monitoring Reports, UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) publications, national policy documents and UNESCO National Education Sector Support Strategies (UNESS) show lack of timely, relevant and appropriately disaggregated data. Even if some data are available, there is very little evidence of their use, based on analysis and interpretation of national policy documents and other key sector documents.

Capitalizing on advances made during the previous biennium, UNESCO will support the capacity development of educational planners, statisticians and monitoring and evaluation officers in the use and analysis of data, and of policy planners in the use of such data, using the exercise of EFA end-decade assessment conducted in Kenya.

The increased capacities and availability and use of data will inform high-level policy dialogue at the ministerial level on critical issues such as gender equity and equality, quality, teachers, literacy and youth at risk, for achievement of quality EFA and in preparation for national reporting on EFA leading up to 2015.

2. Quality and Inclusion

Improving the quality of education through inclusive education

Weak capacities in identifying and analyzing inclusion, quality and equity issues and developing policies and programmes have been found to be a major obstacle to improving the quality of education in many countries in Eastern Africa region. This activity will seek to strengthen national capacities by adapting an Inclusive Education Toolkit that was developed by UNESCO Bangkok in 2005 and that has since extensively been adopted to suit country contexts and needs throughout the Asia Pacific region. The toolkit will be used as a training material as well as one for adaptation

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Guiding Principles

Bearing in mind the mission and mandate of the organization in the field of education, UNESCO‘s education programme in Eastern

Africa region is guided by the following broad principle:

- Full alignment to national priorities as in national strategic and development plans;

- Capitalization on achievements made during 35C/ at the country level;

- Honouring of commitments to One Plan/UNDAF;

- Substantive contribution to achievement of expected results for Priority Africa and Gender Equality;

- Identification of common priorities across countries for regional cooperation and collaboration;

- Provision of high level technical support and advice through upstream interventions;

- Focus on ‘non priority’ countries’, while promoting cross-fertilization with priority countries where possible.

- Integration with Extra budgetary-funded initiatives to yield maximum impact.

Apart from the organization’s statutory documents, we have Education for All Mombasa Call for

Action as adopted in September 2011 at the first ever EFA high level forum for the region, to guide

our programme.

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for use at teacher training institutions at the national level in selected East African countries.

Strengthening national capacities in Eastern Africa through harmonization and quality assurance of higher education institutions

Under this initiative, the following interventions will be carried out:

• Strengthen networking among universities and higher education institutions;

• Sharing best practices in innovative practices, notably through ICT and open education resources for quality assurance;

• Clearinghouse and promotion of research to support sustainable development related agenda;

• Continue to work in partnership with the African Union for the ratification and implementation of the Arusha Convention;

• Work closely on the programme of ‘Pole de Dakar’ (PSGSE) in strengthening of capacities for higher education institutions to implement graduate diploma on sector-wide policy analysis;

• Work with the Inter-Country Quality Node for ECD with Mauritius University to reinforce capacity of policy makers to implement ECD programmes.

3 Literacy

Supporting evidence-based literacy and non formal education policy and planning, and programme development in Eastern Africa region

Available data show significant gender and geographic disparities in access to literacy programmes as well as to attainment of necessary literacy skills for life. This is particularly the case in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda as well as Eritrea, a LIFE country. Capitalizing on the previous three biennia’s support, the Nairobi Office with the support from UIL and BREDA proposes to strengthen national capacities in the use and analysis of data and information related to literacy and non-formal education. The principal target groups are senior management and the staff of the Department of Adult Education/Literacy/Non formal education at Ministries of Education.

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4. Teachers

Strengthening national capacities to develop and manage the teaching profession in Eastern Africa region

Capitalizing on experiences and knowledge gained during 2010-2011 biennium and using the Teacher Training in sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA) framework as a strategy, this activity will strengthen national capacities to train and retain quality teachers, with a focus on developing, testing and putting in place Teacher Management Information System, for better understanding and implementation of teacher development and management programme and organization of the personnel system at the national level. This system could comprise one linked to EMIS and also key policy documents governing the use of such system.

Africa Regional Education Initiatives

In addition to the Eastern Africa region activities, the office will take part in the Africa regional activities listed below:

a. Follow-up to CONFINTEA and the global conference held in Brazil in 2009 (Belem Framework of Action).

b. TISSA Diagnostic Study results’ sharing.

c. Development and/or strengthening of sub-regional TVET strategy and plan of action (SADC and ECOWAS) including reinforcement of partnerships.

d. Strengthening and harmonization of EMIS.

