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Highlights

New biosphere reserves

UNESCO designates 11 new biosphere reserves, including a transboundary site

New UNESCO Global Geoparks

18 sites joined the UNESCO Global Geoparks network

Partnerships and Cooperation

United Nations World Water Development Report 2023

Basic Sciences, Research,

Innovation and Engineering

Women in science

L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme

Open Science

Making science more accessible, inclusive and equitable

Science for a Water Secure World

Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme

scientific research
Natural Sciences

Working with local communities and promoting sustainable development around the world

Young people cleaning the beach in Cabo Verde

Key publications

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water
UNESCO
2023
Publication financed by the Government of Italy and Regione Umbria
0000384655
Mapping research and innovation in the Kingdom of Cambodia
UNESCO
2023
UNESCO
0000383786
UNESCO’s actions for biodiversity: making peace with nature
2022
UNESCO
0000383600
UNESCO Science Report: the race against time for smarter development
UNESCO
2021
UNESCO
0000377433
Mathematics for action: supporting science-based decision-making
UNESCO
2022
UNESCO
0000380883
Engineering for sustainable development: delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals
UNESCO
ICEE
Central Compilation and Translation Press
2021
UNESCO
0000375644

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