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Fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property in the Caribbean

What is it that helps us to anchor ourselves in our culture The answer is as diverse as cultures are it includes stories natural specimens traditions such as dances and traditional artefacts that tell the story of our cultural heritage that create a sense of belonging Nevertheless throughout history cultural heritage and cultural property around the world and in the Caribbean have been destroyed looted and illegally traded This trade in cultural goods ranges from the theft from heritage institutions or private collections to the looting of archaeological sites and the expulsion of artefacts due to wars Those stolen artefacts are offered to collectors museums or auction houses and bought for immense sums by collectors often without the buyers being aware of the criminal act With every object a piece of cultural identity is stolen

Digital empowerment for distance education - Caribbean teacher stories: Jamaica

August 19, 2021

Nicaragua strengthens its capacities for community-based inventories of intangible cultural heritage

From 23 to 27 August the city of León in Nicaragua hosts the National Workshop on Local CapacityBuilding for Inventories of Intangible Cultural Heritage held with the assistance of UNESCOs Participation Programme

August 25, 2021

The UNESCO Transcultura Programme joins the Kingston Culture Forum

The UNESCO Transcultura Programme Integrating Cuba the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity joins the first Kingston Culture Forum inaugurated on September 24 2021 The Kingston Culture Forum is a conference convening cultural and creative industry stakeholders in the public private academic and social sectors hosted by Kingston Creative KC The theme for the event will be Downtown Kingston creative economy placemaking and sustainable urban development

September 22, 2021

UNESCO's Transcultura programme and WOMEX lift Caribbean musicians to the global stage

For Jamaican musician Blvk H3ro winning the UNESCO Transcultura Programme Call to perform at the Worldwide Music Expo WOMEX is a unique opportunity

October 28, 2021

Cultural centre in the Nicaraguan Caribbean resumes its activities after reconstruction of infrastructure

November 16, 2021

International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) supports Jamaica in strengthening its cultural and creative industries

February 5, 2021

Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Nicaragua

Towards the ratification of the 2001 UNESCO Convention

UNESCO joined a multi-stakeholder coalition to protect the rights of persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

Virtual roundtable highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

August 11, 2021

Strategies for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Jamaica - National Workshop

The UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean together with the Ministry of Education Youth and Information Jamaica invites to the virtual Workshop Strategies for continuing Technical Vocational Education and Training TVET in Jamaica on Thursday November 19 2020 3 pm to 6 pm

November 17, 2020

UNESCO supports Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve, Bolivia, to confront a social, environmental and health emergency

The biosphere reserve together with indigenous community members medics volunteers and community brigades built capacity in the management and prevention of fires prepared community monitoring plans and carried out health checks in indigenous communities throughout the site

November 20, 2020

Port of Spain designated as UNESCO Creative City of Music

As one of 66 cities around the world Port of Spain the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago has been designated as UNESCO Creative City

November 18, 2019