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communities and ecosystems23 December 2022 News UNESCO submits recommendations to the Chilean State for the management of the World Heritage site in Valparaiso22 December 2022 News Call for Expression of Interest: Assessment of digital skills and competencies of creative professionals and artists in Moldova20 December 2022 News ReIShaping Policies for creativity19 December 2022 Story Moroccan oases: On the other side of the mirage19 December 2022 News The Gambia invests in the potential of its artists and cultural professionals19 December 2022 News UNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Palestine19 December 2022 News Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict endorses monitoring measures15 December 2022 News Encuentro sobre patrimonio cultural inmaterial y educación en América Latina y el Caribe emanará orientaciones para la política pública14 December 2022 News Motorola and Lenovo Foundation announce the next phase of the initiative to revitalize endangered indigenous languages13 December 2022 Story UNESCO welcomes the acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma8 December 2022 Story From Normandy to Iraq: a new set of bells for the Christian Church of Mosul7 December 2022 News UNESCO supports Nigerian artists and creatives with disabilities to go digital!7 December 2022 News Workshops on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property for professionals in East and Central Africa2 December 2022 News Pilot Programme on the implementation of the 2005 Convention in the digital environment2 December 2022 Story In Odesa, UNESCO supports cultural institutions to protect cultural heritage28 November 2022 News UNESCO and Alwaleed Philanthropies join forces for sustainable development25 November 2022 Story In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, building back communities through culture and creative economy24 November 2022 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 News UNESCO co-organizes international seminar focusing on the revitalization of indigenous languages16 November 2022 News UNESCO: We must protect artists and defend the right to freedom of expression!10 November 2022 Story UNESCO and the European Union celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership9 November 2022 News UNESCO and the government of Norway renew its partnership through a new 4 year agreement on Norway’s support to Culture and Communication and Information8 November 2022 News UNESCO offers concrete support to Small Island Developing States to monitor policies for creativity3 November 2022 Story Jobs for the protection of cultural heritage in Yemen3 November 2022 News UNESCO highlights cities’ potential through its celebration of World Cities Day 202231 October 2022 News Braga designated as the Host City of the XVI UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in 202431 October 2022 News UNESCO Bolsters Support to Indigenous Cultural Start-ups in Mexico27 October 2022 News Call for Expression of Interest for a National Expert (Uganda)25 October 2022 News UNESCO visited Rapa Nui to support mitigation measures after fire at World Heritage site25 October 2022 News The 2023 Call for Nominations for the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy is now open !25 October 2022 News Malawi accepts the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage2 October 2022 News UNESCO and the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile call for participation in the seminar "Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Sustainable Development"29 September 2022 News Launching of the rehabilitation of the Cliff of Bandiagara World Heritage Site (Land of the Dogons)28 September 2022 NewsWorking group meeting UNESCO Cairo celebrates the International Museum Day16 September 2022 News UNESCO’s support for Ukrainian women artists helps them keep their creativity alive16 September 2022 NewsGroup I – Western European and North American States Information meeting on the proposed revisions to the rules of procedures of the assemblies of UNESCO’s conventions in the field of culture15 September 2022 News "Seminar on Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Sustainable Development: An Invitation from UNESCO and the Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage"9 September 2022 News Creative Industries in Yemen8 September 2022 News Turkmenistan ratifies UNESCO 1970 Convention on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property22 August 2022 News UNESCO and the government of Sweden and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) renew long-term partnership27 July 2022 News UNESCO flagships place education and history at the centre of Africa’s transformation22 July 2022 Story Mosul on the path to reconstruction five years after its liberation20 July 2022 News 50 Mayors of UNESCO Creative Cities gather in Santos, Brazil to share creative social initiatives15 July 2022 News UNESCO showcases impact of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and appeals for urgent funding28 June 2022 News UNESCO continues to protect the Minaret of Jam with local communities23 June 2022 News UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund supports Madagascar’s cyclone-hit World Heritage rainforests6 May 2022 Story Celebrating International Jazz Day26 April 2022 Story Artomossi, fighting against silting22 April 2022 Story UNESCO spotlights growth potential of Africa’s film industry12 April 2022 Story The celebrated ‘Gilgamesh Tablet’ handed back to Iraq12 April 2022 Story Cultural preservation provides jobs for women in Jordan31 March 2022 Story Preserving Silk Roads heritage31 March 2022 Story Mosul: Rebuilding begins22 March 2022 News UNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022 News UNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022 Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 Story Peruvian Arts Practitioners in Pursuit of a Fairer Law4 March 2022 Story Empowering girls and communities through quality education3 March 2022 Story Going Hybrid: Biennale of Luanda 2021 Lessons Learned23 February 2022 Story Ugandan filmmakers carve a space of their own in the artistic industry16 February 2022 Story Accra hosts first World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture16 February 2022 News France prioritizes fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods during Presidency of EU Council15 February 2022 Story Historic prayer rooms discovered at Al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul8 February 2022 News Norway returns over 600 cultural