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Published: 29 April 2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing the World Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology, under the theme:"Biotechnologies for a sustainable future: the engine of the transformation of agri-food systems"From June 16 to 18, 2025, in Rome, Italy. 

In the context of this conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched a call for scientific poster abstracts highlighting the progress, opportunities, and risks associated with biotechnology. Submissions, which must be made online before April 30, 2025, will be reviewed for presentation as electronic posters during the conference, with no funding for participation.

As part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) seeks to organize a biotechnology innovation challenge on the sidelines of this conference, aimed at highlighting the work of young scientists and innovators under the age of 35. This competition aims to identify biotechnological advancements in various fields of food and agriculture that provide solutions to improve production and nutrition, reduce environmental impact, and enhance the resilience of food and agriculture systems, especially for smallholder farmers in developing countries. The three selected candidates will present their innovations during the conference, with financial support from the FAO to cover travel and accommodation expenses.

The deadline for submitting to the call: May 2, 2025, and the deadline for registering for the conference: May 5, 2025. 

For more details about the forum program, please visit the link: 

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Published: 24 April 2025

As part of the UNESCO Call to Action “Closing the Gender Gap in Science”, the UNESCO Gender Equality in Science team  is delighted to invite you to the 2^nd series of the UNESCO Actions Groups for Women in Science

These open-ended working groups provide a valuable space to connect, exchange, and co-create with a diverse network of stakeholders. Together, we will explore upcoming UNESCO initiatives under this Call to Action, share good practices and innovative ideas, and identify opportunities for collaboration to advance gender equality in science.

The next series of working group meetings will take place online (via Zoom) in May 2025, and will be held in English. Below, you will find the schedule and registration links, with each Action Group focused on one of the three key pillars of the Call to Action :

• Action Group for Pillar 1 - Enhancing the visibility of female role models to dismantle gender stereotypes and biases in science: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 3pm – 4.30pm (Paris time)

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• Action Group for Pillar 2 - Developing innovative and inspiring educational strategies and initiatives to open educational pathways for girls in science: Monday, 19 May 2025, 3pm – 4.30pm (Paris time)

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• Action Group for Pillar 3 - Implementing policies and actions that promote inclusion, diversity and equity to create work environments that attract, retain and advance women scientists: Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 3pm – 4.30pm (Paris time)

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The agenda and background documents for each session will be sent by email to all registered participants in advance. 

You can also access the reports from the first series of working groups (held in September 2024) Here.

Please feel free to share this invitation and the attached flyer with colleagues in your networks who may be interested in joining the discussions. These working groups are open to all, and anyone can join by simply registering online for the next meeting.

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Published: 22 April 2025

The General Directorate of Public Service and Administrative Reform announces the nomination of experts and specialists from our country to participate in a series of activities in the field of digital transformation and artificial intelligence during the second quarter of 2025, which include: 

The Second Roundtable Forum on Data Governance in the Digital Age on Organizing and Managing Information in a Changing Environment from May 26 to 28, 2025, in Budapest (Hungary) 

Forum on Successful Administrative Practices and Experiences in Artificial Intelligence and Government Transparency: Enhancing Trust and Accountability through Technology on June 24 and 25, 2025, in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt 

Participation in the activities of the Arab Administrative Development Organization

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Published: 28 March 2025