Implementation partners

Principal partners are Ministries of Education and National Commissions for UNESCO. In addition, Nairobi Office continues to work closely with UN Family (in particular, UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNHCR), development partners, civil society organizations and private sector partners.

Human and technical resources

As a UN technical agency, having a highly skilled technical team and performing as one strong team under the direct supervision and guidance of the Nairobi Office Director is critical to planning and implementing a programme that is focused and strategic and with which UNESCO can make an impact in support of achieving long term national education goals. In

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this spirit, the Nairobi Office will continue to expand the number of personnel to 20 during the current biennium and consolidate the human and technical resource base to fulfill our commitments to Member States and to the Eastern Africa region and the adjacent Indian Ocean Islands. At the same time, the team will work in close collaboration and cooperation with the Directors and Education Specialists based at the UNESCO offices in Addis Ababa, Dar-es-Salaam and Juba. Furthermore, the Nairobi Office will mobilize a wealth of technical resources available from within the organization (Headquarters, Institutes and the field office network from other regions such as UNESCO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok) for effective delivery of its services. p

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Culture Programme (CLT)

UNESCO Nairobi office’s programme on Culture is aimed at contributing to economic development, social cohesion and stability and environmental sustainability through supporting the implementation of the various cultural normative instruments aimed

at safeguarding tangible and intangible heritage, protecting cultural property, developing creative industries and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions in the countries covered by the office.

For the 2012-2013 Biennium and beyond, the Programme on Culture is aimed at building on the existing initiatives, and will focus in particular, on regional programmes that have the potential to involve and benefit as much as possible all the countries covered by the office. In some cases, country specific activities will be organised so that all countries are adequately capacitated and brought to the same level of understanding and participation in UNESCO programmes. In line with the current Programme and Budget, the work plans elaborated foresee implementation of activities that cut across sectoral priorities and its 6 MLAs which cover cultural and natural heritage; cultural property, intangible heritage; artistic cultural expressions; and the role of culture for intercultural dialogue, social cohesion, and a culture of peace and non-violence for sustainable development.

Cultural and Natural Heritage

The interventions by the office will focus on creating awareness and building capacity for ratification of the 1972 World Heritage, preparation of Tentative Lists, and elaboration of nomination dossiers for Listing to the World Heritage List, as well as sustainable management of World Heritage Sites and national monuments. Special attention will be given to countries that have not ratified the Convention so that they ratify. Those countries that have ratified but do not have a Site listed on the World Heritage List will also be supported to elaborate/update Tentative Lists, and prepare nomination dossiers. Furthermore, countries with World Heritage Sites on the Heritage List will be encouraged and supported to better manage and use their sites for sustainable cultural tourism.

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Cultural Property Protection

African museums, cultural sites and galleries are easy targets for the looting of cultural objects and artefacts which then find their way to different markets throughout the world. Restitution of these objects is happening at a very slow pace. This can be attributed to poor management, lack of documentation, inadequate security, and a general lack of awareness and capacity for cultural property protection. The 1954, 1970 and 2001 Conventions are core conventions whose implementation can assure protection of cultural property.

In this regard, the planned activities are aimed at creating awareness about these Conventions for ratification but also building capacitor their domestication and implementation. At national level there are frameworks such as National ICOM Committees which will be supported to spearhead initiatives. At regional level, the office will partner with AFRICOM for the mobilization, networking and capacity building of relevant stakeholders in order to ensure that cultural property protection is enhanced.

Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

As a follow-up to the Intergovernmental Committee meeting of the 2003 Convention, that took place in Nairobi in November 2010 and which raised so much enthusiasm, efforts will be intensified to maintain interest in the Convention and its implementation within the region. The efforts undertaken will aim at increasing the number of countries ratifying the Convention; building capacity for the elaboration of inventories and preparation of nomination dossiers in order to increase the number of elements from the region inscribed on both the Representative List and Urgent Safeguarding List. Currently countries like Uganda have inscribed the “barkcloth making in Uganda” on the Intangible Heritage List; and Kenya has inscribed the “traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the “Mijikenda” on the Urgent Safeguarding List. Increasing participation of countries in the international mechanisms for the implementation of the Convention will assure better safeguarding of the intangible heritage of the region.

