ASPNet
Founded in 1953, the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), commonly referred to as UNESCO Associated Schools, is a global network of more than 9000 educational institutions in 180 countries.
It will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2013.
Member institutions – ranging from pre-schools, primary, secondary and vocational schools to teacher training institutions - work in support of international understanding, peace, intercultural dialogue, sustainable development and quality education in practice.
Basic Education & Learning
UNESCO Youth Forum
UNESCO’s objective is to help empower young people, reaching out to them, responding to their expectations and ideas, fostering useful and long-lasting skills.
Meeting this objective is a challenging task!
The United Nations defines youth as persons between the ages of 15 and 24. UNESCO understands that young people are a heterogeneous group in constant evolution and that the experience of ‘being young’ varies enormously across regions and within countries.
The UNESCO is encouraging
The participation of young women and men in UNESCO and its various networks and partner organizations, to open up opportunities for all to listen to and engage in dialogue.
Partnerships between UNESCO and young people’s networks and organizations, to solicit and integrate their views and priorities and collaborate with them in setting up projects and programs in the areas of the Organization’s competence.
The integration of youth concerns and issues into the policy agendas of Member States in education, the sciences, culture, and communication, in order to create spaces and opportunities for empowering young people and giving recognition, visibility, and credibility to their contributions.