The United Nations relies on UNESCO’s International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) for expertise in Earth sciences and geological heritage. This vital programme is supported by two main pillars: the …
UNESCO
-
Latest News
-
Global Affairs
UNESCO Assessment Mission to Dungonab Bay Marine World Heritage Site
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauPart of the World Heritage Site “Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park” located along Sudan’s Red Sea coast and inscribed on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage …
-
Global Affairs
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026 awarded to Sudanese Journalists Syndicate
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUNESCO’s Director-General Khaled El-Enany awarded the Prize, on the recommendation of an independent international Jury, at the presence of a delegation of fourteen representatives of the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS). …
-
Education & Innovation
Strengthening AI Literacy for Egypt’s Civil Servants
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauBetween March and May, Egypt advanced an important step toward responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence through a three‑part AI literacy training series for civil servants, delivered under UNESCO’s Readiness Assessment …
-
Health
UNESCO joins partners to strengthen collaboration for the rights of persons with albinism in Zimbabwe
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauPartners supporting the rights of persons with albinism in Zimbabwe have pledged to strengthen collaboration, improve access to health services, and expand awareness initiatives following a Partners Appreciation Workshop organised …
-
Education & Innovation
From evidence to the classroom: new UNESCO publication provides tools for teaching Reading, Mathematics and Science
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMore than four out of ten third- and sixth-grade students in Latin America and the Caribbean are at the lowest level of learning in Reading and Mathematics, according to the …
-
Latest News
Shedding light on climate change and disinformation: journalists awarded in Skopje
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs climate change increasingly shapes people’s lives, journalists in North Macedonia are stepping up to expose environmental risks, institutional gaps, and the growing spread of disinformation that undermines health, livelihoods, …
-
Governance & Politics
From plans to action: Regional cooperation advances groundwater governance in the Dinaric Karst
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Dinaric Karst Aquifer System is a vital shared resource, sustaining local economies, ecosystems, and communities. As a transboundary aquifer, however, the pressures it faces do not stop at borders. …
-
Global Affairs
Empowering a Digital Generation: The Rise of “Digital Citizens for Peace”
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDigital technologies have fundamentally transformed how information is accessed and consumed, with UNESCO research highlighting that 56 percent of internet users now rely on social media as their primary news …
-
Education & Innovation
UNESCO publishes study on 200 educational practices in Latin America and the Caribbean that integrate living heritage
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauEducación y patrimonio cultural inmaterial en América Latina y el Caribe is the new regional document published by UNESCO on 7 May 2026. The report systematises 200 educational practices developed in 15 countries across the region …