artefacts to eight countries4 February 2022 News UNESCO/EU Workshop on the financial sector’s role in fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property1 February 2022 News Cutting Edge | From standing out to reaching out: cultural diplomacy for sustainable development27 January 2022 News UNESCO Artist for Peace Renaud Capuçon honors the memory of the victims of the Holocaust26 January 2022 News China celebrates Second International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property19 January 2022 Story Jobs for young people to restore heritage in Yemen19 January 2022 Story Mangal Bahudwar Caitya reopened to worshippers and visitors17 January 2022 Story Innovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union17 January 2022 Story New methods to boost intercultural competencies17 January 2022 Story Integrating memories of culture, peace and conflict in Colombia14 January 2022 Story Using new technology to document endangered World Heritage13 January 2022 News The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Issue 15 -Culture in the 2030 Agenda11 January 2022 News Regional Perspectives | Europe and North America10 January 2022 News Regional Perspectives | Asia and the Pacific10 January 2022 News Regional Perspectives | Africa10 January 2022 News Cutting Edge | Indigenous languages: Gateways to the world's cultural diversity5 January 2022 News Regional Perspectives | Latin America and the Caribbean5 January 2022 News Regional Perspectives | Arab States5 January 2022 News UNESCO and Italy call for protecting ‘Sunken Memories’ at International Conference4 January 2022
News More than one hundred professionals from Latin America participated in free course on the 2005 Convention28 December 2022
News Schoolchildren and Traditional Owners undertake eDNA sampling in Shark Bay, Australia27 December 2022
Story Natalia Castro Nicolás: Women create key networks that sustain mountain communities and ecosystems23 December 2022
News UNESCO submits recommendations to the Chilean State for the management of the World Heritage site in Valparaiso22 December 2022
News Call for Expression of Interest: Assessment of digital skills and competencies of creative professionals and artists in Moldova20 December 2022
News UNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Palestine19 December 2022
News Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict endorses monitoring measures15 December 2022
News Encuentro sobre patrimonio cultural inmaterial y educación en América Latina y el Caribe emanará orientaciones para la política pública14 December 2022
News Motorola and Lenovo Foundation announce the next phase of the initiative to revitalize endangered indigenous languages13 December 2022
News Workshops on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property for professionals in East and Central Africa2 December 2022
News Pilot Programme on the implementation of the 2005 Convention in the digital environment2 December 2022
Story In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, building back communities through culture and creative economy24 November 2022
News UNESCO co-organizes international seminar focusing on the revitalization of indigenous languages16 November 2022
News UNESCO and the government of Norway renew its partnership through a new 4 year agreement on Norway’s support to Culture and Communication and Information8 November 2022
News UNESCO offers concrete support to Small Island Developing States to monitor policies for creativity3 November 2022
News UNESCO highlights cities’ potential through its celebration of World Cities Day 202231 October 2022
News Braga designated as the Host City of the XVI UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in 202431 October 2022
News UNESCO visited Rapa Nui to support mitigation measures after fire at World Heritage site25 October 2022
News The 2023 Call for Nominations for the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy is now open !25 October 2022
News Malawi accepts the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage2 October 2022
News UNESCO and the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile call for participation in the seminar "Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Sustainable Development"29 September 2022
News Launching of the rehabilitation of the Cliff of Bandiagara World Heritage Site (Land of the Dogons)28 September 2022
News UNESCO’s support for Ukrainian women artists helps them keep their creativity alive16 September 2022
NewsGroup I – Western European and North American States Information meeting on the proposed revisions to the rules of procedures of the assemblies of UNESCO’s conventions in the field of culture15 September 2022
News "Seminar on Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Sustainable Development: An Invitation from UNESCO and the Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage"9 September 2022
News Turkmenistan ratifies UNESCO 1970 Convention on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property22 August 2022
News UNESCO and the government of Sweden and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) renew long-term partnership27 July 2022
News UNESCO flagships place education and history at the centre of Africa’s transformation22 July 2022
News 50 Mayors of UNESCO Creative Cities gather in Santos, Brazil to share creative social initiatives15 July 2022
News UNESCO showcases impact of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and appeals for urgent funding28 June 2022
News UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund supports Madagascar’s cyclone-hit World Heritage rainforests6 May 2022
News UNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022
News UNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022
Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022
News France prioritizes fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods during Presidency of EU Council15 February 2022
News UNESCO/EU Workshop on the financial sector’s role in fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property1 February 2022
News Cutting Edge | From standing out to reaching out: cultural diplomacy for sustainable development27 January 2022
News UNESCO Artist for Peace Renaud Capuçon honors the memory of the victims of the Holocaust26 January 2022
News China celebrates Second International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property19 January 2022
Story Innovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union17 January 2022
News UNESCO and Italy call for protecting ‘Sunken Memories’ at International Conference4 January 2022