UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: MAB provides 10 young researchers each year with awards up to $5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity. The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying-out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Priority is given to projects carried-out […]
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation has released a report indicating that Uganda has the highest number of school dropouts in the East African region. According to UNESCO, out of 100 pupils who join primary one in Uganda, only 25% reach primary seven while in Kenya, 84%, Tanzania 81% and Rwanda stands at […]
A study sponsored by UNESCO to establish the status, volume and quality of media reporting on science and technology in Africa is underway in nine countries. The countries, selected to represent all regions of the continent and its linguistic diversity, include Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda. The study is […]