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Ecuador hosted the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Workshop, from August 31 to September 3. The workshop brought together officers from National Tsunami Warning Centers and National Risk Management Agencies from Chile, …

The programme, organised by the UNESCO Sudan Office in cooperation with the Adult Education Department of Kassala State, the Sudanese National Commission for Education, Science and Culture, and the Ministry …

In August 2025, heavy rainfall triggered a devastating landslide in Tarsin village in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur, western Sudan. According to available assessment data, the disaster killed approximately …

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is inviting Member States and stakeholders worldwide to review and provide feedback on the first Draft Report of the Cultural and Creative Ecosystem (CCE) …

The new edition expands the reach of the initiative with the launch of a Portuguese-language version, joining the existing Spanish and English versions.  Through this expansion, UNESCO aims to facilitate …

How many kilometres would you be willing to travel for peace? Young Peruvians from different parts of the country have navigated rivers in the Amazon, crossed the Andes and travelled …

Invited by UNESCO, Pope Leo XIV made his first visit to a UN agency outside Italy, 46 years after Pope John Paul II visited UNESCO on 2 June 1980. In his …

In September 2026, UNESCO organized a training on rapid damage and risk assessments for 72 participants from 15 cultural heritage institutions. The training was implemented by UNESCO in collaboration with …

UNESCO Regional Director and Representative for the Caribbean Eric Falt today presented UNESCO’s perspective on Jamaica’s Green Paper for the National Policy for Culture, Entertainment and the Creative Economy 2025–2035 …

What can history teach us about peace? How can knowledge and culture strengthen dialogue? And how can cooperation around shared resources help prevent conflict? These questions shaped the discussions at …