UNESCO is pleased to announce the public launch of the UNESCO Open Science Platform during the UN Open Source Week 2026, from 22 to 26 June 2026 in New York. Developed …
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Education & Innovation
UNESCO and partners launch mobile learning initiative to strengthen teachers’ professional development in South Sudan
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs South Sudan works to improve teaching and learning outcomes across the country, expanding access to continuous professional development for teachers is a priority. Many educators, particularly those in remote …
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Governance & Politics
The Ministry of Culture, in partnership with UNESCO, launches a project to rehabilitate public libraries in Lebanon
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Ministry of Culture launched a project to rehabilitate public libraries in Lebanon, in partnership with UNESCO and with the support of the Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon, as well as …
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Global Affairs
How a UNESCO Youth for Peace grantee is building bridges through stories in Mauritius
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs a grantee of the Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme, Teenah is part of a global community of young leaders working to advance dialogue, inclusion and understanding across cultures. …
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Global Affairs
IFAP Bureau meeting advances global cooperation for inclusive digital futures
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Bureau reaffirmed IFAP’s commitment to building inclusive and equitable knowledge societies, reviewed progress in implementing the IFAP Strategic Plan 2023–2029, and discussed the planned activities commemorating the Programme’s 25th anniversary. A number of recommendations …
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Global Affairs
Experiences from Latin America show how living heritage can enrich learning
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe knowledge, practices and cultural expressions that communities pass on from generation to generation can profoundly enrich educational processes and open up new forms of learning both inside and outside …
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Economy & Development
UNESCO is supporting women in South Sudan’s security sector to build their skills for leadership and peacebuilding
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauIn 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 …
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Education & Innovation
Thai teachers take their students’ seats as UNESCO’s Philosophy with Children pilot enters its next phase
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauFor Thammasat University Associate Professor Sittichai Wichaidit, science and philosophy once seemed like opposites: one dealt in molecules, forces and weights that could be measured; the other asked questions with …
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Economy & Development
CCI Friends Group calls for stronger policy support to unlock Nepal’s creative economy
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe discussion brought together government, municipal, development and industry actors at a timely moment for Nepal’s creative economy. As the country revises its cultural policy framework, participants underlined that CCI …
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Meeting at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 18 June 2026, the IPDC Bureau approved a new portfolio of grassroots initiatives supporting journalists, educators and media organizations responding to challenges ranging …