Ministry of Culture, India, 25 October 2025, India

The Ministry of Culture’s flagship initiative, Gyan Bharatam, marked a significant milestone today with the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 17 leading institutions from across the country. The ceremony, held at the National Gallery of Modern Art (Jaipur House), New Delhi, symbolized a historic step in India’s collective effort to safeguard, preserve, and revitalize the nation’s …

The Philippine Information Agency, 24 October 2025, Philippines

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has underscored the need to protect and preserve the unique culture of Filipinos, describing it as the greatest driving force of tourism in the country.

Daily Post, 24 October 2025, Vanuatu

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has given a historic opinion that confirms countries have a legal duty to protect the world’s climate. The ruling is being called one of the most important moments in international law. But for Melanesia, it also marks a proud achievement: the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) made sure that Indigenous peoples and colonized communities had their voices hear…

G20, 24 October 2025, South Africa

As global attention increasingly shifts toward Africa’s demographic and economic rise, South Africa prepares to take center stage by hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 22-23, 2025.

Julie's Bicycle, 24 October 2025, International

This call gained major momentum at MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona – UNESCO’s cultural policy summit – where Ministers of Culture from over 50 countries and 23 knowledge partners, including JB, reaffirmed their commitment to embedding culture in climate action. The Barcelona Declaration and UNESCO’s new report Culture and Climate Action: From Margins to Mainstream underscored the growing recognition…

Barbados Today, 22 October 2025, Barbados

The head of the national artistes rights agency on Wednesday welcomed sweeping reforms to national copyright law that will, for the first time, give creators and rights holders additional power to protect their work in a fast-changing digital age.