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UNESCO Statement following Nicaragua's decision to withdraw from the Organization4 May 2025 Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa wins UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 20253 May 2025 Chicago designated Host City of International Jazz Day 202630 April 2025 Documentary heritage: 74 new entries on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register17 April 2025 UNESCO names 16 new Global Geoparks17 April 2025 Sudan: UNESCO steps up its actions as the conflict enters its third year16 April 2025 Venice Biennale: UNESCO honours Mosul's architectural renaissance14 April 2025 Genocide against the Tutsi: UNESCO and Rwanda to step-up the role of education in the memorial sites7 April 2025 Education: UNESCO calls for better quality school meals27 March 2025 The global celebration of International Jazz Day 2025 culminates in Abu Dhabi, a UNESCO Creative City of Music25 March 2025 Glaciers and mountains: melting water towers will aggravate global crises (report)21 March 2025 UNESCO and Nestlé to support 100 youth projects worldwide18 March 2025 Kilimanjaro: UNESCO invests $8 million to protect water resources7 March 2025 UNESCO increases its support for the protection of Zanzibar (Tanzania)6 March 2025 Internet Access: UNESCO and ICANN join forces to improve linguistic diversity online27 February 2025 Audrey Azoulay celebrates the return of the “Spirit of Mosul” as UNESCO reconstruction nears completion6 February 2025 Ukraine: UNESCO Director-General in Lviv to strengthen support for culture28 January 2025 80 years after the Liberation of Auschwitz: UNESCO mobilizes for Holocaust Remembrance23 January 2025 UNESCO and WMO launch the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 202521 January 2025 UNESCO dedicates the International Day of Education 2025 to Artificial Intelligence20 January 2025 UNESCO and SEVENTEEN award grants to 100 youth-led projects around the world20 January 2025 Audrey Azoulay pays tribute to the memory of Federico Mayor20 December 2024 Pharrell Williams appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador by Audrey Azoulay16 December 2024 Ukraine: two more cultural properties under “enhanced protection” of UNESCO12 December 2024 Journalists killed in 2024: a heavy death toll in conflict zones for the second year running12 December 2024 91麻豆国产精品自拍 mapped 4,500 species thanks to its pioneering eDNA programme9 December 2024 Audrey Azoulay salutes the rebirth of Notre-Dame in Paris, a UNESCO World Heritage site7 December 2024 UNESCO Intangible Heritage: 63 new inscriptions6 December 2024 10 cities receive UNESCO Award for their outstanding achievements in lifelong learning3 December 2024 Lauréats du Concours international de la jeunesse au service de la paix 20242 December 2024 UNESCO will be the privileged partner of the G20 in 2025, with a focus on artificial intelligence2 December 2024 UNESCO launches the International Decade of Science for Sustainable Development (2024-2033)2 December 2024 2/3 of digital content creators do not check their facts before sharing, but want to learn how to do so (UNESCO survey)26 November 2024 UNESCO and Relais & Ch?teaux Announce a Partnership To Protect Biodiversity25 November 2024 Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust awarded 2024 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation19 November 2024 G20: Leaders’ Summit: Brazil, UNESCO and UN launch Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change19 November 2024 Lebanon: 34 cultural properties placed under enhanced protection18 November 2024 Odesa: UNESCO condemns strikes on World Heritage site18 November 2024 Intangible cultural heritage: 63 nominations examined in December15 November 2024 In Banda Aceh, UNESCO calls for increased investment in tsunami preparedness15 November 2024 UNESCO commends G20 commitment to prioritizing culture in policymaking8 November 2024 Vendée Globe: 25 skippers will support UNESCO’s oceanographic research8 November 2024 Violence and bullying in schools: UNESCO calls for better protection of students6 November 2024 85% of journalist killings remain unpunished worldwide (UNESCO report)2 November 2024 251M children and youth still out of school, despite decades of progress (UNESCO report)31 October 2024 G20: UNESCO calls for greater gender equality in science28 October 2024 20 