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Promoting the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

The region has a thriving a thriving cultural industry sector, the recognition and importance of the sector for the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions and their contribution to socio-economic development is not well understood and recognized. The 2005 Convention provides an international framework that facilitates policy formulation and strengthening of legal, institutional and human resources for effective governance and management of culture. The priority for the office is to raise awareness for ratification of the 2005 Convention; build national capacities for inventorying and mapping of cultural industries; and training of cultural creators and entrepreneurs in order to bring about the development of a dynamic cultural industry sector that is able to contribute to poverty reduction and economic development.

Integration of culture into national development processes

While UNESCO has been successful in promoting the role of culture for development on the international agenda; in developing countries, such role is not adequately reflected both at policy or institutional level. The cultural sector industry is often regarded as informal and its contribution to sustainable development is largely ignored. Existing cultural policies are mostly out dated and poorly implemented. The priority for the office will be to undertake a re-sensitization process of the “relationship between culture and development”. Through UNDAF Platforms and national development plans, activities that provide an opportunity to demonstrate the role of culture in development will be supported and promoted. Furthermore, tools such as “the Cultural Diversity Programming Lens” will be popularized to provide practical training on integrating culture in national development processes, policies, and strategies.

Promote cultural diversity expressions for intercultural dialogue, social cohesion and peace building

Most of the countries in the region have experienced some kind of conflict or violence. Countries like Eritrea, Rwanda, Burundi and now South Sudan are enjoying relative stability while others like Somalia are still in conflict. Although these countries have rich and diverse cultural heritage resources, the conflicts they have experienced have destroyed both the infrastructure and their heritage. However, if harnessed properly, culture can play an important role in peace-building efforts, bridging gaps and fostering understanding between different ethnic groups. In these post conflict countries, the office will experiment with

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activities that promote social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace and non-violence.

Examples of Activities implemented in 2010-2011

In order to better understand UNESCO’s Programme on Culture as highlighted above in a concrete manner, below are some examples of activities that were implemented in 2010-2011:

• Workshop on the 1972 Convention which was organized in Eritrea in order to create awareness about the Convention and to facilitate the process of developing a nomination dossier for Qohaito Cultural Landscape.

• Training of photographers in photographic techniques and approaches for documenting intangible cultural heritage through the financial support from the Japanese Funds in Trust Cooperation Project. A sample of the photographs by the participants has been published in a Catalogue entitled, “Documenting Living Heritage.”

• Training Workshop on the 2003 Convention on intangible Cultural Heritage which was organized by Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) for East Africa. The Workshop was aimed at strengthening capacity for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and enhancing participation of East African countries in the mechanism for international cooperation for the Convention.

• Museum Art Club of the National Museum of Kenya which mentored talented young artists as advocates for Kenyan artistic and material culture. The activity culminated into a Special Exhibition showcasing various works of art by young people advocating for a culture of peace and non-violence, gender equality, sustainable livelihoods, environmental protection, social harmony at the country’s Nairobi National Museum.

• Development of an Action Plan for Uganda’s National Cultural Policy which was launched in 2007.

• Training Programme for women, including female inmates in fabric weaving by applying the creativity and aesthetic sense used in basket weaving through the Agaseke Project and within the framework of the One UN in Rwanda. p

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Communication and Information Programme (CI)

In the past biennium (2010-2011), UNESCO’s plan of action under the Communication and Information (CI) programme of the Nairobi Office was guided by two biennial sectoral priorities:

1. Promoting freedom of Expression and Information; 2. Building capacities for universal access to information and Knowledge.

The two sectoral priorities will continue to guide the activities of the UNESCO Nairobi Office Communication and Information programme for the 2012-2013 biennium. Sectoral priority 2 will, however, concentrate on fostering information and communication capacities for universal access to knowledge that bridges the digital divide. The activities will fall under the following three main lines of actions (MLAs):

• MLA 1: Promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression to foster development, democracy and dialogue for a culture of peace and non-violence;

• MLA 2: Strengthening free, independent and pluralistic media, civic participation and gender-responsive communication for sustainable development;

• MLA 3: Empowering citizens through universal access to knowledge and the preservation of information, including documentary heritage. While ensuring priority to Africa and gender equality, emphasis will also be placed on the Least Developed Countries( LDC’s), Small Islands Developing States( SIDS), indigenous peoples and countries in post-conflict and post disaster situations.

