The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova will be on an official visit to the Republic of Benin from 8 to 10 June. During this visit, she will meet the President of the Republic Thomas Boni Yayi and several government officials, including the Minister of Preschool and Primary Education Eric N’Dah, who is also the President of the National Commission to UNESCO. More...

The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 36 sites on the World Heritage List during its next meeting from 24 June to 6 July, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.The forthcoming 36th session of the Committee, an independent body of 21 States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention, will be chaired by. Eleonora Mitrofanova, ... More...

The newly released UNESCO video “Learning to address climate change” shows in four minutes why climate change education is important to shape sustainable development and how it works in practice.Today our planet hosts seven billion people. At this time, we use far more resources and produce far more greenhouse gases than it can handle. We have to take ... More...

On 14 May 2012 the signing ceremony regarding the establishment of an International Research and Training Centre for Science and Technology Strategy as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO took place in Shanghai, China. The Director-General Irina Bokova signed the official agreement with Mr. Wan Gang, the Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, representing the Chinese Government. ... More...

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova is to make an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from the 28th – 31st of May. The Director-General is expected to meet with H.E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Kairat Mami, Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Head of the Secretariat of the ... More...

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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova paid an official visit to Jordan from 20 to 23 May. The Director-General met with His Majesty King Abdullah II, HRH Prince Ghazi Ben Mohammad, HRH Princess Sumaiya and several government officials. More...

Prof. George Philander, moderator of the conference The Conference ‘Cooperation regarding Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable Development’ was held on Wednesday 23 May from 10am to 5pm at UNESCO’s Headquarters during UNESCO Africa Week.
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Following the success of the Second World Conference on Arts Education (Seoul, 2010), UNESCO’s General Conference at its 36th session in 2011 proclaimed the 4th week of May as the International Arts Education Week. The week of 21-27 May 2012 marks this year’s International Arts Education Week. Its first edition will be celebrated at UNESCO Headquarters ... More...

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova pays an official visit to Jordan from 20 to 23 May. The Director-General is expected to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II, HRH Prince Ghazi Ben Mohammad, HRH Princess Sumaiya and several government officials. More...

Systematically integrating cultural specificities in the conception, measurement, and practice of development is imperative as it ensures the involvement of the local population and a desirable outcome of development efforts... More...

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Invocation: Divine Sophia, Triple Goddess of Wisdom, Who are the Holy Spirit of Truth; descend upon us with Thy white wings of the Dove, and give us Thy Diadem of Stars! We seek Thee, for all must seek for Truth. Thou are concealed from us by the veil that divides Reality from its reflection. Divine Bride, help us to be born again, that we may know our immortality.

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Marco Polo described Hangzhou as the most beautiful city in the world while a 13th century Chinese poet wrote, “There is paradise in heaven. And on earth there is Hangzhou.”Today, Hangzhou is among China’s most dynamic cities, where heritage and creativity connect as development assets. On 15 May, the Director-General presented the Mayor with a certificate ... More...