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Fellowships for women scientists 20246 February 2024 News Launch of the UNESCO AI Readiness Assessment Report for Chile19 January 2024 News UNESCO and leading Ministry in Santiago de Chile host Milestone Regional LAC Forum on Ethics of AI5 December 2023 News The UNESCO Business Council for the Ethics of AI was officially launched5 December 2023 News Great River Ecological Civilization Forum · 2023 Yangtze Culture Forum Parallel Forum30 November 2023 News Flowing Rivers, Converging Future · 2023 Yangtze Culture Forum was successfully held in Nanjing30 November 2023 News The 2023 Nanjing Peace Forum “Peace, Security, and Development: Youth in Action” was successfully held in Jiangsu Expo Garden27 September 2023 News Chile will host the First Latin American and Caribbean Ministerial and High Level Summit on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence25 September 2023 News 2023 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: Cultural Visits18 August 2023 News 2023 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: Voices from Youth17 August 2023 News 2023 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: High-level Panel Discussions16 August 2023 News International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: Youth Engagement in Promoting Cultural Diversity and Inclusion14 August 2023 News # 2023 International Youth Day # UNESCO Poster Campaign12 August 2023 News Empowering Young Indigenous Women: Celebrating Diversity on the International Day of Indigenous Peoples8 August 2023 News The UNESCO celebrates Chile's 70th anniversary as a member state and presents cooperation strategy for the period 2023-20277 July 2023 News Cambodia and UNESCO – A Journey of Partnerships to Build Our Future Together3 July 2023 News Chile's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, with support from UNESCO, initiates Artificial Intelligence policy update15 June 2023 News Dialogue highlights keys to achieving SDG 6 and the Water Action Decade26 April 2023 Story UNESCO celebrates 35 years of dialogue along the Silk Roads11 April 2023 News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023 News Central American athlete Yokasta Valle named new United Nations champion for her example in the fight for women's rights10 March 2023 News Costa Rica will be the first country in Central America to have an Artificial Intelligence strategy28 February 2023 News The 2022 International Youth Forum successfully organized on 15 December27 December 2022 News First Global Forum on Ethics of AI held in Prague, one year after the adoption of UNESCO’s Recommendation8 December 2022 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 News Challenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022 Story Innovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union17 January 2022 Story Integrating memories of culture, peace and conflict in Colombia14 January 2022 News Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads to start in China18 May 2018 News UNESCO Director-General welcomes the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos7 October 2016 News UNESCO welcomes signing of Colombian ceasefire agreement in Havana24 June 2016 News Irina Bokova In defense of Pluralism through Education31 March 2016
News UNESCO Caribbean Bridges Knowledge Gap on Youth, Peace, and Security in the Caribbean29 April 2024
News Colombia's Minister of National Education, Aurora Vergara, Highlights Achievements of the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee4 March 2024
News UNESCO and leading Ministry in Santiago de Chile host Milestone Regional LAC Forum on Ethics of AI5 December 2023
News Great River Ecological Civilization Forum · 2023 Yangtze Culture Forum Parallel Forum30 November 2023
News Flowing Rivers, Converging Future · 2023 Yangtze Culture Forum was successfully held in Nanjing30 November 2023
News The 2023 Nanjing Peace Forum “Peace, Security, and Development: Youth in Action” was successfully held in Jiangsu Expo Garden27 September 2023
News Chile will host the First Latin American and Caribbean Ministerial and High Level Summit on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence25 September 2023
News 2023 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: Cultural Visits18 August 2023
News 2023 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: Voices from Youth17 August 2023
News 2023 International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: High-level Panel Discussions16 August 2023
News International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads: Youth Engagement in Promoting Cultural Diversity and Inclusion14 August 2023
News Empowering Young Indigenous Women: Celebrating Diversity on the International Day of Indigenous Peoples8 August 2023
News The UNESCO celebrates Chile's 70th anniversary as a member state and presents cooperation strategy for the period 2023-20277 July 2023
News Chile's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, with support from UNESCO, initiates Artificial Intelligence policy update15 June 2023
News “Because Youth Matter”: UNESCO announces a new partnership with Nestlé to invest in youth potential20 March 2023
News Central American athlete Yokasta Valle named new United Nations champion for her example in the fight for women's rights10 March 2023
News Costa Rica will be the first country in Central America to have an Artificial Intelligence strategy28 February 2023
News First Global Forum on Ethics of AI held in Prague, one year after the adoption of UNESCO’s Recommendation8 December 2022
News Challenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022
Story Innovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union17 January 2022
News UNESCO Director-General welcomes the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos7 October 2016