The following activities will be carried out by the Communication and Information Programme at the Nairobi Office under its regular programme budget:

1. Training and sensitization of journalists with regard to legal frameworks for media in new Constitutions in the region and self-regulation for higher professional and ethical standards;

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2. Reinforcement of community media capacities to foster veritable independence, quality programming, pluralism, diversity and information for sustainable development;

3. Strengthening free, independent and pluralistic media, civic participation and gender-responsive communication for sustainable development;

4. Using innovative ICTs and gender sensitive open suite strategies and policies for education, science and culture;

5. Support to organisation of Regional World Press Freedom Day event and introduction of the UNESCO Freedom of Expression toolkit into a training mechanism.

Under the extra-budgetary programme funding, UNESCO communication and Information activities will target the following activities:

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Capacity Building

• Building the capacities of Journalism institutions to offer high quality journalism education based on the relevant UNESCO Model Curricula and on the UNESCO Criteria for institutional excellence. Key activities here will include regional activities on the training of trainers in new media journalism, curriculum review and faculty exchange between departments of mass communication;

• Training of media personnel to report on humanitarian action in post-disaster environments by strengthening humanitarian information flow through media;

• Training community radio personnel on local content generation for radio and multimedia programmes through the traditional and the new media platforms aimed at up scaling and strengthening their capacities to advocate and combat HIV and AIDS through community media, mobile telephony and online presence;

• Training journalists on collection, production and dissemination of issues relating to democracy, good governance and peace leading to improvement of the media professional role in addressing these issues;

• Training Human rights activists and other media associations in reporting on children and women’s rights;

• Building the capacity of media women working in radio stations and who are lacking skills in the designing, production and broadcasting programs that specifically address women and children issues;

• Building the capacity of newspaper editors and radio program producers to provide specialized training on self-regulation;

• Conducting safety of journalists training and protection measures through proper monitoring, documentation and referrals with a view to strengthening the safety and protection of journalists;

• Building the capacity of the Community Media in development, packaging and sharing of local content focusing on amongst other issues of development, governance, implementation of the new constitutions, social justice and human rights, gender and national cohesion;

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• Building skills of Community radio editors and producers in digital radio programme production to address the lack of professional program production skills of staff of community radio stations that has led to low sustainability of creation, storage, publishing or broadcast of locally generated content.

Support to Establishment of Community Multimedia Centres including Community Radio Stations

In this biennium, the following activities will be supported:

• Raising Women Voices through community media by establishing and operationalizing a sustainable community radio managed and operated by women and serving women needs and thereby contributing to the elimination of gender discrimination in the media and low quality media reporting on women issues;

• Establishing Community Multimedia Centres (CMC) to serve as a communication and information platform for the community’s development and social needs as a reservoir of information on local knowledge, culture and local methods of harnessing development and poverty eradication;

• Establishing Community Radios with the overall objective of promoting human rights, democracy and good governance through community broadcasting and information dissemination. This will function as an interface between the Internet and the communities by broadcasting relevant programmes in local languages.

Assessing media development

Media development in the region will be done using the UNESCO Media Development Indicators (MDI’s). An all-encompassing assessment will be carried out in different countries to identify media operational constraints, addressing fora of democratic discourse (commercial and community), analysing inequalities in ownership among others, with the purposes of enhancing media development in the Eastern Africa region. p

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is responsible for collecting, analysing and disseminating global statistics in UNESCO’s fields of competence, namely: education, science and technology, culture, and communication. UIS data are published in various

forms by the United Nations family, including UNICEF, the World Bank and UNDP. Moreover, it is the main UN body collecting statistics for Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Further information can be found on the UIS website at http://uis.unesco.org

In line with its mid-term strategy for 2008-2013, the UIS posted Statistical Advisors across sub-Saharan Africa in 2009. Advisors have been posted in Bamako, Dar-es-Salaam, Nairobi and Yaoundé. The Regional Advisor for Africa together with a supporting team is based in Dakar. The Advisors are responsible for promoting the UIS mission across the region by working closely with the Member States to build capacity both on a human and a system’s level. This is achieved by working with the relevant bodies, mainly Ministries of Education and national statistical offices (NSOs) and by creating links with other development partners.

