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December 2020 COVID-19 hits culture sector even harder than expected, warns UNESCO22 December 2020 UNESCO is awaiting Azerbaijan¡¯s Response regarding Nagorno-Karabakh mission21 December 2020 UNESCO assembles peoples around transnational traditions like couscous, one of 32 new inscriptions on its Intangible Heritage Lists17 December 2020 Director-General calls for investigation into murder of television journalist Hussein Khattab in Syria16 December 2020 Director-General condemns murder of photojournalist Jaime Daniel Casta?o Zacar¨ªas in Mexico16 December 2020 Director-General condemns execution of journalist Ruhollah Zam in Iran16 December 2020 New UNESCO Report voices concern over inadequacy of funding for ocean research14 December 2020 UNESCO, Ministry of Education, and GIZ launch project ¡°Towards greater inclusion and diversity in education in Jordan¡±14 December 2020 Director-General condemns killing of journalist Anwar Jan in Pakistan14 December 2020 Recognizing importance of living heritage during pandemic, Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee to meet online11 December 2020 UNESCO launches 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First.11 December 2020 World Press Freedom Conference 2020: UNESCO & OHCHR receive €7m from Netherlands to reinforce freedom of expression10 December 2020 Director-General denounces killing of journalist Malala Maiwand in Afghanistan10 December 2020 New commitments to protect journalists¡¯ safety by key actors at World Press Freedom Conference 20208 December 2020 Director-General Denounces murder of journalist Rakesh Singh Nirbhik in India5 December 2020 Learning to envision the future: the first World Summit on Futures Literacy at UNESCO4 December 2020 Call for nominations for the F¨¦lix Houphou?t-Boigny ¨C UNESCO 2021 Peace Prize4 December 2020 ¡®Slave trade town¡¯ to host rejoinder session on sustainability programme for community radios4 December 2020 Laureates from Colombia and Qatar to receive 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Finlay Prize for Microbiology26 November 2020 Addressing anti-Semitism in schools: UNESCO and OSCE launch framework curricula for teacher trainers24 November 2020 Director-General condemns murder of journalist Mario Arturo Ortega Garc¨ªa in Guatemala24 November 2020 UNESCO seeks to counter COVID-induced financial crisis threatening the viability of independent news media23 November 2020 Director-General condemns murder of journalist Edney Menezes in Brazil23 November 2020 UNESCO gathers leading experts to discuss the role of a global ethical framework in achieving beneficial AI23 November 2020 UNESCO¡¯s Man and the Biosphere Programme names recipients of Young Scientists Awards20 November 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh: Reaffirming the obligation to protect cultural goods, UNESCO proposes sending a mission to the field to all parties20 November 2020 UNESCO and Partners Celebrate World Science Day for Peace and Development 202019 November 2020 The importance of philosophy in times of crisis, theme of World Philosophy Day 202018 November 2020 Nigeria: UNESCO Director-General calls for investigation into the death of journalist Pelumi Onifade18 November 2020 UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of journalist Virgilio Maganes in the Philippines18 November 2020 Afghanistan: UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of journalist Elyas Dayee18 November 2020 Mosul rising: UNESCO launches an international architectural competition to rebuild Al-Nouri mosque17 November 2020 UNESCO conducts training on the sustainable tourism development in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan16 November 2020 UNESCO & Germany convene international community highlighting role of multilateralism in heritage protection on 50th anniversary of UNESCO Convention against illicit trafficking in cultural property13 November 2020 Announcement: UNESCO, UNFPA and UNODC Joint Call for Proposals on Youth-led rehabilitation efforts to support local communities affected by the Beirut blast12 November 2020 UNESCO Director-General condemns killings of journalists Israel V¨¢zquez Rangel and Jes¨²s Alfonso Pi?uelas in Mexico10 November 2020 UNESCO, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and GIZ launch capacity development programme for university teachers in Jordan to deliver quality e-learning9 November 2020 Best Practice from the