UNESCO

On March 18th, 2021, UNESCO brought together 12 museum Directors from around the world for the online debate, "Reflections on the Future of Museums". The purpose was to further understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on museum…

Mumbai: Whisper®, India’s leading feminine care brand has come together with UNESCO in a breakthrough partnership to raise awareness and educate girls on Menstrual Hygiene Management under its flagship programme #KeepGirlsInSchool. In an…

Paris: With over half of the world’s student population still affected by full or partial school closures, UNESCO and the global education community will celebrate the third International Day of Education (January 24) with a series of…

Responding to restrictions of movement due to the pandemic and to the growing need for online training materials, UNESCO and the Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI) developed an online course for peacekeepers,…

On 16 November, Tolerance Day, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay met with the President of Slovenia, H.E. Mr Borut Pahor, to discuss key areas of cooperation between the Organization and Slovenia. On the occasion…

New Delhi: As part of UNESCO (Equal Community Foundation) led Global initiative on ‘Engaging Boys for Gender Equality,’ around 50 boys from Apeejay School-Pitampura participated in special sessions that aims to raise gender equitable boys…

Paris: UNESCO is hosting a high-level virtual meeting aimed at revitalizing Global Education, Wednesday, 22 October from 1 to 5 p.m. French time (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in universal time). UNESCO convened the meeting in partnership with the…

On 28 of September, UNESCO and its partners celebrated the International Day for Universal Access to Information as the UN International Day for the first time in its history. Celebrations were held under the slogan “Access of…

UNESCO will host an online international debate on Culture, Tourism and COVID-19: Recovery, Resiliency and Rejuvenation on 28 Septemberfrom 1.30pm – 3pm CET with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),…

Paris: New research from UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report shows that school closures due to COVID-19 are projected to increase the annual funding gap for education in poorer countries to as much as US$200 billion per year.…