The main support to countries includes:

• Capacity development on the entire Management Information System (MIS) cycle;

• Conducting diagnostic assessments by using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF), amongst other relevant tools;

• Collaborative elaboration of action plans derived from diagnostic studies’ recommendations;

• Scientific supervision and technical assistance to action plans implementation;

• Facilitation of regional and national workshops.

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In the period 2012 – 2013 some of the activities envisaged are as follows:

• Rolling out of the newly developed ISCED 2011 classification;

• Situation analysis of the education sector in South Sudan;

• Support of tertiary colleges in Eritrea;

• Support of EMIS implementation in Kenya;

• Regional workshop on higher education;

• Continuous support in all countries in the respective regional coverage.

While the main focus of the work is on education, for the countries that fall within the coverage of the Nairobi Office, the UIS supports all UNESCO’s fields of competence to ensure that countries and the international community can have access to quality data for a range of purposes. p

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Library and Documentation Centre

The Library and Documentation Centre enhance and facilitate research on UNESCO programmes in Education, Natural Sciences, Culture, Social and Human Sciences, Communication, Information and Informatics, by providing an effective assistance

to UNESCO staff and to organizations and institutions which participate in UNESCO programmes.

The Library/Documentation Centre consists of about 40,000 volumes of books, 600 bound periodicals, and a range of audio-visual materials covering subject areas of concern to UNESCO. The Centre also maintains a number of special collections of documents of the United Nations and other Specialized Agencies.

Additionally, a comprehensive selection of UNESCO policy documents and publications are housed, including records of the General Conference, Executive Board documents, Programme and Budget, UNESCO Headquarters Press releases, and keynote speeches by the Director General.

Access to the Library and Documentation Centre

The Library and Documentation Centre is located at the UNESCO Nairobi Office, UN Complex Gigiri: Block C Room 127. All enquiries, to the librarian: unesco.library@unesco.unon.org

Opening Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 0800 - 1630 hrs Friday: 0800 - 1400 hrs

Services:

1. Reference services

Users can request for information either by telephone, email and fax or by person

2. Photocopying

3. Online services

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Users can access the Library’s online catalogue, UNESCO Webworld Library Portal, the portal that offers many links to other online library resources.

4. Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)

This service is restricted only to UNESCO members. In order to determine the research needs of these category of users, a questionnaire is usually passed every year to gather information regarding their specific areas of interest. They are then alerted as new information is received.

5. Inter-library loan

Materials not available in our library can be borrowed for UNESCO staff from other libraries on inter-library loan agreement.

Users:

• UNESCO staff members and consultants. • Temporary staff and collaborating partners may all borrow items through UNESCO

staff under whose supervision they are working. • Staff members from other UN agencies may borrow reading materials through their

respective Documentation/Information Centres.• Members of the general public may consult the Library/Documentation Centre or

borrow through any library they are registered in. However they are allowed to photocopy materials.

Borrowing terms:

• Authorized users may borrow up to four documents each for a period of one month. • Loans of materials may be renewed once for an extra week provided the borrowed

materials are not required by other users. This applies to books and non current periodicals.

• Current periodicals and audio-visual materials can be borrowed overnight, weekends, and public holidays. They are to be returned by 9.00 am on the next working day.

• Documents on loan may be recalled if required by other users. • Users will be held responsible for the loss or disfigurement of materials borrowed

under their names and will be required to replace them in either case. • Reference materials are not available for loan and can only be accessed within the

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National Commissions

UNESCO works with its Member States through the National Commissions. The Commissions ensure links with other Government Ministries and enhance working relationships with parliamentarians and other sectors of Government in support of

UNESCO’s programme priority areas. UNESCO Nairobi Office maintains a close working relationship with the National Commissions in all the countries under its regional coverage.

