The 7th African Engineering Week, organised by The Ghana Institution of Engineering in collaboration with the Federation of African Engineering Organizations, WFEO and UNESCO, will be held in a hybrid mode in Accra, Ghana, between 4 and 8 October 2021, with the theme: “Engineering, Inter-African Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals” and the following sub-themes:
- Goods & Services
- Capacity Building for Trade
- Trade Integration and Interconnectivity
- Women & ...
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4
OCT
2021
The high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The meeting of the HLPF in 2021 will be held from 6 to 15 July 2021, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 13 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021 as part of ...
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6
JUL
2021
HLPF 2021 Theme and in-focus SDGs
The theme of the United Nations 2021 HLPF is “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”. Understanding the ...
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1
JUN
2021
This Science & Technology Innovation (STI) Forum 2021 side event was organized by WFEO in collaboration with its Affiliate Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the International Science Council (ISC).
This event presented on 4th May 2021 the second UNESCO Engineering Report: “
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7
MAY
2021
This is a Side Event in connection with the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group, and the Science & Technology Innovation (STI) Forum 2021 organized by WFEO in collaboration with the International Science Council (ISC).
This event is to present the second UNESCO Engineering Report: “Engineering for Sustainable Development: Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals”; discuss the crucial role of engineering in the implementation of the SDG’s and ...
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4
MAY
2021
A virtual dialogue with Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and Dr. Liberato (Levi) Bautista, President of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) took place last 8 April, moderated by Mrs. Lidiya Grigoreva, Chief UNOG Liaison Unit.
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APR
2021
UNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organisations celebrated World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development with the launch of the second UNESCO Engineering Report, Engineering for Sustainable Development – Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals”, at a high level virtual event hosted by UNESCO on 4th March 2021. The event was live streamed to thousands of delegates around ...
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15
APR
2021
WFEO was proud to host two webinars that presented the insights of leading women engineers who have shared their leadership journeys in Rising to The Top Volume II.
This book was developed by the
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14
APR
2021
WED2021 Introduction
The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development was proclaimed by UNESCO at its 40th General Conference in 2019. It is celebrated worldwide on 4th March of each year since 2020. The day offers an opportunity to highlight engineers and engineering’s achievements in our modern world and improve public understanding of how engineering and technology ...
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9
MAR
2021