bearers of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ¨C Gaza Strip9 November 2020 Cura?ao takes innovative approach against bullying and cyber-bullying in school8 November 2020 Director-General calls for justice following killing of journalist Arturo Alba Medina in Mexico6 November 2020 UNESCO §ãelebrates first International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying5 November 2020 9 out of 10 killings of journalists remain unsolved, said UNESCO ahead of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists5 November 2020 Guadalajara named World Book Capital 20224 November 2020 UNESCO and EAA announce $10 million to restore damaged schools in Beirut4 November 2020 Presentan ¡°Puntal¡±, una herramienta digital para promover la libertad de expresi¨®n y la seguridad de periodistas en M¨¦xico3 November 2020 UNESCO Iraq Office and Iraqi stakeholders celebrate International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists2 November 2020 Despite drop in journalist killings overall, risks emerge in conflict-free countries and impunity still rules, according to UNESCO report2 November 2020 UNESCO Celebrates first International Day against Violence and Bullying at School Including Cyberbullying30 October 2020 Union Minister of Education launches UNESCO¡¯s mental health guide for students in India30 October 2020 Children in poorest countries lost nearly four months of schooling since start of pandemic ¨C UNESCO, UNICEF and World Bank report finds29 October 2020 Panna (India), Fuvahmulah and Addu Atoll (Maldives) join UNESCO¡¯s World Network of Biosphere Reserves29 October 2020 Twenty-five sites join UNESCO¡¯s World Network of Biosphere Reserves28 October 2020 In Chile, the advisory council "Opening Schools Step by Step" is meeting for the first time and will guide the return to presential classes28 October 2020 Discovering Beautiful China, Connecting People with Nature ¨C UNESCO and Toutiao Search join forces to launch the ¡°Search for Beautiful China¡± campaign28 October 2020 The importance of the Story of Sugar and Rum in Barbados27 October 2020 Global MIL Week 202027 October 2020 UNESCO Chair to be set up at ICCBS-Karachi University, Pakistan26 October 2020 Joint Appeal for Open Science UNESCO, WHO, HCHR, CERN26 October 2020 HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN CAMEROON CONDEMNS KILLING OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH-WEST REGION25 October 2020 Heads of State & Government at extraordinary UNESCO meeting recommit to education and its financing during and after pandemic22 October 2020 Director-General calls for the murderers of journalist Elias Mia in Bangladesh to be brought to trial22 October 2020 Thanks to an EU funded project, UNESCO and CMC signed the exchanging letters of establishing the Fact Checking Tools (FCT) platform to fight disinformation and fake news amid COVID-1922 October 2020 With the generous support of the EU, UNESCO and UNICEF signed a roadmap with the Communications and Media Commission (CMC) for the provision of internet connectivity to over 3000 schools across 10 governorates21 October 2020 UNESCO hosts Global Education Meeting to set priorities for learning recovery and protect financing in the aftermath of the pandemic21 October 2020 Post-Earthquake Recovery of Nepal¡¯s Cultural Heritage: Restoration of the Radha Krishna Temple in Kathmandu21 October 2020 UNESCO Green Citizens showcases grassroot projects at the service of biodiversity and sustainable development19 October 2020 Commemoration of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction19 October 2020 Centre R¨¦solution Conflits in Democratic Republic of Congo to receive UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize 202015 October 2020 UNESCO Director-General to highlight importance of schools and girls¡¯ education during visits to Brazzaville and Kinshasa12 October 2020 Sri Lanka and Kenya laureates to receive 2020 UNESCO Prize for Girls¡¯ and Women¡¯s Education12 October 2020 UNESCO report illustrates leap forward in girls¡¯ education over past 25 years, now threatened by Covid-199 October 2020 UNESCO¡¯s digital learning event 2020: Innovative remote education solutions to build back better9 October 2020 Director-General urges investigation into murder of journalist Luis Alonzo Almendares in Honduras9 October 2020 UNESCO Blackboard Academy Teachers Development Initiative Graduation Ceremony6 October 2020 With over 63 million teachers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, on World Teachers' Day, UNESCO urges increased investment in teachers for Learning Recovery5 October 2020 Pagination First page ? 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A new UNESCO Report calls for better education data and action to include those left behind in the Caribbean, as it faces up to the pandemic28 January 2021
