The IHP Council is responsible for the planning, defining priorities and supervising the execution of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP). The Council is composed of 36 Member States of UNESCO elected by the General Conference of UNESCO at its ordinary sessions, held every two years. Equitable ... Open

70 selected young leaders from over 60 countries to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) gather for the ESD Youth Conference ‘Youth Saves the Planet’.The conference aims at developing networking, capacity building and communication scheme to facilitate collaboration on a global scale for the planet to be sustainable. Open

Based on the successes achieved in the second educational opportunity program in terms of access to students in need of educational support and wide geographic coverage of the program, UNESCO decided to continue their support for the 2017-2018 academic year. Therefore, it is envisioned the need to launch the second TOT, ... Open

This five-day capacity building workshop to be held at the Old Town of Lijiang World Heritage site during 23-27 April 2018 is the first of a series to be co-organized by UNESCO Beijing Office and the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage (CACH) under the three-year national capacity building activity for cultural World Heritage in China. Open

The International Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves, composed of 12 members, is the primary scientific and technical Committee body advising the International Co-ordinating Council (ICC) of the MAB Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) Open

Organized by the Conference of Education Ministers of Francophonie member states and governments (CONFEMEN) and hosted by the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research of Morocco, an international seminar on education financing took place from 5-7 December 2017 in Rabat, Morocco. Open

The Director-General, Irina Bokova, of UNESCO welcomes the #NobelPrize awarded to the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. “It is a resounding call to global responsibility and a stronger diplomacy for peace”, she declared.UNESCO was founded in the wake of World War II, the first ... Open

The 44th APAN Meetings will be held in Dalian, China from 26 August - 1 September 2017. This meeting aim to strengthening capacity development and collaboration on disaster mitigation by networked open framework. During this event, UNESCO will organise MasterClass Session on ICT and Water Disaster Management ... Open

The “World Humanities Conference. Challenges and Responsibilities for a Planet in Transition” will take place in Liège, Belgium, from 6 to 12 August 2017. Co-organized by UNESCO, the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), the “World Humanities Conference – Liège 2017 Foundation” and LiègeTogether, Open

Magaly Solier, Peruvian actress and singer, will be designated UNESCO Artist for Peace on June 26th. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made the designation “in recognition of her efforts to protect and promote indigenous languages and music throughout her artistic career and for her commitment to the ideals of UNESCO.”
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