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UNESCO World Science Day for Peace and Development: 10 November 2023


Every year since 2001, the UNESCO World Science Day for Peace and Development has been celibrated on 10 November. 

 

The day highlights the important role of science in society and the call to engage in publc debates on emerging scientific issues.  

 

The theme for the 2023 World Science Day for Peace and Development is ‘Building Trust in Science.’ UNESCO acknowledges that trust in science is complex, affecting the way in which scientists conduct their work, and the way science is perceived in society. 

 

UNESCO is celebrating the day in two major ways: 1) a roundtable called ‘Building Trust in Science at the Nexus of Science, Policy, and Society’ and 2) a ceremony for the 2023 UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science.

 

The roundtable will be held in UNESCO’s Paris headquarters on 13 November 2023. It offers an opportunity to discuss the links between science, policy, society, and science-based policy making, particularly to gain a better understanding of the status of scientific research. Issues of freedom, safety, values, the vital role of science popularization to enhance scientific literacy and public awareness, and the relevance of their 2017 Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers, and their 2021 Recommendation on Open Science, will be discussed. 

 

The roundtable will close with the ceremony for the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science. The UNESCO Kalinga Prize rewards outstanding contributions in communicating science to society and promoting the popularization of science. It is UNESCO’s oldest prize, created in 1951 after a donation from Mr Bijoyanand Patnaik, Founder and President of the Kalinga Trust in India. It continues through the sponsorship of the Foundation, the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology, and the Government of Odisha State.

 

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Audrey Azoulay, said, in addition to celebrating World Science Day for Peace and Development, UNESCO  is also celebrating the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, which will transition into the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024-2033). 










 

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