News and Events
3/11/2022
External news article | UNESCO offers concrete support to Small Island Developing States to monitor policies for creativity
21/10/2022
External news article | UNESCO Bolsters Support to Indigenous Cultural Start-ups in Mexico
18/10/2022
News | Romania commits to protect and promote the rights of artists
“Culture is work, art is work”.These were the concluding words of Ms. Alis Vasile, a Romanian cultural policy expert, at the online launch of the UNESCO-Aschberg project in Romania on 6 October 2022. In partnership with... › Read more
18/10/2022
News | Call for expression of interest: status of the artist in Mozambique
The Diversity of Cultural Expressions Entity is looking for a qualified and experienced international company[1] specialized in cultural policy advice to support the elaboration of a status of the artist law in... › Read more
13/10/2022
Event | UNESCO promotes Musical Diversity at the Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX)
Music industry is evolving fast thanks to digital technology, leading to radical changes in the ways we create, access and value music. UNESCO endeavors to protect and promote all kinds of cultural and creative... › Read more
13/10/2022
News | World Novel Week 2022
World Novel Week was proclaimed at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2021 and takes place every year during the week of 13 October. It aims to encourage the appreciation of literature as an expression... › Read more
28/9/2022
News | UNESCO launches an open call to civil society for written contributions
At its 15th session in February 2022, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions recognised the fundamental role of civil society in supporting the creation... › Read more
27/9/2022
News | Celebrating partnerships for inclusive and sustainable cultural policies during MONDIACULT 2022
WATCH THE EVENT LIVEAs part of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022 – the European Commission organizes a side-event on “Partnerships for inclusive and... › Read more
19/9/2022
News | UNESCO’s support for Ukrainian women artists helps them keep their creativity alive
Since the start of the war on 24 February 2022, more than 7.1 million refugees from Ukraine have fled across Europe and many more have been displaced inside their country, among them artists and cultural workers. As... › Read more
23/8/2022
Event | UNESCO SHINES A LIGHT ON AFRICA’S CREATIVE FUTURE
UNESCO continues to shine a light on a Creative Africa by participating in the second edition of FAME Week Africa taking place in Cape Town, South Africa on 24-26 August 2022. UNESCO will promote its new report The... › Read more
12/8/2022
News | Digital Transformation of Cultural and Creative Industries in the Republic of Moldova
On 21 July 2022, at the Artcor premises in Chisinau, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova officially launched the “Digital Transformation of... › Read more
3/8/2022
News | Call for Expressions of Interest Multimedia Communications Support
The Diversity of Cultural Expressions Entity is looking for a qualified and experienced communications company[1] to support in content gathering and content production for UNESCO’s International Fund for... › Read more
22/7/2022
News | UNESCO launches global consultation on the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist
Artists and cultural professionals are at the very heart of the cultural and creative industries. They innovate, challenge norms, inspire and entertain through their creative expressions, which are essential for... › Read more