years after the 2004 Tsunami : What progress has been made? (brochure)25 October 2024 New UNESCO research reveals sharp increase in the use of financial laws to silence journalists24 October 2024 António Costa designated 2024 winner of the UNESCO - Félix Houphou?t-Boigny Prize16 October 2024 UNESCO bridges art and science at Art Basel Paris16 October 2024 UNESCO names Rabat as World Book Capital for 20268 October 2024 Global lag on water cooperation undermines resilience to worsening floods and droughts (UNESCO–UNECE report)1 October 2024 UNESCO awarded for its action to protect the ocean30 September 2024 Three-starred chef Daniel Humm named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Food Education25 September 2024 Passing of Amadou Mahtar M'Bow: Audrey Azoulay praises the memory of an “architect of the equality between peoples”24 September 2024 UNGA: UNESCO creates a twinning network for sites and museums of memory of slavery23 September 2024 UNGA: UNESCO welcomes the importance placed on culture in the ‘Pact for the Future”22 September 2024 Sudan: UNESCO raises the alarm on reports of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage12 September 2024 UNESCO sounds the alarm on global spike in attacks on education9 September 2024 The National Library of Indonesia to receive 2024 UNESCO-Jikji Memory of the World Prize3 September 2024 Afghanistan: 1.4 million girls still banned from school by de facto authorities15 August 2024 UNESCO World Heritage: 26 new sites inscribed1 August 2024 The Monastery of Saint Hilarion/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine is inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger26 July 2024 Paris 2024: the first ever opening ceremony to take place in a UNESCO World Heritage Site24 July 2024 Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger24 July 2024 Paris 2024: UNESCO calls on countries to invest far more in physical education24 July 2024 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from 21 to 31 July 202416 July 2024 Paris 2024: UNESCO hosts The Associated Press at its Paris Headquarters10 July 2024 UNESCO designates 11 new biosphere reserves5 July 2024 Paris 2024: UNESCO to host two exhibitions at headquarters3 July 2024 UNESCO raises global alarm on the rapid degradation of soils1 July 2024 UNESCO and K-pop group SEVENTEEN announce $1 million grant scheme for youth well-being and creativity26 June 2024 UNESCO and media regulators form global network to coordinate regulation of digital platforms19 June 2024 New UNESCO report warns that Generative AI threatens Holocaust memory18 June 2024 Out-of-school children and educational gaps cost the global economy $10,000 billion a year17 June 2024 K-pop group SEVENTEEN to become UNESCO’s first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for Youth11 June 2024 UNESCO launches new initiatives for “greening education” in classrooms5 June 2024 New UNESCO report: Rate of ocean warming doubled in 20 years, rate of sea level rise doubled in 30 years3 June 2024 10th World Water Forum: UNESCO mobilizes the international community for sustainable water management17 May 2024 70th anniversary of the Hague Convention: UNESCO launches new initiatives to protect cultural property15 May 2024 Five exceptional researchers win L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards 202414 May 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay: a journey through UNESCO World Heritage sites24 April 2024 The Ethics of Neurotechnology: UNESCO appoints international expert group to prepare a new global standard22 April 2024 Intangible Cultural Heritage: the United Kingdom becomes the 183rd State to join UNESCO’s Convention12 April 2024 Ocean protection: In Barcelona, Audrey Azoulay welcomes the “significant efforts” made by the international community11 April 2024 Audrey Azoulay meets with Antony Blinken at UNESCO2 April 2024 Audrey Azoulay travels to Rwanda for the 30th anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsis2 April 2024 UNESCO names 18 new Geoparks27 March 2024 Water crises threaten world peace (report)22 March 2024 Tangier selected as the 2024 Global Host City of International Jazz Day19 March 2024 Ukraine: Restoring scientific infrastructure will cost over $1.26 billion (UNESCO)11 March 2024 Generative AI: UNESCO study reveals alarming evidence of regressive gender stereotypes7 March 2024 Democratic Republic of Congo: UNESCO and AFD promise to provide better training and support for teachers6 March 2024 UNESCO welcomes ambitious African Union education goals21 February 2024 G20: Audrey Azoulay in Rio for foreign ministers' meeting20 February 2024 UNESCO Member States adopt global framework to strengthen Culture and Arts education15 February 2024 Ukraine: UNESCO estimates the damage to culture and tourism after 2 years of war at $3.5 billion14 February 2024 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next ? 