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Practical Recommendations27 July 2023 News UNESCO launches a new regional project on Cryosphere in Central Asia24 July 2023 News UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund Supports Activity for Central Asia20 July 2023 News UNESCO supports the development of ICT competency standards for teachers in Tajikistan12 July 2023 News UNESCO Almaty Initiated Discussions on Relevant World Heritage Issues in Kazakhstan4 July 2023 News UNESCO Almaty Presented Recommendations for the Digital Skills Development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia3 July 2023 News Main Achievements and Further Steps to Integrate ESD in the Education Systems of Central Asia presented in Kyrgyzstan27 June 2023 News World Heritage experts held online webinars for the finalists of the Second International UNESCO Model17 June 2023 News Textbook writers of Tajikistan sensitized on gender-responsive textbooks and learning materials development15 June 2023 News UNESCO Almaty is sharing experience about the Teacher Leadership in Kazakhstan (TLK) project with the other Central Asian countries13 June 2023 News UNESCO supports the Young Trainers’ School Initiative for Intercultural Dialogue17 May 2023 News UNESCO and the European Union Join Forces to Improve the Education System in Tajikistan7 May 2023 News Digital skills among the representatives of cultural and creative industries in Kyrgyzstan: Interview with Erke Dzhumakmatova21 April 2023 News Experts from Around the World Discussed Education for Sustainable Development in Almaty10 April 2023 News Sign Up Now! Media and Information Literacy MOOCs Policymakers, Educators, and Learners23 February 2023 StoryCat V – Advisory Committee How community radio stations are countering hate speech21 February 2023 News Training on legal security and access to information21 February 2017
News Covering Artificial Intelligence: New Horizons for Journalists Learning in Central Asia21 February 2024
News UNESCO and national partners held a consultation meeting on strengthening social cohesion in Kyrgyzstan13 February 2024
News On November 16, a special Partnership's Hub session "Associations and Clubs for UNESCO as a driving force for a sustainable future" was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.12 December 2023
News Kazakhstan National Federation of Clubs for UNESCO organized closed screening of the Gala Concert of the International Youth Festival "The Planet of ART 2023"11 December 2023
News Invitation to the SCO Forum and Teacher Competition in the framework of the CONNECT 2.0 Online International Conference (December 13, 2023)20 November 2023
News UNESCO Almaty Facilitates Discussions on the Interrelations between Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism25 September 2023
News Current management issues related to the components of the Chang'an-Tianshan Сorridor of the Silk Roads were discussed in Kazakhstan13 September 2023
News The best youth eco-initiatives were presented at the National Festival "SUSTAINABLE PATH"28 August 2023
News Cultural and Creative Industries in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan: Mapping of Educational Platforms14 August 2023
News How to Develop Digital Capacities in the Creative Industries in Central Asia? Practical Recommendations27 July 2023
News UNESCO supports the development of ICT competency standards for teachers in Tajikistan12 July 2023
News UNESCO Almaty Presented Recommendations for the Digital Skills Development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia3 July 2023
News Main Achievements and Further Steps to Integrate ESD in the Education Systems of Central Asia presented in Kyrgyzstan27 June 2023
News World Heritage experts held online webinars for the finalists of the Second International UNESCO Model17 June 2023
News Textbook writers of Tajikistan sensitized on gender-responsive textbooks and learning materials development15 June 2023
News UNESCO Almaty is sharing experience about the Teacher Leadership in Kazakhstan (TLK) project with the other Central Asian countries13 June 2023
News UNESCO and the European Union Join Forces to Improve the Education System in Tajikistan7 May 2023
News Digital skills among the representatives of cultural and creative industries in Kyrgyzstan: Interview with Erke Dzhumakmatova21 April 2023
News Experts from Around the World Discussed Education for Sustainable Development in Almaty10 April 2023
News Sign Up Now! Media and Information Literacy MOOCs Policymakers, Educators, and Learners23 February 2023
StoryCat V – Advisory Committee How community radio stations are countering hate speech21 February 2023