The International Day of Light (IDL) is celebrated annually on the 16th of May. This year’s celebration will focus on the ‘International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022′ and other United Nations’ events aligning with the objectives of IDL.
On 14 March 2022, UNESCO is billed to launch a document to encourage decision makers to use mathematics, as part of commemorating the “2022 International Mathematics Day”.
Programme Opening: Amal Kasry, Chief of Section for Basic Science, Research Innovation and Engineering Chair: Merieme Chadid, Morocco, Chair of the UNESCO International Basic Science Program (to be confirmed) 5 min Welcoming Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO, Science Sector 5 min Artur Avila, Switzerland, President of the 2021 Jury for Physical Sciences, Mathematics and…
“We want to celebrate how far we have come as humanity in the last 100 years, all thanks to science.” That is why we decided to think about the future of medical care, within the framework of our 1st Virtual Health Conference organized by the Faculty of Medicine from the “Universidad De Las Americas”, and…
Wanjira Mathai, daughter of late Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai; in a recent chat with SciDev.Net, explained why fighting for climate justice has taken a leading role among her many commitments.
In an interview with SciDev.Net, Esther Ngumbi, assistant professor of entomology at University of Illinois, United States, explained how insects can be a sustainable source of food and nutrition for urban communities, on the frontlines of climate change.
In a historic first, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution highlighting the critical role of parliaments in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The first ‘Gender Equality Plan’ produced by the Slovak Academy of Sciences will enable the Academy to reflect on the state of women’s representation in its workplaces, while institutionalizing gender equality principles.
A staunch gender-equality advocate, Martin Chungong, was re-elected as Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at the 143rd IPU Assembly in Spain. Abdulsalam MAHMUD reports.
Unless urgent steps are taken to mitigate the risk factors, dementia cases will triple within the next three decades, a study published in The Lancet Public Health has revealed.
