Press Release

After the fires on Rapa Nui (Chile) UNESCO launches an evaluation and management plan for the island's World Heritage site

UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences to be awarded to four laureates in Malabo

‘Reviving Mosul and Basra Old Cities’: photo exhibition and event in Brussels highlight strong UNESCO-EU partnership

Director-General urges investigation into the death of journalist Abisaí Pérez Romero in Mexico

Director-General condemns killing of broadcast journalist Dylan Lyons in the United States of America

At UNESCO, a call to regulate digital platforms in the face of online disinformation and hate

Director-General condemns killing of journalist Atef Al Saidi in Syria

Director-General condemns killing of broadcast journalist Alexander Álvarez Ramírez in Paraguay

UNESCO and African Union call on leaders to prioritize equal opportunity in education

Albania and UNESCO join forces to protect one of Europe's last wild rivers

Director-General condemns murder of journalist Shashikant Warishe in India

Director-General urges investigation into killing of journalist Jean-Jacques Ola Bébé in Cameroon

International Mother Language Day: UNESCO calls on countries to implement mother language-based education

Internet For Trust: UNESCO global conference to tackle online disinformation and hate Speech

UNESCO Beirut Office and King Salman Center Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) celebrate the successful completion of "Education is Peace" project

With $16.1 million in additional funding, Japan boosts its support for UNESCO’s projects, particularly for Ukraine

UNESCO: Educational achievement is hampered by lack of investment in health and nutrition

Earthquake in Syria and Türkiye: UNESCO offers support

Social media: UNESCO leads global dialogue to improve the reliability of information

Director-General urges investigation into the death of journalist John Williams Ntwali in Rwanda

UNESCO calls for intensified collective efforts to combat antisemitism online

Odesa inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in the face of threats of destruction

Landmarks of Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib (Yemen) added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli (Lebanon) inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List

‘Reviving Mosul and Basra Old Cities’: UNESCO showcases emblematic reconstruction with a photo exhibition and concert in Brussels

Director-General condemns killing of radio journalist Martinez Zogo in Cameroon

UNESCO strengthens its support to Guinea-Bissau for the protection of the Bijagós Islands

UNESCO dedicates the 2023 International Day of Education to Afghan girls and women

UNESCO: Killings of journalists up 50% in 2022, half targeted off duty

UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of journalist Ashiqul Islam in Bangladesh

Director-General condemns killing of broadcaster Francklin Tamar in Haiti

Fight against Antisemitism: UNESCO and Partners launch an ambitious training programme for American Educators

UNESCO celebrates the International Decade of Indigenous Languages

At UNESCO, World education leaders call for environment education and digital access to be part of learning for all

UNESCO Statement on the situation in Iran

COP15: Schoolchildren help UNESCO accelerate tracking of ocean species

Director-General condemns killing of journalist Wilder Alfredo Córdoba in Colombia

World Summit* on Groundwater at UNESCO, 7-8 December

Intangible Cultural Heritage: UNESCO inscribes 47 elements

Director-General condemns killing of journalist Essam Abdullah in northern Syria