When? From 30 November to 5 December 2026 (with an opening event on 29 November 2026)
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The value of artificial intelligence in design depends on what it brings to people’s lives, from helping communities share their cultural heritage to changing how students learn and cities develop. That question shaped the UNESCO Creative Cities Design Forum, where participants examined practical uses of AI alongside the decisions needed to make the technology responsible…
Shanghai, 28 September 2026 — Under the theme “When AI Meets Design: Challenge and Practice,” the UNESCO Creative Cities Design Forum was held during the World Design Cities Conference (WDCC). Co-hosted by the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, the Forum brought together 17 speakers from 30 cities across 11 countries…
The equipment was handed over at a ceremony with the participation of Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy of Ukraine and Minister of Culture of Ukraine; Osumi Yo, Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine; Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, Head of the UNESCO Antenna in Ukraine, and representatives of the three Ukrainian media organisations who will…
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…
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…
To mark International Literacy Day 2026 and its 60th anniversary, UNESCO, in collaboration with the Government of Mexico, convened the Global Conference on “Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity” in the State of Chiapas, Mexico, on 8 and 9 September 2026.
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.
UNESCO’s Culture x El Niñoinitiative will benefit national authorities for culture, cultural and natural heritage sitemanagers, museums and other cultural institutions, cultural practitioners, local andIndigenous communities, school and youth groups.It brings together UNESCO’s key institutional partners:UnitedNations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), ICCROM,ICOMand the Smithsonian Institution.
How can artificial intelligence (AI), simulation learning and other emerging technologies move beyond promising pilots to create lasting opportunities for young people?