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, UNESCO mobilizes governments and the private sector, including Facebook to fight denial and antisemitism26 January 2021
Director-General condemns murder of journalist Andr¨¦s Felipe Guevara Henao in Colombia26 January 2021
EU-UNESCO encapsulated preliminary results of the project to support the agricultural sector in Uzbekistan24 January 2021
UNESCO Director-General urges investigation into killing of journalist SV Pradeep in India21 January 2021
IDB-UNESCO: Gaps in education systems will be exacerbated if education is not prioritized within pandemic response plans20 January 2021
UNESCO, UN and International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day to counter denial and distortion19 January 2021
Director-General condemns killing of television reporter Adeeb al-Janani during attack at Aden Airport14 January 2021
UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of radio journalist Pedro Arc¨¢ngel Canelas in Honduras7 January 2021
Director-General urges investigation into murder of journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad in Afghanistan23 December 2020
UNESCO calls for recognition of the central role the ocean for the 2030 sustainable development agenda22 December 2020
UNESCO calls for recognition of the central role the ocean for the 2030 sustainable development agenda22 December 2020
UNESCO assembles peoples around transnational traditions like couscous, one of 32 new inscriptions on its Intangible Heritage Lists17 December 2020
Director-General calls for investigation into murder of television journalist Hussein Khattab in Syria16 December 2020
Director-General condemns murder of photojournalist Jaime Daniel Casta?o Zacar¨ªas in Mexico16 December 2020
UNESCO, Ministry of Education, and GIZ launch project ¡°Towards greater inclusion and diversity in education in Jordan¡±14 December 2020
Recognizing importance of living heritage during pandemic, Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee to meet online11 December 2020
UNESCO launches 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First.11 December 2020
World Press Freedom Conference 2020: UNESCO & OHCHR receive €7m from Netherlands to reinforce freedom of expression10 December 2020
New commitments to protect journalists¡¯ safety by key actors at World Press Freedom Conference 20208 December 2020
¡®Slave trade town¡¯ to host rejoinder session on sustainability programme for community radios4 December 2020
Laureates from Colombia and Qatar to receive UNESCO/Emir Jaber al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities3 December 2020
Director-General calls on authorities to shed light on killing of journalist Parag Bhuyan in India30 November 2020
UNESCO and The European Union (EU) have signed a new 5 million Euro agreement for the second Phase of the national TVET reform project.30 November 2020
Addressing anti-Semitism in schools: UNESCO and OSCE launch framework curricula for teacher trainers24 November 2020
Director-General condemns murder of journalist Mario Arturo Ortega Garc¨ªa in Guatemala24 November 2020
UNESCO seeks to counter COVID-induced financial crisis threatening the viability of independent news media23 November 2020
UNESCO gathers leading experts to discuss the role of a global ethical framework in achieving beneficial AI23 November 2020
UNESCO¡¯s Man and the Biosphere Programme names recipients of Young Scientists Awards20 November 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh: Reaffirming the obligation to protect cultural goods, UNESCO proposes sending a mission to the field to all parties20 November 2020
Nigeria: UNESCO Director-General calls for investigation into the death of journalist Pelumi Onifade18 November 2020
UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of journalist Virgilio Maganes in the Philippines18 November 2020
Mosul rising: UNESCO launches an international architectural competition to rebuild Al-Nouri mosque17 November 2020
UNESCO conducts training on the sustainable tourism development in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan16 November 2020
