Publications
UNESCO’s publications contribute to accomplishing the Organization’s goals. They are an important means of maintaining, advancing and sharing knowledge, between and across all parts of the world. While some aim to inform the general public, many provide specialists with expert knowledge drawn from UNESCO’s fields of competence. These diverse publications and co-editions, translated into over 70 languages, all serve the common goal of bringing about positive change.
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Artists and journalists at risk: Building synergies to promote freedom of expression
The safety of journalists in emergencies has received significant attention over past decades, resulting in the establishment of a strong body of international, regional and national law and policy in this field.
Artists and cultural professionals lack the same opportunities and safety nets of protection, despite facing many of the same threats to their safety and livelihoods that journalists endure.
What further actions could be taken to guarantee their protection in emergency contexts and recovery periods?
UNESCO was born out of a simple conviction: peace and development require stronger foundations than those resulting from political and economic arrangements between states. To better understand and respect each other; to be aware that we all belong to a single human family; to recognize that we share the same planet: those are the greatest challenges.
This publication tells the story of UNESCO’s endeavors to understand, preserve and convey the best of our shared humanity, so we can join efforts and transform of the world.
Our world is full of wonders. From historic cities, castles and cathedrals to magnificent mountains, rainforests and oceans, the world’s greatest treasures belong to all humankind. This is our world heritage.
But our heritage is constantly under threat – from natural disasters, wars, climate change, construction, pollution and mass tourism.
In this book, co-published with Hachette, we visit over 70 World Heritage Sites in 52 countries.
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Archivos: Latin American and Caribbean identity (1988–2003)
- As the world started to discover Latin American literature, the absence of dialogue between the readers and specialists from the different countries in the region was made evident. In October 1988, the first 12 volumes of the Archives of 20th-century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, a collection launched in 1983 with the assistance of UNESCO, were published.
- Over the years, a total of 58 titles were produced, featuring the major works in Spanish, Portuguese and French from some of the best writers in Latin American and the Caribbean, along with critical essays, chronologies and background papers produced by the top specialists at the time. This collection remains unparalleled today.
Creative Cities of Literature
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
The Network covers seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Arts, Media Arts, Film, Design, Gastronomy, Literature and Music.
The 246 cities which currently make up this network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.
