UNESCO

TWAS Executive Director Romain Murenzi will be director of UNESCO’s Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, effective 1 June.

At the opening ceremony of the TWAS General Meeting, Austrian President Heinz Fischer was in the forefront urging scientific cooperation.

Persistence and relationship-building are key to sustaining science diplomacy over the long haul, experts said at a AAAS conference.

High-level science leaders say the developing world needs bold, sustained efforts to prepare a new generation of scientists – especially women.

TWAS President, at the 25th TWAS General Meeting in Oman, addresses need to support a new generation of scientists

Four TWAS Fellows have been named to the new UN Scientific Advisory Board, with a high-level assignment to advise Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

TWAS's Steering Committee approved the Academy's 2014 budget and discussed new ways to extend its global impact.

Lidia Brito from Mozambique, the new head of UNESCO's science policy division, outlines her plans for helping to strengthen the role of science in both development and diplomacy

TWAS and ISTIC announce the recipients of the first ‘ISTIC-TWAS Entrepreneurship Awards’.

"Science is a key factor in allowing developing countries to forego importing technology from abroad and in charting their own path for sustainable economic growth," noted TWAS President Jacob Palis