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 September 2024

Network Link - September 2024

Monthly newsletter from the UK National Commission for UNESCO.

16 September 2024

Global Policy in Sport and Physical Education: Supporting UNESCO’s Commitment to ‘Change the Game’

Over the summer of 2024, the world’s attention was undoubtedly on the sport action at the Paris Olympics.

08 September 2024

International cooperation for universal literacy – marking International Literacy Day 2024

One of the early priorities of the United Nations was its campaign for universal literacy. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1965 the campaign recognised illiteracy as a pressing global issue.

15 August 2024

Three sites announced as pilot locations in UKNC’s groundbreaking new Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage project

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

31 July 2024

Network Link - July 2024

Monthly newsletter from the UK National Commission for UNESCO.

22 July 2024

Two new World Heritage Sites set to join the UNESCO in the UK network

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

11 July 2024

Local to Global – Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere gets blogging

Biosffer Dyfi, one of the three pilot sites of the Local to Global project (made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery Players)…

02 July 2024

Reflections on the latest data from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) 2023/24 ‘Participation Survey'

UKNC’s Project Implementation Manager, Liam Smyth, responds to the latest DCMS Participation Survey data, which suggests that engagement with UNESCO-designated heritage sites is on the rise in the UK.

28 June 2024

Network Link - June 2024

Monthly newsletter from the UK National Commission for UNESCO.

01 June 2024

Leading specialist in cultural heritage and sustainable tourism appointed to the Board of the UKNC

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.