In conformity with the recommendations of the French authorities, UNESCO is taking emergency measures in an attempt to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. In this regard, please be informed that the events below, scheduled to take place at Headquarters, have been canceled/postponed :
List of Events
| Title | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting on inscription mechanisms Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage | 16 to 18 March 2020 |
Postponed |
| UNESCO Netexplo Forum | 16 to 19 March 2020 |
Postponed 21-23 September |
|
Headquarters Committee |
17 March 2020 | Postponed |
|
13th Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Committees (Lisboa, POrtugal) |
18 to 20 March 2020 | Postponed |
| Technical meeting of the IHP Bureau | 18 to 20 March 2020 |
Canceled |
| 2nd Planning meeting of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 | 18 to 20 March 2020 |
Canceled |
| Information meeting: Preview presentation of the World Water Development Report 2020 "Water and Climate Change" | 20 March 2020 |
Canceled |
|
Presentation of the 2020 World Water Development Report |
20 March 2020 | Canceled |
|
Sommet des consciences - Conference on indigenous peoples and the environment |
22 March 2020 | Canceled |
| Visit from Hersby Gymnasium and Lycée d'Arsonval | 23 March 2020 |
Canceled |
| Education Session for the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Dissemination of a Culture of Peace | 23 March 2020 |
Canceled |
|
Launch of the World Water Development Report 2020 in Geneva |
23 March 2020 | Canceled |
| Consultation meeting in the framework of the Program Memory of the World | 23 to 25 March 2020 |
Canceled |
|
209th Session of the Executive Board |
23 March to 4 April 2020 | Postponed |
| Baghdad office photo exhibition | 23 March to 6 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Exhibition "Greek antiquities and works of art" | 23 March to 10 April 2020 |
Canceled |
|
World Water Development Report 2020: Water and Climate Change |
24 March 2020 | Canceled |
|
Award Ceremony of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa AI-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education |
25 March 2020 | Postponed |
| "Women and Creativity" | 27 March 2020 |
Canceled |
| "Rotary and the United Nations - A long-standing relationship at the service of building peaceful societies" | 27 March 2020 |
Canceled |
| Steering Committee Al-Nouri Mosque | 28 March 2020 |
Postponed |
| Campus - Gender Equality | 30 March 2020 |
Canceled |
| Conference "Professor of the 21st Century: At the Foundation of a Trusted, Inclusive and Sustainable Society" | 30 March 2020 |
Postponed |
| Experts Meeting on Addressing Hate Speech through Education | 30 to 31 March 2020 |
Canceled |
|
Round Table on Multilinguism |
31 March 2020 | Canceled |
|
Célébration de la Journée internationale de la francophonie (20 mars) |
31 March 2020 | Canceled |
| Campus on Sport | 2 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Exhibition: « Piqueras - Iniciando los años 60 » (Delegation of Peru) | 2 to 14 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Award Ceremony of Excellence to Malian Students (Delegation of Mali) | 3 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Bureau of the Committee Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage | 6 to 7 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| 39th Session HLCP | 6 to 9 April 2020 |
Canceled - Via S4B |
|
WSIS Forum 2020 |
6 to 9 April 2020 | Postponed to 31 August - 4 September 2020 |
| Screening of a documentary on the Notre Dame fire | 7 April 2020 |
Canceled |
|
Spring Session of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development |
11 to 12 April 2020 | Canceled |
| Sharjah Prize Exhibition and Ceremony | 14 to 23 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Artworks by students and graduates of the Federal Higher School of Folk Arts in Saint Petersburg | 14 to 24 April 2020 |
Pending Event |
| World Art Day | 15 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Workshop "Futures of Literacy" (Delegation of Austria) | 15 April 2020 |
Initially 12 March 2020 |
| 10th Anniversary of the "Résidence voyager" programme for the craft industry | 15 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Donors Advisory Group meeting of the Heritage Emergency Fund | 16 April 2020 |
Maintained |
| Experts meeting on World Heritage (Delegation of Republic of Korea) | 16 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Exhibition (Delegation of Turkey) | 16 to 27 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| Meeting for States Parties and STAB on evaluation of 2001 Convention | 20 to 24 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| Strengthening Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) and data for increased resilience to crises | 21 to 23 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Information session on Disaster risk reduction | 22 April 2020 |
Canceled |
|
World Press Freedom Conference 2020: Journalism Without Fear or Favour |
22 to 24 April 2020 | Postponed to 18-20 October 2020 |
|
World Press Freedom Conference - Forum of Legal Actors |
22 to 24 April 2020 | Postponed to October 2020 - TBC (During World Press Freedom Conference) |
| Plenary meeting of the GRULAC | 23 April 2020 |
Pending Event |
|
Girls in ICT Day - Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
23 to 24 April 2020 | Postponed to 29-30 July 2020 |
| WHC Open-Ended Meeting | 28 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Concert on the occasion of the Day of the Non-Aligned Movement (Delegation of Azerbaijan) | 28 April 2020 |
Postponed |
|
Caribbean Forum on Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities to Accelerate Sustainable Development for Human Progress |
28 to 29 April 2020 | Postponed (no exact dates) |
|
Southeast Asia World Press Freedom Day 2020 |
30 April to 1 May 2020 | Postponed to Mid-October |
|
Central Asia: World Press Freedom Day |
4 May 2020 | Postponed to 18 October 2020 |
|
2nd Global Policy Forum on Memory of the World |
12 to 13 May 2020 | Postponed (no exact dates) |
|
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development |
2 to 6 June 2020 | Postponed (no exact dates) |
|
32nd session of the Man and the Biosphere Programme International Co-ordinating Council |
22 to 26 June 2020 | Postponed |
|
Training Workshop on “River Basin Sediment Monitoring and Management” |
7 to 11 September 2020 | Pending Event |
Due to the health situation related to COVID-19, please refer to the prevention guide.
The guided tour services are suspended for the moment.
On an individual level, make sure to:
- avoid handshakes and hugs
- wash your hands very regularly with soap, or use a hydro-alcoholic solution,
- cough and sneeze into your sleeve or into a disposable handkerchief,
- stay at home in case of fever and consult a doctor,
- wear a surgical mask only in case of fever and cough
You are encouraged to visit the following websites for more information:
- WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
- Host country Government: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus
- Host Country Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé: https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/soins-et-maladies/maladies/maladies-infectieuses/coronavirus/coronavirus-questions-reponses