News and Events
22/12/2021
News | UNESCO trains team to draft Zimbabwe’s National Music Strategy
The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa in partnership with the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe trained the national team responsible for drafting Zimbabwe’s music Sector Strategy from 4-5 October 2021. The... › Read more
16/12/2021
News | Conclusion of the project "Música FFWD" for the strengthening of Costa Rica's music sector
The "FFWD Music" project, implemented together with the Ministry of Culture and Youth of Costa Rica in the framework of the UNESCO-European Union cooperation programme for the development of cultural and creative... › Read more
8/12/2021
News | Costa Rica strengthens its music ecosystem through virtual forum
Around 30 representatives from various sectors of the Costa Rican music ecosystem met virtually in a forum organized by UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Youth in the framework of the project Musica Fast Forward (... › Read more
3/12/2021
News | Music community in South Africa mobilized for fair treatment and opportunities
UNESCO’s Actions to implement the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions contribute to fostering the creative economy worldwide.
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1/12/2021
News | UNESCO workshop in East Africa: strengthening media diversity and cultural pluralism
In the framework of the project “Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions,” UNESCO organized a series of hybrid (physical and online) knowledge... › Read more
29/11/2021
News | MobiCINÉ rolls the magic of the big screen through the communities of Senegal
UNESCO’s Actions to implement the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions contribute to fostering the creative economy worldwide.
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26/11/2021
News | Call for Proposal : External Evaluation of the UNESCO/SIDA project Reshaping Cultural Policies
This call is for institutions or legal entities (i.e. for-profit or not-for-profit organisations) Introduction UNESCO is seeking the expertise of a consultant company/institution for the evaluation of the UNESCO/SIDA... › Read more
18/11/2021
News | UNESCO and Bangladesh Award First Creative Economy Prize to Ugandan Start-Up
On 11 November 2021, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, awarded the first UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the... › Read more
15/11/2021
Event | Peer-to-peer learning workshop on policies for creativity in Namibia
UNESCO, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture of Namibia, is organizing a “Peer-to-peer learning workshop on policies for creativity: Monitoring and implementing the 2005 Convention for the... › Read more
15/11/2021
News | Women Cultural Entrepreneurs Bring Color to Indonesia’s Heritage
UNESCO’s Actions to implement the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions contribute to fostering the creative economy worldwide.
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15/11/2021
News | [Extended] Call for international consultant on project management, reporting and monitoring
New application deadline: 28 November 2021 Introduction This call for expressions of interest is for an individual consultant interested in taking charge of the management, monitoring and reporting of the project “... › Read more
13/11/2021
Event | Regional training on media diversity and cultural pluralism in Eastern Africa
On 15, 18, 22 and 25 November 2021, the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Nairobi, and National Offices in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa, in collaboration with the Entity for the Diversity of Cultural... › Read more
11/11/2021
Event | Award Ceremony for the 2021 UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy
The UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy was created in 2020 to recognise and reward exceptional initiatives of an individual or organization that support... › Read more
8/11/2021
News | ResiliArt Video: 20th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
The creative industries have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, their role in promoting diversity and inclusion in society, spurring development and boosting income and employment opportunities... › Read more
2/11/2021
External news article | MoTIV (Uganda) Named the Winner of the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy.
