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Ecuador
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UNESCO supports the production and dissemination of a short documentary series to raise-awareness on how disinformation and hate speech target groups in situation of vulnerability in Colombia
Bogot 29 September 2023 People are getting into our houses is a sentence that became emblematic of a disinformation campaign to stigmatize and discriminate against Venezuelan migrants living in Colombia This sentence was particularly circulating on social media during the night of 22 November 2019 amid mass protests against government policies
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Education for dialogue and capacity building of children and youth as mediators for denormalizing violence: “MULTIMEDIANDO”
UNESCO Quito has implemented in partnership with the IberoAmerican Institute of Natural and Cultural Heritage Andres Bello Agreement IPANC CAB an innovative transmedia project named MULTIMEDIANDO This platform empowers 8 to 13 year old girls and boys to embrace and promote a culture of peace through peer mediation tools In the words of Gianella an 11yearold student who participated in this experience as a mediator In MULTIMEDIANDO we learned a method that has helped us to solve problems with reflection understanding and respect for each other UNESCO promotes Global Citizenship Education GCE and peacekeeping to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal SDG 4 targets 45 on elimination of gender inequality in education and 47 aimed at providing students with the necessary knowledge and tools to build a culture of peace and nonviolence It refers to the feeling of belonging to a wider community and a common humanity It is a way of understanding acting and relating to others and the environment in space and time based on universal ethical values of respect for diversity and pluralism In light of the above the education system is called to develop confidencegenerating mechanisms among its members Schools and educational institutions have the potential to become spaces that can wide affective and creative capacities of human beings In this context UNESCO Quito fosters the GCE by underscoring new methodologies designing and implementing programmes acknowledging best practices and supporting Ecuador in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development In this line of action UNESCO Quito has implemented in partnership with the IberoAmerican Institute of Natural and Cultural Heritage Andres Bello Agreement IPANC CAB an innovative transmedia project named MULTIMEDIANDO In Ecuador 60 of children have been victims of violence in schools according to a study published by the UN Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean UNECLAC This means that 3 out of 5 children have suffered insults threats robbery or physical violence in schools In order to address this serious situation MULTIMEDIANDO empowers 8 to 13 year old girls and boys to embrace and promote a culture of peace through peer mediation tools In order to achieve this purpose both an innovative transmedia tool and a web platform wwwmultimediandocom have been developed along with facetoface training sessions A pilot was implemented in Esmeraldas and Sucumbos at the Northern Border of Ecuador with Colombia Esmeraldas in particular faces up enormous challenges related to violence poverty and human mobility The Survey on the perception of security National Institute of Statistics and Census 2011 reveals that 12 of every 100 persons report having been victims of a crime in Esmeraldas and Sucumbios In such context prone to violence a peer mediation process was designed and implemented to address a conflict situation that arose between two students and friends Yanib and a friend threw stones on the roof of a classroom and one of them hit their classroom mate Jenifer This was the starting point of a confrontation that led them to a situation of physical violence Gianella an 11yearold student was the mediator of the conflict by using the resources and tools provided by MULTIMEDIANDO Gianella shares her experience There are many ways to react when we have to deal with a problem in our home school or community In MULTIMEDIANDO we learned a method that has helped us to solve problems with reflection understanding and respect for each other In July 2017 MULTIMEDIANDO was distinguished as the Best Interactive Production category awarded by the Latin America Television Regional Network TAL in Montevideo Uruguay In August 2018 MULTIMEDIANDO was chosen as a finalist Platform Category in the framework of the Interactive comKids Festival 2018 held in So Paulo Brazil UNESCO Quito will continue its work and support to CGE and cultural competencies initiatives in Ecuador and in the Latin American region
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UNESCO supports consultations in Colombia to increase the understanding of the local impact of online harmful content on freedom of expression and other fundamental rights
Under the project Social Media 4 Peace funded by the European Union UNESCO supported three consultations with vulnerable groups and individuals in Colombia to better understand how online harmful content in particular hate speech and disinformation impacts them
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Inclusion in Education
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La UNESCO-Quito participa en "HUELLAS DE AFRICAN?A EN COLOMBIA: CONVERSATORIO AFROCOLOMBIANIDAD Y DECENIO DE LOS AFRODESCENDIENTES"
El mircoles 10 de mayo se llev a cabo el evento virtual Conversatorio afrocolombianidad y decenio de los afrodescendientes con la participacin de destacados especialistas en la temtica Entre ellos el Dr Julio Csar Guanche especialista en ciencias sociales y humanas de la UNESCO Quito quien ofreci una ponencia magistral sobre Republicanismo negro tradicin y concepto
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Strengthening the Ecuadorian Geoparks Committee
A Key Step Towards Sustainable Development
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III National Youth Water Meeting of Ecuador
Innovation and Leadership for a Sustainable Future
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Ecuador commemorates the International Day of Digital Learning
International Forum on the Year of Digital Citizenship 2025
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UNESCO drives support to cultural entrepreneurs in Ecuador!
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Ancestral practice promotes vicu?a conservation and sustainable development in Chile's Lauca Biosphere Reserve
The Lauca Biosphere Reserve located in the Andean highlands of northern Chile recently hosted an activity that celebrates ancestral traditions while bolstering environmental conservation and the local economy
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Socialization of the Results of the First Phase of the Mangrove Restoration Project
On December 5 the results of the MangRes Project were shared with beneficiary organizations from the marinecoastal area of the Macizo del Cajas Biosphere Reserve BR
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Mangrove Restoration in Biosphere Reserves of Latin America and the Caribbean
MangRes 2025 Annual Meeting