Future-proofing the African young generations for water and climate: the educational side - 24 November 2021 Online - Kenya
Pre-Conference Workshops - African Kick-off Conference for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development - 24 January 2022
Strengthening Awareness and Capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Somalia - 27 September 2021 Mogadishu - Somalia
Regional Conference on the Integration of the General History of Africa into School Curriculum From 25 to 26 May 2021, UNESCO is organizing a virtual Regional Conference on stock taking and experience sharing on the integration of the General History of Africa (GHA) into school curriculum. The main focus will be on the need to renovate and innovate on the teaching and learning about Africa and its diasporas. - Join the conference on Zoom - - 25 May 2021 Online - Kenya
National Workshop for the Celebration of International Museum Day and the Protection of Cultural Property in Somalia The national workshop aims to celebrate International Museum Day 2021 and share about the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the UNESCO 2015 Recommendation concerning the protection and promotion of museums, their diversity and their and their role in Society. It also aims to raise awareness of preventive measures for the protection of cultural property, and steps to take for the return and restitution of cultural property following guidance from the UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. - 18 May 2021 Mogadishu - Somalia
50th anniversary of the 1970 UNESCO Convention: An online regional dialogue on the fight against illicit trafficking on cultural property This online Conference will provide an opportunity celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property by addressing the current context and challenges in the fight against illicit trafficking and the return and restitution of cultural property in the Africa region. The conference will offer the opportunity for UNESCO Member States, community members and a wide range of professionals to identify regional needs and priorities. It will also be an important contribution to the African Union 2021 Year of "Culture, Arts and Heritage, Levers for building the Africa we want” - 26 April 2021 NAIROBI - Kenya