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artists and cultural professionals19 December 2022 NewsUNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Palestine19 December 2022 NewsCommittee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict endorses monitoring measures15 December 2022 NewsEncuentro sobre patrimonio cultural inmaterial y educación en América Latina y el Caribe emanará orientaciones para la política pública14 December 2022 NewsMotorola and Lenovo Foundation announce the next phase of the initiative to revitalize endangered indigenous languages13 December 2022 StoryUNESCO welcomes the acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma8 December 2022 StoryFrom Normandy to Iraq: a new set of bells for the Christian Church of Mosul7 December 2022 NewsWorkshops on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property for professionals in East and Central Africa2 December 2022 NewsPilot Programme on the implementation of the 2005 Convention in the digital environment2 December 2022 StoryIn Odesa, UNESCO supports cultural institutions to protect cultural heritage28 November 2022 NewsUNESCO and Alwaleed Philanthropies join forces for sustainable development25 November 2022 StoryIn the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, building back communities through culture and creative economy24 November 2022 NewsWomen-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 NewsUNESCO co-organizes international seminar focusing on the revitalization of indigenous languages16 November 2022 NewsUNESCO: We must protect artists and defend the right to freedom of expression!10 November 2022 StoryUNESCO and the European Union celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership9 November 2022 NewsUNESCO 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 StoryJobs for the protection of cultural heritage in Yemen3 November 2022 NewsUNESCO highlights cities’ potential through its celebration of World Cities Day 202231 October 2022 NewsBraga designated as the Host City of the XVI UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in 202431 October 2022 NewsCall for Expression of Interest for a National Expert (Uganda)25 October 2022 NewsUNESCO visited Rapa Nui to support mitigation measures after fire at World Heritage site25 October 2022 NewsThe 2023 Call for Nominations for the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy is now open !25 October 2022 NewsMalawi accepts the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage2 October 2022 NewsUNESCO 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 NewsLaunching of the rehabilitation of the Cliff of Bandiagara World Heritage Site (Land of the Dogons)28 September 2022 NewsWorking group meetingUNESCO Cairo celebrates the International Museum Day16 September 2022 NewsUNESCO’s support for Ukrainian women artists helps them keep their creativity alive16 September 2022 NewsGroup I – Western European and North American StatesInformation 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 NewsCreative Industries in Yemen8 September 2022 NewsTurkmenistan ratifies UNESCO 1970 Convention on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property22 August 2022 NewsUNESCO and the government of Sweden and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) renew long-term partnership27 July 2022 NewsUNESCO flagships place education and history at the centre of Africa’s transformation22 July 2022 StoryMosul on the path to reconstruction five years after its liberation20 July 2022 News50 Mayors of UNESCO Creative Cities gather in Santos, Brazil to share creative social initiatives15 July 2022 NewsUNESCO showcases impact of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and appeals for urgent funding28 June 2022 NewsUNESCO continues to protect the Minaret of Jam with local communities23 June 2022 NewsUNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund supports Madagascar’s cyclone-hit World Heritage rainforests6 May 2022 StoryCelebrating International Jazz Day26 April 2022 StoryArtomossi, fighting against silting22 April 2022 StoryUNESCO spotlights growth potential of Africa’s film industry12 April 2022 StoryThe celebrated ‘Gilgamesh Tablet’ handed back to Iraq12 April 2022 StoryCultural preservation provides jobs for women in Jordan31 March 2022 StoryPreserving Silk Roads heritage31 March 2022 StoryMosul: Rebuilding begins22 March 2022 NewsUNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022 NewsUNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022 StoryInternational Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 StoryPeruvian Arts Practitioners in Pursuit of a Fairer Law4 March 2022 StoryEmpowering girls and communities through quality education3 March 2022 StoryGoing Hybrid: Biennale of Luanda 2021 Lessons Learned23 February 2022 StoryUgandan filmmakers carve a space of their own in the artistic industry16 February 2022 StoryAccra hosts first World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture16 February 2022 NewsFrance prioritizes fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods during Presidency of EU Council15 February 2022 StoryHistoric prayer rooms discovered at Al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul8 February 2022 NewsNorway returns over 600 cultural artefacts to eight countries4 February 2022 NewsUNESCO/EU Workshop on the financial sector’s role in fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property1 February 2022 NewsCutting Edge | From standing out to reaching out: cultural diplomacy for sustainable development27 January 2022 NewsUNESCO Artist for Peace Renaud Capuçon honors the memory of the victims of the Holocaust26 January 2022 NewsChina celebrates Second International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property19 January 2022 StoryJobs for young people to restore heritage in Yemen19 January 2022 StoryMangal Bahudwar Caitya reopened to worshippers and visitors17 January 2022 StoryInnovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union17 January 2022 StoryNew methods to boost intercultural competencies17 January 2022 StoryIntegrating memories of culture, peace and conflict in Colombia14 January 2022 StoryUsing new technology to document endangered World Heritage13 January 2022 NewsThe Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Issue 15 -Culture in the 2030 Agenda11 January 2022 NewsRegional Perspectives | Europe and North America10 January 2022 NewsRegional Perspectives | Asia and the Pacific10 January 2022 NewsRegional Perspectives | Africa10 January 2022 NewsCutting Edge | Indigenous languages: Gateways to the world's cultural diversity5 January 2022 NewsRegional Perspectives | Latin America and the Caribbean5 January 2022 NewsRegional Perspectives | Arab States5 January 2022 NewsUNESCO and Italy call for protecting ‘Sunken Memories’ at International Conference4 January 2022
NewsMore than one hundred professionals from Latin America participated in free course on the 2005 Convention28 December 2022
NewsSchoolchildren and Traditional Owners undertake eDNA sampling in Shark Bay, Australia27 December 2022
StoryNatalia Castro Nicolás: Women create key networks that sustain mountain communities and ecosystems23 December 2022
NewsUNESCO submits recommendations to the Chilean State for the management of the World Heritage site in Valparaiso22 December 2022
NewsCall for Expression of Interest: Assessment of digital skills and competencies of creative professionals and artists in Moldova20 December 2022
NewsUNESCO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Palestine19 December 2022
NewsCommittee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict endorses monitoring measures15 December 2022
NewsEncuentro sobre patrimonio cultural inmaterial y educación en América Latina y el Caribe emanará orientaciones para la política pública14 December 2022
NewsMotorola and Lenovo Foundation announce the next phase of the initiative to revitalize endangered indigenous languages13 December 2022
NewsWorkshops on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property for professionals in East and Central Africa2 December 2022
NewsPilot Programme on the implementation of the 2005 Convention in the digital environment2 December 2022
StoryIn the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, building back communities through culture and creative economy24 November 2022
NewsUNESCO co-organizes international seminar focusing on the revitalization of indigenous languages16 November 2022
NewsUNESCO 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
NewsUNESCO highlights cities’ potential through its celebration of World Cities Day 202231 October 2022
NewsBraga designated as the Host City of the XVI UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in 202431 October 2022
NewsUNESCO visited Rapa Nui to support mitigation measures after fire at World Heritage site25 October 2022
NewsThe 2023 Call for Nominations for the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy is now open !25 October 2022
NewsMalawi accepts the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage2 October 2022
NewsUNESCO 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
NewsLaunching of the rehabilitation of the Cliff of Bandiagara World Heritage Site (Land of the Dogons)28 September 2022
NewsUNESCO’s support for Ukrainian women artists helps them keep their creativity alive16 September 2022
NewsGroup I – Western European and North American StatesInformation 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
NewsTurkmenistan ratifies UNESCO 1970 Convention on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property22 August 2022
NewsUNESCO and the government of Sweden and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) renew long-term partnership27 July 2022
NewsUNESCO flagships place education and history at the centre of Africa’s transformation22 July 2022
News50 Mayors of UNESCO Creative Cities gather in Santos, Brazil to share creative social initiatives15 July 2022
NewsUNESCO showcases impact of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity and appeals for urgent funding28 June 2022
NewsUNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund supports Madagascar’s cyclone-hit World Heritage rainforests6 May 2022
NewsUNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022
NewsUNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022
StoryInternational Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022
NewsFrance prioritizes fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods during Presidency of EU Council15 February 2022
NewsUNESCO/EU Workshop on the financial sector’s role in fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property1 February 2022
NewsCutting Edge | From standing out to reaching out: cultural diplomacy for sustainable development27 January 2022
NewsUNESCO Artist for Peace Renaud Capuçon honors the memory of the victims of the Holocaust26 January 2022
NewsChina celebrates Second International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property19 January 2022
StoryInnovative cultural cooperation project links the Caribbean and the European Union17 January 2022