Welcome to the February 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! A Happy New (Lunar) Year! We hope that this message finds you in good health and you are motivated for a busy year ahead. While it - at times - feels that the world is changing quickly for the worse, there are […]
York University’s dedication to social justice and equity has been recognized by the United Nations with a prestigious new role as United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Hub Chair for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 – Reducing Inequality. For the coming years, 2025-2027, York joins 20 international universities from 17 countries selected as Chairs and co-Chairs of other […]
Join us for two exciting virtual conversations during SDG Action & Awareness Week on 6 and 7 March 2024! This event will explore how adopting a whole-institution approach in higher education including training can lead to positive changes. Panelists will discuss how sustainability principles can be seamlessly integrated into, and strengthen, the academic-community relationship. They […]
The 2024 UN Summit of the Future, to be held in September 2024, aims to enhance collaboration to overcome complex challenges and to reaffirm existing commitments to the SDGs, as well as the UN as a global governance system. An action-oriented outcome document, A Pact for the Future, is expected to be agreed by Member […]
Welcome to the York UNESCO Chair March 2024 Newsletter! With the Global SDG Action & Awareness Week as well as the national SDG Week Canada on 4-8 March 2024, many universities and other education institutions will showcase achievements and discuss opportunities for new and renewed SDG action. Check out the calendar for events near you […]
York´s UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins and Chair Coordinator Katrin Kohl are invited to speak at a commemorative symposium at Sophia University (Japan) to take place online and in person on 28/29 February 2024. Charles Hopkins is designated as the guest of honour for the ceremonial opening of the UNESCO Chair. Sophia University has recently been […]
Welcome to the February 2024 newsletter! We hope 2024 has begun on a positive note for you and we wish all the best to those who will be celebrating Lunar New Year in just a few days. While it is easy these days to drift into hopelessness in light of the multitude of complex global […]
Welcome to the December edition of our UNESCO Chair newsletter! With COP28 in full swing, many colleagues are currently engaged on the ground in Dubai and we hope you will create a huge global handprint for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) while you are there! For the first time, a dedicated Greening Education Hub will […]
Welcome to the November edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Greetings from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) where the 13th Global Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Conference (31 October - 2 November 2023) with more than 150 participants from 39 countries in-person and online is currently underway. With a focus on the whole-community approach in embedding Education […]
Welcome to the October edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Following the SDG Summit in New York with 193 member states renewing their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), lots of events are lined up for the months ahead. Many of our partners have already championed ways of accelerating action towards sustainability, such as […]