UN CC:Learn News
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UN CC:Learn Commits to 30 Youth Climate Dialogues by 2020
Every year, on 20 November, we celebrate the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted in 1989. This year, UNICEF focused on children’s right to participate by encouraging “Kids Take Over” worldwide, a call to action “for children, by children.”
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UN CC:Learn Supports Education Day at COP23
To highlight the importance of promoting knowledge and skills development, the 23rd Conferences of the Parties (COP23) to the UNFCCC, held in Bonn from 6-17 November, dedicated a full day to climate change education in their programme. UN CC:Learn and the UN System have actively participated in the activities of the day.
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Climate Classroom @ COP23 Gets Attendees up to Speed on Key Climate Change Matters
The Climate Classroom gave the opportunity to COP23 attendees to get up to speed on key climate change topics. The sessions were delivered in English and French by the expert trainers from organizations committed to sustainable development.
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Delivering a Workshop on Climate Information and Services in Ethiopia
Over 25 trainers, parliamentarians, academia and media representatives from 12 African states participated in a Training for Trainers (ToT) on Climate Information and Services conducted by UNECA, one of UN CC:Learn's partners.
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Empowering Youth to Lead on Climate Change
Three Indonesian students, Ms. Impian Riverningtyas, Mr. Pradana, and Ms. Saraswati share their inspiring stories to make a difference on climate issues after the Youth Leadership Camp for Climate Change (YLCCC) 2017.
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Central American Commission approves Regional Action Plan for Climate Change Learning
As countries are negotiating the rules for the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the eight Member States of the Central American Integration System agreed on a joint Regional Action Plan on Climate Change Education, Training and Awareness Raising.
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Over 3,200 Teachers in the Dominican Republic Trained through Climate Change Education Course
The Dominican Republic is one of the first countries in the region that has invested substantial resources into climate change education. The recent series of trainings in 2017 was delivered throughout educational centers in different regions in coordination with the CNCCMDL, the Ministry of Education and INAFOCAM.
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New Training Manual on Climate Change for Desk-Officers and Other Relevant Stakeholders in Uganda
UN CC:Learn supported the Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda in developing the “National Climate Change Training Manual for the Inter-Institutional Climate Change Desk Officers and Relevant Stakeholders for Uganda”.
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New 2017-2020 Phase for UN CC:Learn Begins
UN CC:Learn Secretariat has signed a new agreement with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation launching the 2017-2020 implementation phase of the One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership.
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UN CC:e-Learn Platform Reaches 100,000 Registrations
UN CC:e-Learn is proud to share that the UN climate change e-learning platform has reached 100,000 registrations! We appreciate all of our users around the world for their interest in our courses and their continuous support in our goal to promote climate change education as widely as possible.