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04 July 2025

2026/27 Nomination Cycle for Memory of the World International Register Now Open

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

26 June 2025

FORBES article celebrates UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the UK and highlights their global importance

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

23 June 2025

UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Research & Innovation Group meets to confirm research agenda and refine proposals

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

17 June 2025

Two transnational properties supported by the UK inscribed onto the UNESCO International Memory of the World Register

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

16 June 2025

Event Review: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and 60 years of UNESCO Water Sciences

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

13 June 2025

UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks holds annual meeting in Arran Geopark

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

13 June 2025

UNSECO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) turns 50

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

10 June 2025

UKNC Non-Executive Director (Culture) Dr Charlotte Joy joins high-level panel at Second Edition of the Naples Conference on Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century

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.

06 June 2025

UNESCO Designations celebrate success at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025

UNESCO sites in England showed that they are the 'best of the best' places to visit…

06 June 2025

New Royal Mail stamps celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, part of the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site

On 22 June 1675, King Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

30 May 2025

UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General speaks, and joins expert 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.