This year, 900 million (of the world’s 1.5 billion) pre-primary to secondary students were set to return to school between August and October. According to UNESCO figures, however, only half…
38 Commissioni Nazionali dell’area europea hanno partecipato qualche giorno fa alla consultazione online sulla prossima strategia di medio termine, e sul prossimo programma e bilancio dell’UNESCO. A riportare un aggiornamento…
Mr. Ahmed M. Hagi Ali, Chargé d’affaires of the Somali Embassy in Paris, on 23rd of July has presented UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay with the original instruments of ratification of…
Marine debris accumulates on the beaches of even the most remote and pristine UNESCO marine World Heritage sites, including Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles). Through action, education and research, the Seychelles Island…
The UNESCO Cities Platform online meeting on 25 June 2020 brought together a diverse set of urban stakeholders and actors to discuss how COVID-19 has sparked the rethinking of urban…
The “Technical Meeting on the Recovery of the World Heritage Site of Palmyra” took place on 18 December 2019 at UNESCO’s Headquarters, with the aim of reflecting on, and discussing…
«In un periodo di preoccupazione e incertezza come quello della pandemia, l’informazione libera è un elemento essenziale per aiutarci ad affrontare, comprendere e superare questa crisi». Così la Direttrice Generale…
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many governments have taken measures to restrict movements of people and access to certain areas. Introduction to the global map on the closure…
The Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities, made without prior discussion, to change the status of Hagia Sophia and she shared her serious…
UNESCO’s Executive Boards has approved the designation of 15 new UNESCO Global Geoparks, which brings the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 161 in 44 countries.…
