Since October 2025, UNESCO has been implementing in Peru the project “International Food Atlas and Digital Platform to Safeguard, Promote, and Transmit Food Practices to Future Generations”, which will run …
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Health
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Planet & Sustainability
UNESCO Peru, MINAM, and INIA launch a project to conserve agrobiodiversity in Cusco
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn Tuesday, April 21, the Wiñay Muhu (#GrowingSeed) project was launched, an initiative funded by the Kunming Biodiversity Fund (#KBF) and implemented by UNESCO Peru, under the technical leadership of …
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Global Affairs
UNESCO Peru successfully concludes the second phase of an international project to safeguard food practices as living heritage
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUNESCO Peru announced the successful completion of the second phase of the project “International Atlas of Food and Digital Platform to safeguard, promote and transmit food practices to future generations”, …
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Education & Innovation
Committee for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean begins a new phase of cooperation led by Uruguay and Peru
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMore than 30 representatives of governments, international organizations, development banks, teachers, students and civil society took part in the meeting of the Regional Steering Committee for Education in Latin America and …
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Economy & Development
From Data to Opportunity: Putting Human Capital in People’s Hands
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAcross low- and middle-income countries, deficits in nutrition, education, and employment are eroding human potential, costing them more than half their future lifetime earnings. Half of women remain outside the workforce. …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO Peru launches Horizontes Amazonía to strengthen intercultural and environmental education in four regions
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAfter a participatory design process involving more than 400 people and 66 organizations, the Horizontes Amazonía program was launched in the Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Loreto, and Amazonas regions. The …
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Economy & Development
Peru: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWashington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Sònia Muñoz conducted discussions for the 2026 Article IV consultation with Peru during March 10-25, 2026, in Lima and Cusco. …
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Economy & Development
Critical Minerals & Energy: Powering Economic Development
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauIt is a pleasure to join you today. This is an important discussion—critical minerals and energy: powering economic development. Already, Latin America and the Caribbean are in a position of …
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Global Affairs
UNESCO PERU presents the results of a study on the restitution of cultural assets in LAC on the International Day against Illicit Trafficking
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, recalled in the message for this anniversary ,“Cultural property is a vehicle of identity. Through it, communities define themselves and shape the narratives they pass on …