The UNDRR’s Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is undergoing a formal mid-term review to take stock of implementation and impact since its launch in 2015, understand what context shifts have occurred, and identify how to accelerate uptake to 2030 and beyond. There is currently no formal policy position from engineers on the Sendai Framework.
The Risk Reduction Hub, coordinated by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), was held on 17 May, prior to the High-Level Meeting for the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, held on 18 and 19 May 2023. The Hub served as a space for non-state actors ...
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UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (UNESCO Office in Harare) & UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education (UNESCO IESALC) released the results of its survey on: Uncovering gender disparities in STEM and higher education in Southern Africa: evidence from nine countries at a side event ...
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WFEO and the International Science Council (ISC), as Co-Chairs of the UN Science and Technological Community Major Group, co-organised and hosted a side event at the UN STI Forum on 3rd May 2023: Science Technology, Innovation, and Engineering Solutions for the SDGs: Theory, Practice and Application.
This ...
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WFEO successfully co-organised the Global Solutions Summit (GSS) (GSS 2023), in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), at the margins of the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs, ...
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The first STI in Africa Day was held on 2nd May 2023 at the margins of the UN STI Forum in New York, with a focus on STI4SDGs: Priority Areas, Levers and Actionable Steps for Africa.
The STI in Africa Day had two main purposes:
A landmark decision was made at the WFEO Executive Council meeting held in Madrid on 1 March 2023 with the unanimous approval of the WFEO Statement of operating Values and Principles with the strong support of the WFEO President Jose Vieira and the members of the WFEO Executive ...
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The World Federation of Engineering Organizations launched the WFEO Academy training portal on World Engineering Day, on 4 March 2022, with UNESCO and its partners, the International Engineering Alliance (IEA), the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), the Continue Reading →
“Ï’d Blush if I could” Statement on the need for more women in STEM at UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW67) especially to avoid gender bias in Artificial Intelligence
UN Women organised the Commission on the Status of Women, an annual meeting that is the largest meeting for women, from 6 to 17 March. The ...
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The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) organized the side-event Engineering solutions for water adaptation on 4 May, within the UN STI Forum 2023 that took place at UN Headquarters in New York, on 3 and 4 May 2023.
Climate change and the consumption patterns of today’s society have increased the ...
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