  {"id":269788,"date":"2021-12-15T12:33:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T17:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=269788"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:34:21","slug":"laureate-from-palestine-wins-2021-unesco-japan-prize-on-education-for-sustainable-development-press-release-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/laureate-from-palestine-wins-2021-unesco-japan-prize-on-education-for-sustainable-development-press-release-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Laureate from Palestine wins 2021 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development &#8211; Press Release (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.unesco.org\/news\/fwz-mrshhyn-mn-gn-wflstyn-wbyrw-bjyz-lywnskw-lybn-lltlym-mn-jl-ltnmy-lmstdm-lm-2021\">Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.unesco.org\/news\/jia-na-ba-si-tan-he-mi-lu-xiang-mu-huo-2021nian-du-ke-chi-xu-fa-zhan-jiao-yu-jiang\">Chinese: \u4e2d\u6587<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/es.unesco.org\/news\/proyectos-ghana-palestina-y-peru-ganan-premio-unesco-japon-educacion-desarrollo-sostenible-2021\">Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.unesco.org\/news\/laureats-du-ghana-palestine-du-perou-remportent-prix-2021-unesco-japon-deducation-vue-du\">Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ru.unesco.org\/news\/laureaty-iz-gany-palestiny-i-peru-udostoeny-premii-yunesko-yaponii-v-oblasti-obrazovaniya-v\">Russian: \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A\u00a0literacy\u00a0project\u00a0in Ghana,\u00a0a programme on\u00a0media for social change in Palestine,\u00a0and an initiative for the\u00a0protection\u00a0of indigenous cultures in Peru will be awarded this year\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/prize-esd\">UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development<\/a>\u00a0at a ceremony on 19 November\u00a0(1.30 pm), during the 41st\u00a0session of the General Conference of UNESCO.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The laureates were selected\u00a0by an\u00a0independent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/prize-esd\/jury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Jury<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0will receive an award of US $50,000\u00a0each.\u00a0113 nominations were submitted by the governments of 54 Member States and\u00a08\u00a0organizations in official partnership with UNESCO.\u00a0The main selection criteria were the projects\u2019 potential for transformation, their innovative quality and ability to embrace all three dimensions of sustainability: The economy,\u00a0the\u00a0society\u00a0and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Development Center,\u00a0Birzeit\u00a0University, Palestine\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mdc.birzeit.edu\/index-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">Media Development Center of the\u00a0Birzeit\u00a0University<\/a>\u00a0in Palestine views media as an integral part of social change and sustainable development and\u00a0as a means\u00a0to\u00a0empower\u00a0women and men living in\u00a0marginalized communities\u00a0with skills to participate in public life. The project \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mediaguide.fi\/mediaguide\/language\/ar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">Media and Information Literacy for Sustainable Societies<\/a>\u201d aims at developing media and information literacy through practical learning-by-doing and training through dialogue.\u00a0The project is rewarded\u00a0for its youth-centered approach in generating societal changes through dialogue and cooperation, while focusing on the role of media in\u00a0encouraging\u00a0the participation of citizens in public life.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 Chinese: \u4e2d\u6587 Espa\u00f1ol\u00a0 Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0 Russian: \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\u00a0 A\u00a0literacy\u00a0project\u00a0in Ghana,\u00a0a programme on\u00a0media for social change in Palestine,\u00a0and an initiative for the\u00a0protection\u00a0of indigenous cultures in Peru will be awarded this year\u2019s\u00a0UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development\u00a0at a ceremony on 19 November\u00a0(1.30 pm), during the 41st\u00a0session of the General Conference of UNESCO. 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