News

In this section you can read the latest news from UNESCO in the UK. From blog posts and case studies to press releases and newsletters, use the search functionality to find what your looking for.

30 May 2025

UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General joins panel at Culture in Crisis event at St Margaret's Church, Westminster UNESCO World Heritage Site

James Bridge, UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General…

28 May 2025

UK Participation in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) - Meeting of the IHP Bureau and upcoming Anniversary Events

Last month, Professor Harry Dixon, Jo Savage, and Max Polya-Vitry were at UNESCO HQ representing the UK at the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme’s (IHP’s) 64th Bureau meeting.

27 May 2025

UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO visits Gracehill in Northern Ireland to present the village with its official certificate of World Heritage inscription

Earlier this month, Anna Nsubuga, UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO visited Gracehill in Co.

23 May 2025

UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science celebrates 20th anniversary with international ‘Positive Water Futures for All’ symposium, Eddleston Water Project fieldtrip and Flow exhibition

The Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science (CWLPS), the UK’s only UNESCO Category 2 Centre…

23 May 2025

Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage visits North Devon UNESCO Biosphere as project delivery moves towards completion

For the final cross-project event of the Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage (CCUH) project, colleagues from across the network convened in Barnstaple for a two-day programme of presentations…

22 May 2025

'Seeds of Hope for a Better Future' - UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) 2025 Competition

The UNESCO UK Associated Schools Programme Network (ASPnet) Seeds of Hope for a Better Future project supports UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals and ASPnet’s key action areas - promoting peace…

21 May 2025

UNESCO launches new Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme Water Information Network System (IHP-WINS) Platform

IHP-WINS is UNESCO’s new open-access platform that strengthens the sharing, integration…

21 May 2025

Start a new chapter this autumn with an online tutored creative writing course led by the National Centre for Writing based in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature

Whether you're working on fiction or non-fiction, genre-specific or general projects…

19 May 2025

Glasgow UNESCO City of Music used as a case study to examine how music culture & infrastructure intersect with environmental sustainability & social justice.

Cultural sectors are increasingly being called upon to play a proactive role in supporting sustainable urban transformation.

19 May 2025

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership secures funding from South of Scotland Enterprise

The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership has welcomed a new funding package from South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE).

16 May 2025

UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Language and Arts (RIELA) Spring School a sell-out success!

This month's 'Spring School' organised by the UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Language and Arts (RIELA) at the University of Glasgow…

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)…