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The UNESCO Chairs Network is one of our greatest strengths and a unique asset in the UN system, connecting universities to shape forward-looking normative work. Active national coordination turns these …

During the Item 7 dedicated to the progress of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, representatives of Indigenous Peoples, governments and civil society took part in an important dialogue. The session …

In Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, women in uniform gather at a local school where UNESCO and its partners are supporting literacy and numeracy lessons for women serving in …

Brussels/Berlin/London/Dili/Dublin/Rome/Geneva/New York/Washington D.C. – Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain alarmingly high and deeply entrenched, with crises increasingly concentrated in a core group of countries, according to the Global Report on …

Water is essential for life but access to it is far from equal. Women and girls shoulder most water-related responsibilities at home, yet face the greatest barriers to safe drinking water, …

New Delhi, 1 April 2026 – The number of children and young people out of school has risen for the seventh consecutive year, up to 273 million, driven by population growth, …

While this year’s International Women’s Day, marked annually on 8 March, focuses on justice, the systems meant to protect women and girls are failing, with millions exposed to discrimination, violence and …

Despite geopolitical upheavals, the shift from a fossil-fuel-based global economy to one driven by clean electrification remains on track.  According to the International Energy Agency (an autonomous international agency that …

 “Individually, you come from diverse regions and disciplines, bringing outstanding expertise in AI and related fields. Collectively, you represent something the world has never seen before,” The UN chief told …

“As the world navigates democratic backsliding, rising conflicts, economic pressures and shrinking of civic space, there is an increasingly organised pushback at gender equality and regression of women’s rights,” Sarah Hendriks, UN …