UNESCO, 01 October 2025, International

At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions and multiple crises, more than 160 countries gathered in Barcelona for MONDIACULT, UNESCO's largest World Conference on Cultural Policies, organized in partnership with Spain. This edition confirms a strong ambition: to place culture at the heart of development and crisis response policies, while ensuring sustainable funding for it.

African Union, 30 September 2025, International

Keynote Statement by H.E. Amb Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, at the G20 - African Union AI for Africa Summit

UNESCO, 30 September 2025, International

At this week's G20 conference on AI in Africa, UNESCO is unveiling a series of new innovative solutions and initiatives to enable the development of artificial intelligence on the continent, while protecting human rights. The Organization plans to train 15,000 civil servants and 5,000 judicial personnel on these issues.

UNESCO, 29 September 2025, International

Today, 93% of UNESCO’s reporting Member States recognize culture in their national sustainable development plans. Yet a 2024 survey revealed that 62% of cultural professionals report poor or no protection of their economic and social rights. To address this gap, MONDIACULT 2025 is bringing together over 120 Culture Ministers and representatives from 163 countries in Barcelona to shape the future …

UNESCO, 29 September 2025, International

UNESCO is releasing a new Implementation Guidance that translates the Framework for Culture and Arts Education — adopted at the UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in February 2024 — into concrete, actionable policy and practice. This new resource is designed to help Member States, Associate Members, and educational and cultural stakeholders integrating cultur…

UNESCO, 27 September 2025, International

The Creative Tourism Network® and the UNESCO Regional Office in Havana organized the webinar 'Creative Tourism: A Sustainable Driver for Cultural Policies and Economic Development', bringing together institutional representatives, cultural entrepreneurs and subject-matter experts to share experiences, challenges and concrete proposals.