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Conference on ‘Folklore and Traditional Heritage of Pakistan’, During the Lok Mela Festival14 November 2023 Story Rural cooperatives from southeastern Mexico aim for reconciliatory tourism31 October 2023 News Preciosidades Itabiranas platform promotes the cultural diversity of Itabira (Brazil) in an interactive and effective way27 October 2023 Story Women artisans boost the textile art economy in Mexico through cultural revaluation19 October 2023 News UNESCO and Royal Enfield Kick-off the Second Chapter of The Great Himalayan Exploration10 October 2023 News Mexico launches an international reminder for culture by naming a hall "MONDIACULT 2022"3 October 2023 News Enhancing Disaster Resilience with ICTs in Southeast Asia: 7th Monsoon School on Urban Floods19 September 2023 News A new programme to strengthen community rural tourism in Yucatan, Mexico14 September 2023 Story Abejas de Barrio, a dignified tourism in Mexico accelerates Food Security10 September 2023 News Executive Summary of UNESCO Global Report 'Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity' now available in Hindi and Urdu4 July 2023 Story Representation, memory, participation and sharing to Countering Hate Speech22 June 2023 News Beca Gestoras Culturales se presentó en París en Diálogo de la UNESCO sobre Cultura y Educación Artística26 May 2023 News UNESCO Launches a Global Consultation on Culture and Sustainable Development11 May 2023 Story Identity and inclusion: sports stories of possible futures from Mexican present6 April 2023 News UNESCO’s Global Skills Academy: Celebrating the young women of Dior’s mentorship and education programme5 April 2023 News More than 20 local initiatives in Mexico City are already operating with a new model of responsible tourism3 April 2023 Story Neighbourhoods and groups in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, built a model for their Cultural Rights and the Right to the City2 April 2023 News International Women’s Day 2023: UNESCO celebrates the power of solidarity15 March 2023 News Toluca and UNESCO Mexico establish the basis for direct cooperation10 March 2023 News Building back better! Palestine, Peru, and Senegal pave the way for stronger and more inclusive creative industries9 March 2023 News United Nations in Mexico urges to eliminate the gaps that prevent women and girls from fully accessing the digital age8 March 2023 News UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education now open for 2023 nominations8 March 2023 News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023 News UNESCO and European Molecular Biology Laboratory invite female scientists from Africa to apply for ‘visitor programme’ in infection biology28 February 2023
News Number of countries with open science policies has almost doubled since adoption of UNESCO Recommendation19 December 2023
News A new book to appreciate the World Heritage inhabited and enjoyed in Mexican cities8 December 2023
Story Mexico celebrates 20 years of the instrument that mobilizes the world for living heritage and its communities2 December 2023
News "For Women in Science" celebrates the first hundred Mexican scientists supported by the L'Oréal-UNESCO national programme29 November 2023
News The illicit trafficking of cultural goods shall be recognized as a security issue23 November 2023
News The new season of the Mexican Kids' series Arqueólogos en Apuros includes episodes with UNESCO23 November 2023
News UNESCO and Lok Virsa Conduct Three-Day Conference on ‘Folklore and Traditional Heritage of Pakistan’, During the Lok Mela Festival14 November 2023
News Preciosidades Itabiranas platform promotes the cultural diversity of Itabira (Brazil) in an interactive and effective way27 October 2023
Story Women artisans boost the textile art economy in Mexico through cultural revaluation19 October 2023
News UNESCO and Royal Enfield Kick-off the Second Chapter of The Great Himalayan Exploration10 October 2023
News Mexico launches an international reminder for culture by naming a hall "MONDIACULT 2022"3 October 2023
News Enhancing Disaster Resilience with ICTs in Southeast Asia: 7th Monsoon School on Urban Floods19 September 2023
News Executive Summary of UNESCO Global Report 'Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity' now available in Hindi and Urdu4 July 2023
News Beca Gestoras Culturales se presentó en París en Diálogo de la UNESCO sobre Cultura y Educación Artística26 May 2023
News UNESCO’s Global Skills Academy: Celebrating the young women of Dior’s mentorship and education programme5 April 2023
News More than 20 local initiatives in Mexico City are already operating with a new model of responsible tourism3 April 2023
Story Neighbourhoods and groups in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, built a model for their Cultural Rights and the Right to the City2 April 2023
News Building back better! Palestine, Peru, and Senegal pave the way for stronger and more inclusive creative industries9 March 2023
News United Nations in Mexico urges to eliminate the gaps that prevent women and girls from fully accessing the digital age8 March 2023
News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023
News UNESCO and European Molecular Biology Laboratory invite female scientists from Africa to apply for ‘visitor programme’ in infection biology28 February 2023