National Commissions of the Nairobi Multisectoral Regional Office

Kenya National Commission for UNESCOMinistry of EducationNational Bank Building (14th floor)Harambee Avenue,P.O. Box 7210700200 Nairobi, KenyaTel.: (+254-20) 2229053/54 (+254-20) 2251858 (Sec. Gen.)Fax: (+254-20) 2213025E-mail: knunesco@todays.co.ke

Ethiopia National Commission for UNESCOTelephone: (251.11.1) 55 25 19 Fax: (251.11.1) 55 16 55 E-mail: naueth@gmail.com (SG)

Eritrea National Commission for UNESCOMinistry of EducationLiberation AvenueP.O. Box 1056ASMARAEritreaTel.: (+291 1) 12 78 17/18 (+291 1) 11 57 26 (Sec. Gen.)Fax: (+291 1) 12 53 69E-mail: natcomeri@yahoo.com

Commission Nationale Rwandaise pour l’UNESCO (CNRU)Bp. 2502 KIGALIRwandaTel.: (+250) 55102350Fax: (+250) 585169E-mail: comnatrwanda@yahoo.fr

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Commission Nationale de Djibouti pour l’UNESCOMinistère de l’Education Nationale 9, boulevard de Gaulle, DJIBOUTITéléphone: (253) 35.08.50; (253) 35.30.44Fax :(253) 35.68.19E-mail: cnesc@intnet.dj

Somalia National Commission for UNESCOc/o Ambassade de Somalie 26, rue Dumont d’Urville 75116 PARIS FranceTelephone: (252) 152 75 75E-mail: aliosoble@hotmail.com

Seychelles National Commission for UNESCOMinistry of Education Mont Fleuri P.O. Box 48 Mahé, Republic of SeychellesTelephone: (248) 28 30 02 (Prés); (248) 28 31 23 (SG); (248) 52 55 78 (SG port)Fax:(248) 22 58 89 (Prés); (248) 22 55 20 (SG);E-mail: mrlouisehoareau@yahoo.fr

Mauritius National Commission for UNESCO c/o Ministry of Education and Human Resources Level 2 - MITD House Pont Fer - Phoenix Republic of Mauritius, Indian Ocean Telephone : (230) 212 21 12 Fax: (230) 211 06 81 E-mail: unescodesk@mail.gov.mu

Commission Nationale des Comores pour l’UNESCO Ministère de l’Education Nationale B.P. 2557 MORONI, Comores Telephone: (269) 333 44 00 Fax: (269) 73 08 91 (au travaux) E-mail: comnat.comores@comorestelecom.km

Commission Nationale Malgache pour l’UNESCO (CNM/UNESCO) 11, rue Naka Rabemanantsoa-Behoririka ANTANANARIVO 101 , MADAGASCAR Telephone: 261.20.22 217 61; 261.20.22 365 93; Fax: 261.20.22 284 96 E-mail : comnat.sg@moov.mg

South Sudan National Commission for UNESCOC/OUNESCO Juba – Head of Office a.i.Office: +1 212 7763141 ext 4055Mobile: +211 922 404102 | +211 956 216751s.khaled@unesco.org

UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of TanzaniaP.O. Box 20384 Dar-es-Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania Telephone: (+255.22) 21 26 598 (Office); (+255) 784 301 912 (mobile); Fax: (255.22) 21 34 292; (255.22) 21 12 533 E-mail: eilkiondo@yahoo.com (SG)

Uganda National Commission for UNESCO Embassy House King George VI Way,KAMPALA, UGANDATelephone: (256) 414 25 97 13; (256) 772 52 94 98 (office cell phone)Fax: (256) 414 25 84 05;E-mail: admin@unesco-uganda.ug

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Staff Contact List

Office of the DirectorJoseph G.M. Massaquoi Director (j.massaquoi@unesco.org)Elizabeth Karanja Secretary (e.karanja@unesco.org)

AdministrationRahel Teferra-Belay Administrative Officer (r.teferra-belay@unesco.org)Maurice Asudi Finance & Administrative Assistant (m.asudi@unesco.org)Dorothy Achieng’ LibrarianGeorgette Omolo Secretary (g.omolo@unesco.org)Kenneth Muchiri Admin. Assistant (k.muchiri@unesco.org)Walter Okeyo Owuor Finance Assistant (w.okeyo-owuor@unesco.org)Bernadette Assisi Registry Clerk (b.assisi@unesco.org)John Mwakitele Admin. Clerk (j.mwakitele@unesco.org)Charles Matendecha Driver (c.matendecha@unesco.org)Harrison Ouko Dirver (h.ouko@unesco.org)George Musungu Messenger (g.musungu@unesco.org)

UNESCO Institute for StatisticsInge Vervloesem (i.vervloesem@uis.unesco.org)

