15 May 2025
2025 Urdd Gobaith Cymru Peace and Goodwill Message released and granted Patronage by the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Seventy years after the death of one of its founders, Wales’ annual Peace and Goodwill Message, led by Wales’ largest youth organisation, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, has been released today (15 May 2025)…

08 May 2025
Manchester Festival of Libraries (4-8 June) announces its full programme for 2025 including visiting performers from other global UNESCO Cities of Literature

Returning for its fifth year, and winner of Best Event at the Manchester Culture Awards in 2024…

07 May 2025
Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature appoints Harriet MacMillan as new Director

The Chair of the Board of Trustees of Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature, Ruth Plowden, has announced that Dr Harriet MacMillan has been appointed as the charity’s new Director.

22 April 2025
Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin recognised on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register

Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin has been inscribed onto the prestigious UNESCO Memory of the World International Register…

17 April 2025
Arran formally announced as the 10th UNESCO Global Geopark in the United Kingdom

Arran, located off the southwest coast of Scotland, has been formally announced as the UK's 10th UNESCO Global Geopark.

17 April 2025
Dundee UNESCO City of Design launches new supporter scheme ‘Design Lives Here’

Dundee UNESCO City of Design has launched new supporter scheme called ‘Design Lives Here’, celebrating and showcasing Dundee individuals, organisations and businesses who align with design values.

15 April 2025
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning marks the 70th anniversary of the International Review of Education (IRE)

For 70 years, the International Review of Education (IRE) has been at the forefront of global discourse on comparative education and lifelong learning.

12 April 2025
Communities to nominate traditions for new Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK

Communities across the UK will soon be able to nominate their favourite traditions to be included within official inventories of our living heritage.

11 April 2025
Candidates for next Director-General of UNESCO announced

The three candidates to become the next Director-General of UNESCO were formally announced on 27 March 2025, and interviews took place in public on Wednesday 9 April…

01 April 2025
World-renowned chef and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity visits Brighton and Lewes Downs (The Living Coast) Biosphere

At the end of March, Mauro Colagreco - UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity and Michelin-starred chef - visited the Brighton and Lewes Downs (The Living Coast)…

27 March 2025
Cultural Strategies Community of Practice – call for participants

Do you work in a place-based organisation (local authorities or cultural trusts working with local authorities) that is currently and actively involved in creating or renewing a cultural strategy?

26 March 2025
UKNC will be delivering a free touring 'Future___scapes' exhibition at six locations across the UK this coming month

Over the coming month, the UK National Commission for UNESCO will be delivering a touring Future___scapes exhibition at six locations across the UK.

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