The meetings saw the participation and contribution of high-level personalities from the international community - governments, intergovernmental organizations, civil society and the private sector.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

Participants will be high-level members from the higher education community, ministries, local educational bodies, nongovernmental organizations, schools, and other EFA stakeholders.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KATHMANDU

The Secretary-General informed the meeting of his intention to engage the scientific community in taking forward the science-related recommendation of his High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, with support from Director-General Bokova.

UNESCO: Irina Bokova: we must harness the power of science to empower people | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The Secretary-General informed the meeting of his intention to engage the scientific community in taking forward the science-related recommendation of his High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, with support from UNESCO Director-General Bokova.

UNESCO: Providing scientific leadership towards Rio+20

In a video message to the High-level session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it.

UNESCO: Irina Bokova: we must harness the power of science to empower people | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

In his video message during the high-level segment, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

Council-run allotments, private sites and community run agriculture groups have all reported a high level of demand and increasing interest.

BBC: Communal plots reduce allotment waiting lists