News and Events
27/6/2018
Event | Launch of Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Stockholm
UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Stockholm, Sweden on 21 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to... › Read more
26/6/2018
Event | Launch of Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Ulaanbaatar
UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 11 May. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to... › Read more
26/6/2018
Event | Launch of Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Addis Ababa
UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” will be launched at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 7 June. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to... › Read more
22/6/2018
News | Colombia: investing in creativity
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, the National Commission of Colombia UNESCO and the Regional Centre for Book Development in Latin America and Caribbean (CERLALC) launched the Spanish... › Read more
20/6/2018
News | Ethiopia: integrating culture into development
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, launched the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 7 June. The event, gathering representatives from public and... › Read more
12/6/2018
News | South Sudan: cultural policy review
UNESCO supported the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to organize a national review of their Culture Policy on 7 June 2018 with the aim of promoting the diversity of cultural expressions through policies and... › Read more
11/6/2018
Event | Launch of Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Bogota
The Spanish language version of UNESCO’s 2018 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” s will be launched at National Museum of Colombia on 14 June. The Report assesses the impact of the most recent... › Read more
8/6/2018
Event | Reinforcing networks and capacities on cultural policies in Asia-Pacific
UNESCO will organize a 5-day workshop in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 11 to 15 June 2018, with the support of the Korean Government (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and the Korean National Commission for... › Read more
6/6/2018
News | Viet Nam: towards good governance for culture
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), launched the 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Hanoi, Vietnam on 23 May. The event, gathering representatives from... › Read more
30/5/2018
News | Rwanda: assessing policy needs for the creative sector
As part of the UNESCO project “Strengthening the sustainability of creative industries in Rwanda”, Rwanda held its third National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting on 23 May in Kigali to assess the policy needs of the... › Read more
28/5/2018
News | Job announcement-Administrative assistant (deadline 18 June)
The Section for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions of UNESCO is looking for an administrative assistant to support the Section’s Policy and Research Unit (PRU/DCE). Deadline: 18 June 2018. Read the Job announcement.
28/5/2018
News | Rwanda: media professionals celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity
UNESCO organized a media workshop held on 21 and 22 May 2018 in Kigali to reinforce the role of media in promoting the diversity of cultural expressions in Rwanda.The two-day workshop, which is funded by the... › Read more
25/5/2018
News | Zimbabwe: powering development through culture
On 16 May, UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” was launched in Harare, Zimbabwe, bringing together over 200 participants, including representatives from various cultural, media and public... › Read more
24/5/2018
News | Celebrating 20 years of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development
On 21 May, UNESCO, the Swedish National Commission and the Swedish Arts Council partnered to celebrate 20 years of the landmark Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development held in Stockholm (... › Read more
22/5/2018
News | Thailand: supporting freedom of expression and creativity
In celebration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day (3 May), a joint launch of UNESCO’s two new global reports “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” and the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global... › Read more