NATURAL SCIENCES

Science Policy and Capacity BuildingPeggy Oti-Boateng Senior Programme Specialist (p.oti-boateng@unesco.org)Alice A. Ochanda National Programme Officer (a.ochanda@unesco.org)

ANSTI Mary Matemu Senior Administrative Assistant (m.matemu@unesco.org)Joseph Njoroge Junior Clerk (j.njoroge@unesco.org)

Hydrology and Water SciencesAbou Amani Senior Programme Specialist (a.amani@unesco.org)Casey Walther Project Consultant (c.walther@unesco.org)Peter Manyara- National Project Consultant (p.manyara@unesco.org)

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Earth SciencesFelix Sadrak Toteu Programme Specialist (sf.toteu@unesco.org)

IOCMika Odido IOC Coordinator in Africa m.odido@unesco.orgCharles Magori Research Scientist on secondment from Government of Kenya to IOC Programme c.magori@unesco.org

EducationYayoi Segi-Vltchek Programme Specialist (y.segi-vltchek@unesco.org)Vick Ikobwa National Programme Officer (v.ikobwa@unesco.org)Jane Kamau National Professional Officer (HIV and AIDS) (j.kamau@unesco.org)S. Venkantraman Technical Specialist, Literacy and Monitoring and Evaluation in Education (s.venkantraman@unesco.org)Elizabeth Mwakelemu-Tole Public Information Assistant (e.mwakelemu-tole@unesco.org)Anne Kioko Programme Assistant (a.kioko@unesco.org)Jacqueline Mengo Secretary (j.mengo@unesco.org)

Education Field PersonnelBernadin Rutazibwa Antennae Officer, Rwanda (b.rutazibwa@unesco.org) NPO HIV and AIDS (Rwanda) – VacantCharles Draecabo NPO HIV and AIDS (Uganda) (c.draecabo@unesco.org)Roland Biryahwaho – EDUCAIDS Technical Specialist, Uganda (r.biryahwaho@unesco.org)

CultureMulekeni Ngulube Programme Specialist (md.ngulube@unesco,org)

Communication & InformationJaco du Toit Advisor for Communication (j.dutoit@unesco.org) and Information Lydia Gachungi-Kiniti Programme Assistant (l.gachungi@unesco.org)

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AdministrativeRahel Teferra-Belay

Administrative Officer

Maurice AsudiFinance & Admin. Assistant

Kenneth MuchiriAdmin. Asssistant (SC)

Walter Okeyo OwuorAdmin. Assistant-(SC)

HRM Administrative Assistant(Vacant)

Georgette OmoloSecretary

Bernadette AssisiRegistry Clerk

John MwakiteleAdministrative Clerk

George MusunguMessenger

Charles MatendechaDriver

Harrison OukoDriver

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

Inge VervloesemStatistical Advisor

DIRECTORJoseph Massaquoi

SecretaryElizabeth Karanja

Administration UnitRahel Teferra-Belay

Administrative Officer

UNESCO LibraryDorothy Achieng

Librarian

Communication and Information (CI)

Jaco du ToitAdvisor for

Communication and Information

Lydia KinitiProgramme Assistant

Culture (CLT)Mulekeni Ngulube

Programme Specialist

Social and Human Sciences (SHS)

Programme Specialist (Vacant)

Natural Sciences (SC)

Abou AmaniSenior Programme

Specialist

Peggy Oti-BoatengSenior Programme

Specialist

Felix Sadrak ToteuProgramme Specialist

Mika OdidoIOC Coordinator in

Africa

Alice OchandaNational Programme

Officer

Education (ED)Yayoi Segi-Vltchek

Programme SpecialistHassan Keynan

Programme SpecialistVick Ikobwa

NPO, EducationJane Kamau

NPO,HIV&AIDS – KenyaS. Venkantraman

Technical ConsultantJackline Mengo

SecretaryElizabeth

Mwakelemu-TolePublic Information

Assistant (SC)

Ann KiokoProgramme Assistant

(SC)

Office Organogramme

Field PersonnelBernadin RutazibwaUNESCO Antennae,

RwandaNPO, HIV&AIDS – Rwanda (Vacant)

Charles DraecaboNPO, HIV&AIDS,

UgandaRoland Biryahwaho, EDUCAIDS, Uganda

African Network of Scientific and Technological

Institutions (ANSTI)Mary Matemu

Senior Admin. AssistantJoseph Njoroge

Junior Clerk

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