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Five Exceptional Researchers win the 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards26 May 2025
Genocide against the Tutsi: UNESCO and Rwanda to step-up the role of education in the memorial sites7 April 2025
The global celebration of International Jazz Day 2025 culminates in Abu Dhabi, a UNESCO Creative City of Music25 March 2025
Audrey Azoulay celebrates the return of the “Spirit of Mosul” as UNESCO reconstruction nears completion6 February 2025
80 years after the Liberation of Auschwitz: UNESCO mobilizes for Holocaust Remembrance23 January 2025
Journalists killed in 2024: a heavy death toll in conflict zones for the second year running12 December 2024
Audrey Azoulay salutes the rebirth of Notre-Dame in Paris, a UNESCO World Heritage site7 December 2024
10 cities receive UNESCO Award for their outstanding achievements in lifelong learning3 December 2024
UNESCO will be the privileged partner of the G20 in 2025, with a focus on artificial intelligence2 December 2024
UNESCO launches the International Decade of Science for Sustainable Development (2024-2033)2 December 2024
2/3 of digital content creators do not check their facts before sharing, but want to learn how to do so (UNESCO survey)26 November 2024
Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust awarded 2024 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation19 November 2024
G20: Leaders’ Summit: Brazil, UNESCO and UN launch Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change19 November 2024
251M children and youth still out of school, despite decades of progress (UNESCO report)31 October 2024
New UNESCO research reveals sharp increase in the use of financial laws to silence journalists24 October 2024
Global lag on water cooperation undermines resilience to worsening floods and droughts (UNESCO–UNECE report)1 October 2024
Passing of Amadou Mahtar M'Bow: Audrey Azoulay praises the memory of an “architect of the equality between peoples”24 September 2024
Sudan: UNESCO raises the alarm on reports of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage12 September 2024
The National Library of Indonesia to receive 2024 UNESCO-Jikji Memory of the World Prize3 September 2024
The Monastery of Saint Hilarion/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine is inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger26 July 2024
Paris 2024: the first ever opening ceremony to take place in a UNESCO World Heritage Site24 July 2024
UNESCO and K-pop group SEVENTEEN announce $1 million grant scheme for youth well-being and creativity26 June 2024
UNESCO and media regulators form global network to coordinate regulation of digital platforms19 June 2024
Out-of-school children and educational gaps cost the global economy $10,000 billion a year17 June 2024
New UNESCO report: Rate of ocean warming doubled in 20 years, rate of sea level rise doubled in 30 years3 June 2024
10th World Water Forum: UNESCO mobilizes the international community for sustainable water management17 May 2024
70th anniversary of the Hague Convention: UNESCO launches new initiatives to protect cultural property15 May 2024
Five exceptional researchers win L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards 202414 May 2024
The Ethics of Neurotechnology: UNESCO appoints international expert group to prepare a new global standard22 April 2024
Intangible Cultural Heritage: the United Kingdom becomes the 183rd State to join UNESCO’s Convention12 April 2024
Ocean protection: In Barcelona, Audrey Azoulay welcomes the “significant efforts” made by the international community11 April 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo: UNESCO and AFD promise to provide better training and support for teachers6 March 2024
Ukraine: UNESCO estimates the damage to culture and tourism after 2 years of war at $3.5 billion14 February 2024