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Cat VII – Seminar and training

Mobilising Women's Creativity for sustainable development and cultural policies in the Caribbean

Meet UNESCO Experts

UNESCO experts share their experiences and tell you about the history of UNESCOs programs in education science culture and more

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

As of 16 May UNESCO has verified damage to 133 sites since 24 February 57 religious sites 12 museums 26 historic buildings 16 buildings dedicated to cultural activities 15 monuments 7 libraries

Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Culture and values

UNESCO highlights African cinema at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

UNESCO will organize a major roundtable to promote the African film industry on 24 May in Cannes on the occasion of the 75th edition of the International Film Festival The event will highlight the great development potential of the African cinema industry and UNESCOs initiatives to support it

UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund supports Madagascar’s cyclone-hit World Heritage rainforests

Following the impact of tropical cyclone Batsiraï the Rainforests of the Atsinanana World Heritage property and the local communities are preparing their resilient recovery

International day

African World Heritage Day

An opportunity for people around the world and particularly Africans to celebrate the Continents unique cultural and natural heritage 5 MAY

UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture awarded to poet Dunya Mikhail and actress Helen Al-Janabi

Dunya Mikhail an AmericanIraqi poet and Helen AlJanabi a Swedish actress of SyrianIraqi origin will be awarded the 18th UNESCOSharjah Prize for Arab Culture based on the recommendations of an international jury of experts

JazzWomenAfrica

UNESCO celebrates jazz women in Africa with a concert on 30 April which will be streamed online

International day

International Jazz Day

The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | MONDIACULT Special issue n°1

This monthly Tracker is produced by UNESCO to monitor culture in public policy with regards to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda It highlights developments within national and regional contexts as well as emerging debates on cultures contribution to sustainable development Drawing on a variety of sources it provides a broad overview of cultural policy trends worldwide at the national regional and international level and looks at ways in which countries integrate culture into other policy areas

Celebrating International Jazz Day

11 years celebrating jazz music and calling for world peace and unity through jazz