UNESCO & Germany convene international community highlighting role of multilateralism in heritage protection on 50th anniversary of UNESCO Convention against illicit trafficking in cultural property13 November 2020
Announcement: UNESCO, UNFPA and UNODC Joint Call for Proposals on Youth-led rehabilitation efforts to support local communities affected by the Beirut blast12 November 2020
UNESCO Director-General condemns killings of journalists Israel V¨¢zquez Rangel and Jes¨²s Alfonso Pi?uelas in Mexico10 November 2020
UNESCO, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and GIZ launch capacity development programme for university teachers in Jordan to deliver quality e-learning9 November 2020
Director-General calls for justice following killing of journalist Arturo Alba Medina in Mexico6 November 2020
UNESCO §ãelebrates first International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying5 November 2020
9 out of 10 killings of journalists remain unsolved, said UNESCO ahead of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists5 November 2020
Presentan ¡°Puntal¡±, una herramienta digital para promover la libertad de expresi¨®n y la seguridad de periodistas en M¨¦xico3 November 2020
UNESCO Iraq Office and Iraqi stakeholders celebrate International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists2 November 2020
Despite drop in journalist killings overall, risks emerge in conflict-free countries and impunity still rules, according to UNESCO report2 November 2020
UNESCO Celebrates first International Day against Violence and Bullying at School Including Cyberbullying30 October 2020
Union Minister of Education launches UNESCO¡¯s mental health guide for students in India30 October 2020
Children in poorest countries lost nearly four months of schooling since start of pandemic ¨C UNESCO, UNICEF and World Bank report finds29 October 2020
Panna (India), Fuvahmulah and Addu Atoll (Maldives) join UNESCO¡¯s World Network of Biosphere Reserves29 October 2020
In Chile, the advisory council "Opening Schools Step by Step" is meeting for the first time and will guide the return to presential classes28 October 2020
Discovering Beautiful China, Connecting People with Nature ¨C UNESCO and Toutiao Search join forces to launch the ¡°Search for Beautiful China¡± campaign28 October 2020
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN CAMEROON CONDEMNS KILLING OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH-WEST REGION25 October 2020
Heads of State & Government at extraordinary UNESCO meeting recommit to education and its financing during and after pandemic22 October 2020
Director-General calls for the murderers of journalist Elias Mia in Bangladesh to be brought to trial22 October 2020
Thanks to an EU funded project, UNESCO and CMC signed the exchanging letters of establishing the Fact Checking Tools (FCT) platform to fight disinformation and fake news amid COVID-1922 October 2020
With the generous support of the EU, UNESCO and UNICEF signed a roadmap with the Communications and Media Commission (CMC) for the provision of internet connectivity to over 3000 schools across 10 governorates21 October 2020
UNESCO hosts Global Education Meeting to set priorities for learning recovery and protect financing in the aftermath of the pandemic21 October 2020
Post-Earthquake Recovery of Nepal¡¯s Cultural Heritage: Restoration of the Radha Krishna Temple in Kathmandu21 October 2020
UNESCO Green Citizens showcases grassroot projects at the service of biodiversity and sustainable development19 October 2020
Centre R¨¦solution Conflits in Democratic Republic of Congo to receive UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize 202015 October 2020
UNESCO Director-General to highlight importance of schools and girls¡¯ education during visits to Brazzaville and Kinshasa12 October 2020
Sri Lanka and Kenya laureates to receive 2020 UNESCO Prize for Girls¡¯ and Women¡¯s Education12 October 2020
UNESCO report illustrates leap forward in girls¡¯ education over past 25 years, now threatened by Covid-199 October 2020
UNESCO¡¯s digital learning event 2020: Innovative remote education solutions to build back better9 October 2020
Director-General urges investigation into murder of journalist Luis Alonzo Almendares in Honduras9 October 2020
With over 63 million teachers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, on World Teachers' Day, UNESCO urges increased investment in teachers for Learning Recovery5 October 2020