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With UNESCO, textile traditions become autonomy and development tools in Latin America

In Mexico and Peru, embroidery is much more than a decorative art: it is living heritage, passed down from generation to generation by women who, with each stitch, preserve the history, beliefs, and i[...]
Jul 2, 2025 , Source: unesconews

Re|founding cultural heritage law in sub-Saharan Africa

This meeting will bring together 18 authors from nine (09) African countries selected to contribute to a research project entitled “Re|founding cultural heritage law in sub-Saharan Africa”. This unpre[...]
Jul 2, 2025 , Source: unesconews

Extended Call for Applications – Nature and Divinity: Reimagining Traditions through Artistic Exchange

UNITAR CIFAL Jeju invites youth artists from East Asian countries to apply for 'Nature and Divinity: Reimagining Traditions through Artistic Exchange' program, designed to promote artistic exchange be[...]
Jul 2, 2025 , Source: unesconews

How Ayutthaya’s new record repository became a model for South-East Asia’s heritage sites

Beyond the emergency simulation, participants gained practical knowledge in archival cataloguing, metadata development, and conservation planning. They also toured the new facility and explored how it[...]
Jul 2, 2025 , Source: unesconews

Antigua and Barbuda Unveils Landmark AI Readiness Assessment Report

On 24 June 2025 a high-level plenary session was held at the Five Islands Campus of the University of the West Indies in Antigua and Barbuda. The event, that took place within the framework of the UWI[...]
Jul 1, 2025 , Source: unesconews

Les saisons intérieures de Han Feng

Photos: Han FengTexte: Xiaorong Chen, UNESCO  « L’attention est la forme la plus rare et la plus pure de la générosité. » The Gift (Le don), la série de nat[...]
Jul 1, 2025 , Source: unesconews

Educating to act: Moroccan youth in action for a sustainable future

Empowering youth to speak up – and act Adolescents and young adults are also stepping up. In a high school in Rabat, 17-year-old Omar is preparing to interview a municipal official for [...]
Jul 1, 2025 , Source: unesconews

AlUla, the pearl of the Saudi desert

Anuliina SavolainenUNESCO There are so many possible beginnings to AlUla's story. They lie buried under silent sands and carved into the red sandstone and basalt walls of this oasis situated in M[...]
Jul 1, 2025 , Source: unesconews
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