Protecting cultural and natural heritage at the heart of Director-General’s...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The Director-General will examine the unprecedented increase of attacks against cultural heritage and diversity in...
View ArticleMalian Security Forces Trained on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Bamako 29 November 2016- The UNESCO Bamako Office, EUCAP Sahel-Mali and the International Organisation of la...
View ArticleIntangible Heritage: Cambodia will receive financial support for the urgent...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) -The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage...
View ArticleFive new inscriptions on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - The celebration of the New Year, shared by 12 countries, and elements from Bangladesh,...
View ArticleClose to 28,000 Global Citizens support MGIEP’s campaign for inclusive...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Mumbai, India--The much-awaited first edition of the Global Citizen India Festival held in Mumbai on November 19 saw...
View ArticlePrivacy, free expression and transparency: UNESCO launches the seventh title...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) This publication examines the crucial challenges of balancing the fundamental rights of privacy and freedom of...
View ArticleUnited Nations General Assembly invites UNESCO and FAO to promote sustainable...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) New York: On 23 November, the United Nations General Assembly adopted with consensus its resolution 'Sustainable...
View ArticleHuman rights and Encryption: UNESCO launches the eighth title in its Internet...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The present research was elaborated in order to implement Internet Universality framework. It also responds to the...
View ArticleCities leverage UNESCO Designated sites to contribute to sustainable...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The workshop is part of the 'International Academy on Sustainable Development', launched in 2015 on the occasion of...
View ArticleHerman Makarenko joins the family of UNESCO Artists for Peace (UNESCO -...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova designated the famous Ukrainian conductor and Artistic Director of...
View ArticleEleven new inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 30 November- This afternoon 11 elements have been added to the Representative List of the...
View ArticleUNESCO heritage list adds 33 Japanese festivals as single entry
Thirty-three traditional festivals from across Japan were added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday, the international body said. The festivals, most of which date back to the...
View ArticleDefending cultural heritage and diversity -- Defending a single humanity...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The mission of the Royal Society of Edinburgh is 'to play a leading role in a modern enlightenment that will enable...
View ArticleBelgian Beer Has Been Added to the World Cultural Heritage List
BRUSSELS — Next time you raise a glass of Belgian beer, rest assured: It’s a cultural experience. UNESCO added Belgian beer to the list of the “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” on Wednesday....
View ArticleVideo lesson on HIV prevention sparked by call for help from Russian teenager...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Globally, over 36,7 million people live with HIV and more than one million people in the Russian Federation are...
View Article5 new inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - This morning five elements have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible...
View ArticleUNESCO First Response to the 2016 Multilateral Aid Review, UK Department for...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) On 29 November, the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) published its 2016 Multilateral...
View ArticleParliamentarians in Eastern and Southern Africa back landmark commitment on...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The commitment came at a meeting hosted by the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum, UNESCO and...
View ArticleCall for Applications – Ethics Teacher Training Course in Indonesia (UNESCO -...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Ethics Teacher Training Course is conducted by a team of experts from different countries, with extensive experience...
View ArticleDirector-General Receives WWF’s Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award (UNESCO...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Paris, 1 December-Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, today presented the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova,...
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