News and Events
4/11/2019
News | Eritrea considers the benefits of ratifying UNESCO’s 2005 Convention
The two-day national awareness-raising and advocacy workshop took place on 28 and 29 October 2019 at the Commission for Culture and Sports in Asmara with support from UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in order... › Read more
28/10/2019
Event | Monitoring Uganda's vibrant creative industries
A national training workshop will be held in Kampala, Uganda from 28 to 30 October, gathering members of the multi-stakeholder national team appointed by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The... › Read more
25/10/2019
Event | UNESCO launches in Barbados new study on cultural trade policies for the Caribbean
The launch of UNESCO's first impact study, “Culture in the CARIFORUM-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement”, will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, on 5 November, 2019. Hon. John A. King, Minister of... › Read more
25/10/2019
Event | Rwanda: Closing ceremony for Strengthening the Cultural and Creative Industries
A UNESCO project “Strengthening the cultural and creative industries in Rwanda” marks its conclusion after two years of activities aimed at the advancement of Rwandan arts and culture. The closing ceremony will be... › Read more
24/10/2019
Event | Pakistan: Creative Entrepreneurs Training
Twelve young Pakistani creative entrepreneurs will gather in Lahore, Pakistan, for a business residency programme organized by UNESCO at Beaconhouse National University (BNU) from 28 October to 2 November 2019.With 65%... › Read more
21/10/2019
Event | Strengthening the capacities of cultural actors for informed policy making in Mali
A national training workshop for members of the committee for the implementation and monitoring of the 2005 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions will be held in Bamako,... › Read more
21/10/2019
Event | Capturing the state of culture and creative sectors in Tanzania
Cultural and creative industries are growing fast and becoming an significant source of growth and employment in Tanzania. Today, the country is home to a vibrant cultural scene including Zanzibar Film Festival, Azam... › Read more
17/10/2019
Event | Create | 2030 Somalia: Artistic freedom and expressions for sustainable development
UNESCO celebrates Somali Heritage Week in Kenya with the organization of the first Create|2030 Talk for Somalia, which is taking place on Friday, 18 October 2019 from 5pm to 7pm at the National Theatre in... › Read more
16/10/2019
Event | Creative Cluster Ecosystem Development in Georgia
Creative Georgia and the EU Delegation at Georgia, together with UNESCO, will co-organize a conference Creative Cluster Ecosystem Development in Georgia on 18 October 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia, as part of the project... › Read more
16/10/2019
Event | Colombia: Gender-focused cultural policy monitoring workshop
A national training workshop will be held in Bogota, Colombia, from 16-18 of October 2019. The workshop aims to strengthen capacities on cultural policy monitoring as part of the UNESCO project Reshaping Cultural... › Read more
16/10/2019
News | EU and UNESCO support copyright policy development in South Sudan
South Sudan has been selected as a beneficiary country of the new European Union-funded programme EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture in developing countries, which will provide expertise and peer-to-... › Read more
11/10/2019
News | Peer learning and participatory policy process for a dynamic culture sector in Africa
“You are now the local experts”, concluded Avril Joffe, a member of the UNESCO Expert Facility, at the end of the three-day workshop for cultural professionals which took place in Pretoria, South Africa. The... › Read more
10/10/2019
News | Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Gabon
Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Gabon EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture in Developing Countries: Support for new regulatory frameworks to strengthen the cultural... › Read more
10/10/2019
News | Measuring diversity in the Indonesian media landscape
The media are producers, distributors, diffusers and mediators of cultural contents. By showcasing local creativity in various forms including films, series, music, dance and plays, media can have a direct and positive... › Read more
8/10/2019
News | Mauritius evaluates its cultural and creative industries and their contributions to the SDGs
The UNESCO project “Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions”, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), aims to... › Read more
