From 15 to 18 September 2026, the 6th International Seminar on Water Culture was successfully held in Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Seminar was jointly hosted by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia, and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Karez Research Association, and under…
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The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), in partnership with UNESCO, successfully concluded a five-day advanced capacity-building workshop entitled “Community-Based Inventorying for the Sustainable Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage”, held in Al Ain from 21 to 25 September 2026. The workshop brought together 40 participants from across the United Arab…
Culture finally gets a seat at the development table—now comes the hard part – Türkiye Today
Every time Abdullah Al-Areefy heard that another family had sold an old silver heirloom, he felt a piece of Taiz’s history slipping away.
Invited by UNESCO, Pope Leo XIV made his first visit to a UN agency outside Italy, 46 years after Pope John Paul II visited UNESCO on 2 June 1980.
Africa produces talent, but where is World Cup-winning system? by Kelvin Ndunga Sep 25, 2026 11:05 am
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The audiovisual archives of the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) represent one of Southern Africa’s most significant documentary heritage collections. They span film, audio, and video recordings from the colonial era, under the former Northern Rhodesia Broadcasting Service, through independence to the present day. The collection also stands among the few surviving audiovisual witnesses to…
When people hear about educational exchanges, the first images that usually come to mind are travelling abroad, attending classes at a foreign university, improving language skills, and gaining international experience. These aspects are certainly important, but they represent only one side of the exchange experience. International mobility is not only about where students go; it…
The newly inaugurated BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in Bussy-Saint-Georges saw representatives from 43 countries coming together to mark a special Indo-French Cultural Open Day on September 10, 2026. More than 50 UNESCO ambassadors and diplomats celebrated cultural dialogue, shared values, and the enduring friendship between India and France.
