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The UK National Commission for UNESCO pays tribute to Dr Jane Goodall (1934 - 2025) who passed away on 1 October, aged 91. A British primatologist and anthropologist…

The new Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts, The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP…

In the first week of September UNESCO held its flagship conference 'Digital Learning Week' (DLW), and the UK was represented by Minister Stephen Morgan…

Two further recent meetings with UK Government Ministers have taken place as part of the UKNC's strategy for parliamentary engagement.

UNESCO is inviting new nominations for its Memory of the World International Register, which lists documentary heritage items of world and historical significance.

US-based international business media organisation, FORBES, has published an in-depth article on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme…

Members of the UKNC’s Research & Innovation Group recently met to accelerate collaborative work on a cross-cutting research strategy…

In April, the UNESCO Executive Board adopted the inscription of two transnational nominations, 'Drawings and writings of children during wartime in Europe:

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and 60 years of UNESCO's dedication to water sciences.

In early June, the UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks (UKUGG) held its annual meeting in the recently designated Arran Geopark.

Dr Ben Howard is an early career representative on the UK National Committee for the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme.

UKNC Non-Executive Director (Culture) Dr Charlotte Joy recently represented the UK and Northern Ireland at Second Edition of the Naples Conference on Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century.