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Director-General, Audrey Azoulay

September 29, 2021

UNESCO & Columbia University collaborate on case law on freedom of expression in the context of COVID-19

In partnership with UNESCO Columbia Universitys Global Freedom of Expression initiative published an online collection of case law related to COVID19 from across the world in English French and Spanish These decisions highlight the essential role of judicial actors in upholding the rule of law and human rights especially in exceptional states of emergency

UNESCO launches a Report on the impacts suffered by the creative industry during the pandemic

According to the study the crisis generated by the pandemic led the Gross Value Added in the cultural and leisure sectors to decrease by US$ 750 billion and 10 million jobs were lost in 2020

February 10, 2022

Monitoring teacher vaccination against COVID-19

UNESCO and the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 are collecting data on the percentage of primary and secondary teachers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID19 as well as information on teacher prioritization within national COVID19 vaccine deployment including data from the UNESCOUNICEFWorld BankOECD Survey on National Education Responses to COVID19 School Closures Fully vaccinated represents those having received the 1st dose for Johnson Johnsons Janssen COVID19 or 2nd dose for other vaccines

September 27, 2021

Disruption and Resilience: UNESCO reports reveal new data on impact of COVID-19 on culture

UNESCO is launching a series of reports that reveal the scope of the impact of COVID19 on the culture sector The pandemic is disrupting lives communities and businesses around the world and has deeply impacted the entire cultural ecosystem At the same time the crisis has further revealed the important role of culture as a major resource for resilience connection and recovery

Interviews with the Strategy Advisory Board

October 22, 2021

High-Level Reflection Group

The Group consists of scientists historians philosophers writers academics and other figures able to anticipate future global developments and to contribute to repositioning the Organization in a constantly changing context This forwardlooking reflection is vital in enabling UNESCO to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs by 2030 and will complement the work already begun to adapt the Organizations structure and modes of operation

October 22, 2021

Going Hybrid: Biennale of Luanda 2021 Lessons Learned (Part 1)

February 23, 2022

Reflection on the Culture of Peace by Vincenzo Fazzino, Former International Coordinator of the Biennale of Luanda

February 23, 2022

Main results of the Biennale of Luanda — Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace

February 25, 2022

UNESCO AND PEKING UNIVERSITY JOIN HANDS TO SUPPORT GIRLS’ HEALTH EDUCATION IN AFRICA

February 28, 2022

Green economies, a bulwark against COVID 19 for Lake Chad communities

COVID 19 is causing a shockwave around the world and is now the number one concern of the international community It is fundamental and legitimate to focus on the present of the pandemic But we must not forget the root causes It is also essential to think now about the postcrisis the reconstruction phase which should be about not only health economic and social issues but also the environment

UNESCO figures show two thirds of an academic year lost on average worldwide due to Covid-19 school closures

Paris 25 January One year into the COVID19 pandemic over 800 million students more than half the worlds student population still face significant disruptions to their education ranging from full school closures in 31 countries to reduced or parttime academic schedules in another 48 countries according to new data released on UNESCOs interactive monitoring map