From the Planet Zorb into the classrooms of Uzbekistan: Promoting peace, respect and acceptance

With the 2020/21 academic year in Uzbekistan kicking off in early-September, the country's Ministry of Public Education recently announced the launch of a new curriculum for primary schools. Among several new additions are lessons designed to provide children with learning opportunities centred around a strong educational framework that promotes fairness, justice and integrity in a fun and interactive way - a perfect fit for UNODC's friendly space characters, the Zorbs, and with it their messages around peace and justice.

Uzbekistan's new curriculum looks to use multimedia applications and interactive tools, drawing from both national and international educational knowledge.

Justice Accelerators: Building young social entrepreneurs to boost rule of law and sustainable development

While not exclusively a young person's area, information technology (IT) - including specifics such as artificial intelligence (AI), mobile app development and other emerging technologies - can be of particular interest for youth. At the same time, there is a growing interest among the younger generation in driving implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, taking advantage of opportunities to become social entrepreneurs. Indeed, according to the  2020 World Youth Report, "There is tremendous potential for young social entrepreneurs to utilize frontier technologies to tackle systemic social issues innovatively and effectively."

You think you are too young to change the world? It's time to prove yourself wrong!

• Are you a young student between the ages of 16-18?
• Are you passionate and skilled in technology, digital innovations, IT and are you curious to put your knowledge to the test by solving issues related to the rule of law?
• Are you a resident of Armenia or Kyrgyzstan?

If you replied yes to all of the above, then look no further!