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Across UNESCO’s work on culture and sustainable development, a central principle guides action: heritage is not only preserved through monuments, but through the people whose knowledge, livelihoods, and daily lives …

In the heart of Kolkata, a father watched with tears of joy outside a brightly lit pandal. For the first time, his 16-year-old daughter, who lives with a disability, was …

Aman Kumar grew up selling newspapers across villages in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, before school each morning. Years later, those same newspapers became his window to scholarships, youth programs and …

UNESCO IESALC’s recently launched Higher Education Global Trends Report shows that only a minority of the countries featured in the Higher Education Policy Observatory include explicit provisions for the inclusion of refugees and displaced …

Jean Marie: Hope for a better future “The UNESCO Qualifications Passport has given me back the hope that life can change,” says Jean Marie, a Burundian economist, who received his …

Police officials and journalists from across Bangladesh have joined a three-day workshop in Dhaka aimed at strengthening cooperation between law enforcement and the media, while promoting freedom of expression, journalist …

On May 22, the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC) and UNESCO IESALC officially presented the Training and Technical Assistance Program for the Co-design and Implementation of a Microcredential Model, aimed at …

Every day, users in Kyrgyzstan encounter hate speech, disinformation, and online harassment, content that divides communities, silences voices, and erodes public trust. In times of social and political tension, digital …

Launched in 2025, the programme aims to equip educators to use AI responsibly, effectively and confidently, while preparing students for a rapidly evolving labour market in which AI is becoming …

Effective data governance is no longer a back-office concern: it is the foundation on which smart, inclusive and trustworthy cities are built. Against this backdrop, the international workshop Smart Cities: …