The Prize was established in 1995 on the occasion of the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. It was also the year when UNESCO Member States ...

From 17 to 20 April 2026, the UNESCO Youth Cultural Heritage Ambassador Study Tour took place in Lintao County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province. Over 60 young participants — including high school students ...

Cultural and Creative Industries represent a powerful economic force globally. In Nepal, they play a particularly important role in generating decent work opportunities, especially for women and youth ...

Timor-Leste's history is inseparable from its identity. Emerging from more than four centuries of colonialism, followed by decades of occupation and struggle for independence, the ...

UNESCO sites are delivering for both people and nature. Inside these territories, communities thrive, humanity’s heritage endures, and biodiversity is holding on while it collapses elsewhere. By ...

World Press Freedom Index The WPF index calculated the degree of freedom available to journalists in 180 countries by pooling the responses of experts to a questionnaire devised by RSF targeted to ...

To help strengthen the capacity to integrate climate risks into education management, UNESCO, IIEP and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) organized the first in a series of ...

Nadira Dzhusupbekova, Deputy Minister of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic The launch event brought together representatives of government institutions, the United Nations, civil society, youth ...

On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, Zanzibar marked a major milestone in advancing students’ health and well-being as UNESCO, in partnership with WHO, the Ministry of Education & Vocational Training, and the ...

Today, nearly 112,000 schools in 98 countries have become green schools and received the badge, as part of the Greening Education Partnership. These include 32,944 nursery schools, 54.292 primary ...

In an era of unprecedented global interconnection, cultural diversity is one of humanity’s greatest assets. Yet, realizing its full potential requires a new kind of leadership—one that places dialogue ...

The 2026 Youth Report "Lead with youth" is the result of a partnership with the United Nations Youth Office to understand the leading role of youth and students in education decision-making around the ...