Thematic Areas of Action

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The UNESCO Office in Venice fosters international cooperation in South-East Europe (SEE), mainly in the fields of culture and sciences. It also maintains special responsibility for promoting the safeguarding of Venice and its Lagoon, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997. 

UNESCO’s proactive involvement in United Nations Reform extends to the global, regional and country levels. The Office in Venice is involved in the new Common Country Assessment (CCA) and United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) programmes. It actively participates as Non-Resident Agency in a number of MDG and UNTFHS joint programmes.

Contributing to the UN Joint Initiatives

UNESCO is involved in different funding windows in the field of Natural Sciences:

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Reducing vulnerabilities and helping adapt to climate change

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina : Mainstreaming environmental governance: linking local and national action in Bosnia and Herzegovina - More

PRIVATE SECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Serbia : Sustainable Tourism for Rural Development - More

UNESCO is involved in different funding windows in the field of Culture :

CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
Protecting and enhancing cultural rights and political participation

  • Albania : Culture & Heritage for Social & Economic Development - More
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina : Improving Cultural Understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina - More
  • Turkey : Alliances for Culture Tourism (ACT) in Eastern Anatolia - More

CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEBUILDING

Fostering an enabling environment for development

  • The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia :  Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration in FYR Macedonia - More
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