News

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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

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…

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…

11 May 2025

9th Meeting of the Informal Network of European National UNESCO Commissions takes place in Dublin

Earlier this month, the 9th Meeting of the Informal Network of European National UNESCO Commissions took place in Dublin, Ireland, with over 30 National Commissions in attendance…

08 May 2025

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day

Thursday 8 May 2025 marks 80 years since VE (Victory in Europe) Day when the Second World War came to an end in Europe.

06 May 2025

UKNC Chair and Chief Executive and Secretary General meet with Lord Collins, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Africa, United Nations, Commonwealth and multilateral)

Last week, the UK National Commission for UNESCO Chair, Anne Anderson, and Chief Executive and Secretary-General, James Bridge, met with Lord Collins of Highbury.

28 April 2025

The UKNC brings together UNESCO sites in the UK with a series of six place-based workshops

Over the last month teams from the UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Climate Change and UNESCO Heritage and Local to Global programmes have been touring the length and breadth of the United Kingdom…

28 April 2025

UNESCO sites across the north and midlands feature on latest series of BBC's 'Great British Railway Journeys'

A number of UNESCO sites in the north and midlands have taken centre stage in the latest series of the popular BBC show 'Great British Railway Journeys'.

24 April 2025

UNESCO Biosphere Youth Network meets for the first time at the UKMAB Annual Gathering in The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere

The 2025 UK Man and the Biosphere (UKMAB) Annual Meeting, hosted by The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere, marked a significant milestone for youth involvement in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.