During her mission to Latin America and the Caribbean region, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, Lidia Brito, paid an official visit to Mexico, during which she …
UNESCO
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Economy & Development
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Global Affairs
General History of Africa: UNESCO opens exhibition on its landmark editorial project
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe opening ceremony will include opening remarks by: Mr Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO; H.E. the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Angola to UNESCO, representing the host country and co-organizer …
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Global Affairs
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors gather in Athens for an exchange on people and peace in a changing world
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe three-day gathering included a key event at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantine An. Tassoulas, the Director-General of UNESCO, …
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Education & Innovation
Between Two Birthdays: The Year UNESCO Built Itself // What UNESCO Actually Proposed to Do (Part 4 of 4)
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauBuilding a programme Beyond premises and provisioning, the archives preserve early evidence of the intellectual ambitions that would define UNESCO’s first decades. A proposal for an International Institute of Pedagogical and Educational …
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Education & Innovation
Between Two Birthdays: The Year UNESCO Built Itself // Coupons, Cigarettes, and a Letter from a POW Camp (Part 3 of 4)
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauPeople, not just policy Perhaps the most affecting documents are those that restore the human scale. A handwritten letter from September 1946, written from a house in Babbacombe, South Devon, …
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Education & Innovation
Between Two Birthdays: The Year UNESCO Built Itself // Part 2 of 4 – From Belgrave Square to the Avenue Kléber
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAn organisation finding its home While the programme was being drafted, the practical questions were equally pressing. A February 1946 Minute Sheet from C. Purves to Dr. Kotschnig, noted soberly that …
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Global Affairs
“The Crossing” installation at UNESCO Headquarters is a stark reminder of the rising number of attacks on schools
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauObserved annually on 9 September, the International Day to Protect Education from Attack was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2020 to mobilize the international community to protect learners, teachers, …
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Education & Innovation
Education Ministers call for education to remain a common good in the age of AI at UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Ministerial Statement, presented at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 8 September during Digital Learning Week 2026, sets out shared priorities for ensuring that the terms on which AI is integrated …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO ICT Prize awards dynamic projects promoting creativity and critical thinking from Finland and Brazil
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauIn an age where AI systems produce content and analysis with increasing fluency and surprising proficiency, there exists a growing cognitive offloading crisis in which learners feel they can easily …
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Education & Innovation
Three new projects to advance inclusive knowledge societies for IFAP’s 25th anniversary
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe rapid evolution of digital technologies and artificial intelligence is transforming how people interact with information, yet persistent digital divides, inequalities, risks to information integrity, and linguistic and cultural gaps …