Press Releases

The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC)…

The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) has officially launched its new website (www.unesco.org.uk)…

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) has designated Birmingham’s Upper Tame catchment as an Ecohydrology Demonstration Site.

The UNESCO Chair in the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space, led by Professor Paul Gready and based at the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) University of York…

Edinburgh World Heritage has announced Megan Veronesi’s appointment as Interim Director.

Our Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage pilot sites have been working hard to unlock new learning about the stakeholder and data landscapes local to their UNESCO site…

Loughborough University’s UNESCO Student Network (LUSN) recently welcomed a new cohort of students during its induction session for the 2024-25 academic year.

Three UNESCO sites are set to receive funding and expert support to engage in the pilot over a 12-month period.

Two new sites in the UK are set for inscription onto the UNESCO World Heritage List later this week (w/c 22 July 2024).

Professor Mike Robinson has been appointed to the Board of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO as a new joint Non-Executive Director for Culture.

Manchester and Wakefield District have become the latest UK cities to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

The UKNC has received support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (05th October 2022).