The Institution of Engineers Kenya in collaboration with the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) hosted the African Engineering Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, between 17 and 21 September, with the support from UNESCO and guidance from the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO).
The Theme of the Conference, “Harnessing Blue Economy for Accelerated Economic Growth”, is in ...
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World Conference on Science Literacy 2018 was held in 17-19 September 2018 in Beijing by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Science Council (ISC) ...
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The Workshop on Human and Artificial Intelligence was held on May 16th 2018 at the 2nd World Intelligence Congress (WIC2018), in Tianjin, China and was jointly organized by the Knowledge Society Division of United Nations Education Scientific ...
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The third annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) met June 5-6 2018 at the UN Headquarters in New-York in New York.
Members of WFEO UN Relations Committee (WURC) participated in the STI Forum with the side event “Systems Analysis and Capacity Building for Transformative Change toward Achieving the SDGs and long-term sustainability”, conducted on ...
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The International Science Technology and Innovation Center (ISTIC), a UNESCO Category 2 Center celebrated its 10th anniversary with a conference on Sustainable Development Practices in Climate Change Education in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7-8 May 2018.
ISTIC is a partner of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations and ...
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The South Pacific Engineers Association (SPEA) held its inaugural SPEA Symposium on “Sustainable Infrastructure Successful Economy” on 23rd April 2018. The event was supported by the Government of Fiji with attendance by the President of Fiji and members of Parliament, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, University of the South Pacific, the Fiji Institution ...
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The 2018 session of the UN Economic and Social (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum, organized 4 April 2018 at the UN Headquarters in New York city, took place under the theme “Partnerships for promoting opportunities, increased prosperity and sustainable development for all” and discussed SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and the role of partnerships.
This year, the focus was on how the private sector ...
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See below the article “IFEES signs MoU with WFEO” by WFEO President Elect Dr. Marlene Kanga published in “Global Engineer”, the IFEES (International Federation of Engineering Education Societies) and GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council) Bulletin.
WFEO and IFEES signed a historic agreement to collaborate on projects related to ...
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1. General
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights. CSW established from 1946. Its mandate was to “prepare recommendations and reports to the Economic and Social Council on promoting women’s rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields” and to make recommendations “on urgent problems requiring immediate ...
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The 2018 edition of the OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum took take place in the OECD Headquarters, in Paris, on 27 – 28 March 2018.
Under the main theme “Planet Integrity: Building a Fairer Society”, discussions were held on how integrity cultivates a level playing field ...
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