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Mr. Eladio Loizaga Caballero, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay10 March 2016 News Director-General deeply concerned over killing of Paraguayan journalist Carlos Artaza30 April 2013
News UNESCO Caribbean Bridges Knowledge Gap on Youth, Peace, and Security in the Caribbean29 April 2024
News Open Call for Applications: L’Oréal Caribe and UNESCO Seek to Recognize Young Female Researchers in the Caribbean9 April 2024
News CILAC Forum Addresses Challenges and Opportunities in STEM Education and Gender Equity in Its New Colloquium21 August 2023
News Latin America strengthens multi-stakeholder strategies on safety of journalists and freedom of expression22 May 2023
News New Intervention and Interaction Model Protocol for Security Forces regarding journalists, communicators and the media11 April 2023
News The Call for Applications 2023 to the Memory of the World Register of Latin America and the Caribbean is now open31 March 2023
News Judicial schools will include freedom of expression in their initial and in-service training programmes24 March 2023
News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023
News The 2023 call for applications to UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity is now open!15 March 2023
News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023
News International Mother Language Day: Countries must implement mother language-based education and learning programmes20 February 2023
News Interview: Meet Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America13 February 2023
News Launch of the UNESCO Global Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments platform6 December 2018
News Major event organized by UNESCO for the promotion of indigenous languages in Paraguay13 July 2018
News UNESCO and Paraguay committed to the empowerment of indigenous languages in the LAC region1 June 2018
News Director-General receives the National Order of Merit "Don José Falcón" from Paraguay10 November 2017
News UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova meets with H.E. Mr. Eladio Loizaga Caballero, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay10 March 2016
News Director-General deeply concerned over killing of Paraguayan journalist Carlos Artaza30 April 2013