Minister receives report on Damietta’s winning UNESCO Learning City Award

CAIRO – 2 November 2021: Egyptian Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar received Tuesday a report on the city of Damietta winning the UNESCO Learning Cities Prize for 2021.

Last week, UNESCO announced Damietta city is among the ten cities to receive cities  the UNESCO Learning Cities Award 2021

“Whether they are megacities or smaller urban areas, all of the awardees have shown how learning opportunities empower citizens of all ages when suitable policies and programmes are put in place,” said the UNESCO on the official website of the United Nations in Egypt.

UNESCO added that Damietta seeks to promote sustainable development, advance basic skills among adults, and improve public health for a population of over 330,000.

“Its municipal departments – Education; Women, Childhood and Motherhood; Youth and Sports; Social Solidarity; and Health – work with the city’s local libraries, Palace of Culture, and media & information centre to ensure that lifelong learning is implemented cross-sectorally,” said a statement on the website.

With the implementation of the ‘Safe Cities’ project, Damietta has placed a particular focus on the promotion of entrepreneurship for women, said the UN.