News and Events
21/11/2018
News | Lao PDR: supporting artistic freedom and the mobility of artists
‘Networking and collaboration are the strategic tool arts practitioners use to navigate and survive complex, challenging and sometimes hostile working conditions.’ That was one of the highlights featured in the ... › Read more
11/11/2018
News | International Call for candidatures (DEADLINE EXTENDED: 3 December) - Renewal of the UNESCO-EU Expert Facility
A call for expression of interest is launched for the renewal of the UNESCO-EU Expert Facility aimed at supporting capacity development initiatives for the implementation and promotion of the 2005 Convention on the... › Read more
22/10/2018
News | 4 New projects awarded under UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative
“You Are Next”, a UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative, rewards four outstanding projects which will be presented at UNESCO Headquarters on Tuesday 11 December 2018.[[{"fid":"26149","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"... › Read more
15/10/2018
News | Debating Artistic Freedom and Internet Universality on #AccessToInfo Day
The International Access to Info Day on 28 September featured the exhibition launch ‘Internet Universality Beyond Words’ and a debate on artistic and Internet freedoms in Bangkok. Artists, film... › Read more
12/10/2018
News | Kenya: supporting the rights of artists
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa organized a two-day capacity building workshop on the 1980 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist on 11 and 12... › Read more
12/10/2018
News | Comoros: supporting the status of its artists
UNESCO mobilized stakeholders in the field of culture and creative industries in Moroni, Comoros for an information-sharing session on UNESCO Global Survey on policies and measures taken around the world to support the... › Read more
1/10/2018
News | Croatia: the IFCD supports local cultural governance in Dubrovnik
One of the main objectives of Kultura Nova Foundation’s 2016 project "Participatory Governance Approach to Cultural Institutions" was to build a platform for dialogue between NGOs and public authorities. At the end of... › Read more
27/9/2018
News | Morocco: supporting cultural policy development with the IFCD
Any mapping of creative industries requires a fine understanding of an audience’s consumption patterns. Between December 2015 and June 2016, as part of the project "Developing an Effective Policy for the Promotion of... › Read more
13/9/2018
News | UNESCO joins Conference on Artistic Freedom in Europe at the European Parliament
On September 4th, Culture Action Europe (CAE) in cooperation with Freemuse, organized the conference “Listen to the Silenced: The state of artistic freedom in Europe”, at the European Parliament, hosted by Ms. Julie... › Read more
3/9/2018
News | UNESCO partners with the European Union to invest in creativity for development
Within the framework of its “Investing in Culture and Creativity” Programme, the European Union will partner with UNESCO to support new activities in the areas of cultural heritage and creative industries. The... › Read more
3/9/2018
News | UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative for women in the digital creative industries awards four outstanding projects
On August 31, UNESCO announced the four winning projects of the new "U40 Empowered, UNESCO-Sabrina Ho" initiative: #BeYourVoice (Mexico); Digital Theater by women for women (Palestine); DigitELLES (Senegal); and Academy... › Read more
23/8/2018
News | “There is a strong link between investing in creative and cultural potential and sustainable development”: Interview with Sabrina Ho
The U40 Empowered: a UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative promoting young female cultural entrepreneurs in the digital creative industries by investing in their creative potential. Behind this initiative, is Sabrina Ho, a... › Read more
8/8/2018
News | El Salvador: creativity on the rise
UNESCO and El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture launched the 2018 Global Report, “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in San Salvador on 24 July at the National Anthropology Museum. The event, gathering representatives from the... › Read more
20/7/2018
News | Senegal: IFCD supports film access through MobiCiné
“MobiCiné: transforming film distribution and access” was one of the 7 projects selected among the 227 projects submitted during the 8th Call for funding of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) of UNESCO... › Read more
13/7/2018
News | Kiswahili version of the 2005 Convention now available
As more and more East African countries look to the cultural and creative industries as a vector for sustainable development, UNESCO puts more tools and resources at their disposition through the UNESCO’s 2005... › Read more
