UNESCO releases 3 new volumes of its "General History of Africa"
43rd Session of the General Conference
30 October - 13 November
UNESCO’s Member States will gather for the 43rd session of the General Conference in Samarkand, an event that will shape the Organization’s future priorities. The session will be marked by the official appointment of UNESCO’s next Director-General and the anticipated adoption of the first global Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology. The Conference will also feature thematic debates, exhibitions, and side events exploring the future of education, science, culture, and information.
AI can make mistakes: Why media literacy matters more than ever
This year’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24–31 October), themed “Minds Over AI – MIL in Digital Spaces,” brings its main conference to Colombia to explore how media and information literacy (MIL) can help people think critically about AI-generated content.
CTRL + ALT + MUTE: Silencing one woman journalist is silencing a thousand women’s voices
Nearly 75% of women journalists surveyed by UNESCO have faced online violence, and one in four received physical or death threats. As AI amplifies abuse through deepfakes, doxxing, and harassment, UNESCO calls for stronger action to counter AI-facilitated gender-based violence through dialogue, advocacy, and policy reform—ensuring safer spaces for women in the media.
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UNESCO in brief
UNESCO is the United Nations organization that promotes cooperation in education, science, culture and communication to foster peace worldwide.
The Organization provides key services for its Member States, setting global norms and standards, developing tools for international cooperation, producing knowledge for public policies and building global networks of sites and institutions inscribed on its lists.
UNESCO lists and designations
Magazine: The UNESCO Courier
Reconstruction: reconciling the past and the future
In this issue, The UNESCO Courier explores the myriad technical, social, cultural, and symbolic dimensions of reconstruction. From Mosul to Christchurch, Warsaw to AlUla, Mostar to Beijing, the examples bear witness to societies' capacity to transform trauma into a collective revival.
