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25 March 2025

Launch of the 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation

On the 20 & 21 March 2025, David J Drewry, UKNC Vice Chair and Non-Executive Director for Natural Sciences…

24 March 2025

UNESCO Courier launches new English language podcast

The UNESCO Courier, the organisation's quarterly magazine…

19 March 2025

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site takes centre stage on BBC's Countryfile programme

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site was the focus of the latest episode of BBC One Countryfile programme.

05 March 2025

UK National Commission joins UK Geopark representatives to celebrate a decade of UNESCO Global Geoparks

James Bridge, UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General…

24 February 2025

Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage Project site visit to Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark

Earlier this month, our Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage (CCUH) project community gathered in Brecon, Wales as part of a two day project visit to Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark.

20 February 2025

Guidelines for Universities hosting Human Rights Defenders 2025 published.

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…

19 February 2025

Devonshire Association to celebrate the county's UNESCO links throughout 2025

The Devonshire Association is to celebrate the county's links with UNESCO throughout the coming year, thanks to a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of almost £40,000.

19 February 2025

UK Ambassador to UNESCO visits Wales designations and presents to Welsh Government officials

Last week (12-14 February), the UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Anna Nsubuga…

04 February 2025

The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025) Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) is taking place in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

03 February 2025

Proposals sought from designers to develop visual identity guidelines for the Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC)…

03 February 2025

London Heritages 2025 Conference at the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site: 25-27 June

The Architecture Media Politics Society (AMPS) is due to hold an international Conference, London Heritages 2025, hosted by the Captivate Heritage Laboratory…

29 January 2025

UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts launches its first MOOC!

The UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts (REILA) has launched its very first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) "Working with Cultural Data: