News and Events
15/5/2020
News | Call for Expression of Interest: Project implementation in Jamaica
Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Jamaica EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture in Developing Countries: Support for new regulatory frameworks to strengthen the cultural... › Read more
13/5/2020
News | ResiliArt: Cultural Diversity and COVID-19 - The Road to Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented human and health crisis and triggered a severe economic downturn. Global GDP growth down is predicted to go down by at least 3% in 2020, plunging the world into a... › Read more
12/5/2020
Call | Call for applications open for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity | DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 16/06/2020
Image: George Joch / Courtesy Argonne National Laboratory (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) - no modification has been added UNESCO accepts applications for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) from 16... › Read more
7/5/2020
News | A new decade for Tajik musicians – UNESCO project gives rise to the the first female music manager
In 2012, the project Strengthening and diversifying music production in Tajikistan, brought about a dramatic change in the Tajik music industry, where there was a notable lack of professional training for music–related... › Read more
2/5/2020
News | New UNESCO report - Freedom & Creativity: Defending art, defending diversity
UNESCO sheds light on the current advances and challenges in the legal protection of artistic freedom, the protection of the social and economic rights of artists and cultural professionals, and the monitoring of... › Read more
28/4/2020
News | Ethiopia, Jamaica, Namibia, Palestine and Panama to strengthen creative industries through EU/UNESCO Expert Facility
Today, the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) employ nearly 30 million people worldwide, and increasingly contribute to the economic growth and development of their societies. Recognizing the positive impact and... › Read more
28/4/2020
News | Bold strategy in the making for Zimbabwe’s music industry
Music industry in the face of COVID-19In times of crisis, people need culture more than ever. Spontaneous concerts are taking place in apartment balconies. Consumption of cultural content such as music, films,... › Read more
23/4/2020
News | Magnifying the voices of Algerian creative workers
“What an unprecedented opportunity to recognize past achievements of cultural work as well as look towards the future together.” Christine Merkel, a member of UNESCO’s Expert Facility for the Convention on the... › Read more
11/4/2020
News | ResiliArt: Artists and Creativity beyond Crisis
Now, more than ever, we need culture. Culture makes us resilient and gives us hope. It reminds us that we are not alone. We need a concerted and global effort to support artists and ensure access to culture for all.The... › Read more
10/4/2020
News | Call for Expression of Interest: project implementation in Namibia
Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Namibia EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture in Developing Countries: Support for new regulatory frameworks to strengthen the cultural... › Read more
3/4/2020
News | Gabon spearheads move towards creative economy
The Gabonese cultural scene is bubbling with creative talents striving to follow their dreams while also promoting their culture. Gabon’s creative workers are eager to play a part in the country’s economic growth and... › Read more
27/2/2020
News | Call for Expression of Interest: project implementation in Mexico
Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Mexico EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture in Developing Countries: Support for new regulatory frameworks to strengthen the cultural... › Read more
20/2/2020
News | Creativity in the digital space at the heart of global discussion
The 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005) took place at UNESCO’s Headquarters from 11 to... › Read more
13/2/2020
News | UNESCO project enables ten African female filmmakers to work with director Naomi Kawase in Japan
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, and Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase on Thursday announced the names of the ten winners of the UNESCO-Nara Residency for Young African Female Filmmakers, in a side event of... › Read more
12/2/2020
News | UNESCO funds nine new projects to support culture in developing countries
Nine proposals that will boost the cultural and creative industries in nine developing countries were approved on Wednesday by the Committee of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity... › Read more
