The 1972 World Heritage Convention links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties. It defines the kind of natural or cultural sites which can be considered for inscription on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. The Convention is c...
This film introduces the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, an international platform that connects cities to share experiences, ideas and best practices in the field of creative industries and urban development. Through videos provided by member cities and short interviews of Mayors from different ...
This film introduces the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, an international platform that connects cities to share experiences, ideas and best practices in the field of creative industries and urban development. Through videos provided by member cities and short interviews of Mayors from different ...
The c was born on 16 November 1945 UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance ...
4 minutes can't capture the exhilarating richness of the 1st ever Intl Jazz Day festivities at UNESCO's headquarters. We share some memorable moments here of master classes with jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Marcus Miller; conversations about jazz as a cultural & democrat...
Find out more at www.qut.edu.au and www.unesco.org As part of UNESCO's International Arts Education Week (21-27 May, 2012) QUT Creative Industries is releasing five short video provocations investigating the importance of developing arts, design and creative education in Australia and worldwide. ...
Oct. 31 - The United States says it has stopped funding UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, following its vote to grant the Palestinians full membership. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
UNESCO's Regional Office for Education in Africa, based in Dakar, Senegal, promotes early childhood care and education (EECE) in Africa. Today only 42 % of sub-Saharan countries carry out early childhood care and education programmes for children under the age of 3. Less than 15% of African child...
Director-General Irina Bokova delivers a UNESCO message for Earth Hour.
Amid loud applause and cheers for yes votes, Unesco members vote one-by-one on whether to allow Palestinians full membership to the cultural agency.
Ms Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, Regional Director of UNESCO's Regional Office for Education in Africa based in Dakar, Senegal, tells about the difference the Office is making in Africa. The interview was recorded in September 2011.
UNESCO Statement on Palestine Vote
Palestine has been approved membership of the UN cultural agency Unesco, defying calls from US and Israel not to allow it. . Report by Lindsay Brown. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com
PARIS — Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday, in a highly divisive breakthrough that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the US and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts. Lawmakers in the United States, which provides about 22 percent of UNESC...
