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6th grader wins grand prize for ESD nickname

TOKYO, Japan - Haruna Horinouchi (C) is awarded the grand prize in Tokyo on June 21, 2014, for coming up with the nickname chosen for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a U.N. program. "Kyo yori ii earth e no manabi (Learning for the better earth than today)" was selected.

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Confab on education for sustainable development ends

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2014, in the central Japan city of Nagoya shows an international conference aimed at promoting education for sustainable development, or ESD. Participants adopted at the end of the three-day meeting a declaration calling for greater collaboration to nurture human resources capable of tackling such global issues as poverty and environment protection.

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World confab on ESD under way in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Participants in a panel meeting on Africa exchange views as part of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development under way in Okayama, western Japan, from Nov. 5, 2014.

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World conference on ESD starts in Okayama

OKAYAMA, Japan - The world conference on Education for Sustainable Development, or ESD, starts in the western Japan city of Okayama on Nov. 5, 2014, with some 2,000 people from around 100 nations participating. The conference will move to Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 10-12 for a plenary session and a ministerial meeting, with the aim of fostering personnel who will work for global issues, such as peace, poverty and environment.

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Kids photo project to promote education for sustainable development

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary and junior high school student representatives from across Japan give photo presentations at the "ESD Kids Photo Communication" event in Tokyo held by the Environment Ministry on Nov. 2, 2014. The project is part of the government's efforts to facilitate ESD, the abbreviation for "education for sustainable development" promoted by the United Nations.

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Kids promote education for sustainable development

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary and junior high school student representatives from across Japan pose for a group picture after giving photo presentations at the Environment Ministry's "ESD Kids Photo Communication" event in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2014. The project is part of the government's efforts to facilitate ESD, or "Education for Sustainable Development" promoted by the United Nations.

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Confab on education for sustainable development ends

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2014, in the central Japan city of Nagoya shows an international conference aimed at promoting education for sustainable development, or ESD. Participants adopted at the end of the three-day meeting a declaration calling for greater collaboration to nurture human resources capable of tackling such global issues as poverty and environment protection. (Kyodo)

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Kids promote education for sustainable development

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary and junior high school student representatives from across Japan pose for a group picture after giving photo presentations at the Environment Ministry's "ESD Kids Photo Communication" event in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2014. The project is part of the government's efforts to facilitate ESD, or "Education for Sustainable Development" promoted by the United Nations. (Kyodo)

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6th grader wins grand prize for ESD nickname

TOKYO, Japan - Haruna Horinouchi (C) is awarded the grand prize in Tokyo on June 21, 2014, for coming up with the nickname chosen for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a U.N. program. "Kyo yori ii earth e no manabi (Learning for the better earth than today)" was selected. (Kyodo)

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UNESCO-Japan ESD award ceremony in Paris

The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization holds a ceremony for the 2017 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Nov. 3, 2017. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova (L) and Japanese education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from R) attended the ceremony for the award, funded by the Japanese government and created in 2014 to honor outstanding social, economic, cultural and environmental projects at the local and international levels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo