During her meeting with the Prime Minister of Egypt, Dr. Hisham Qandeel, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, underscored UNESCO’s commitment to Egypt and expressed her strong support for Egypt’s current transformation process towards democracy. “Cooperation between Egypt and UNESCO has always been very strong part of the Organization’s history, ... More...

Algerian academic and essayist Mustafa Cherif and the Arab British Centre (UK) are the winners of the 2013 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. They were designated by an international jury of experts for their commitment to disseminate Arab culture globally. The Prize will be awarded by the Director-General of UNESCO, ... More...

She will take part in a number of events within the framework of the 57th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), including the opening plenary session, two UNESCO side events on “Prevention of Gender-based violence through Education” and “Safety of Women Journalists”, as well as a CSW side event entitled “From resolution to elimination: ... More...

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Radio China International (RCI), Monte-Carlo Doualya (MCD), Radio Exterior d’España (REE), Radio France international (RFI), Radio Orient (RO) and Voice of Russia radio (VoR) will be broadcasting some programmes from UNESCO Headquarters on the occasion of World Radio Day, on 13 February. More...

Over a billion people - approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population - live with a disability of some sort. Including persons with disabilities in all aspects of social life is a major challenge. UNESCO is particularly concerned about ensuring their access to quality education on the one hand and information and knowledge on the other. ... More...

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed her deep sadness at the passing of the Egyptian writer and intellectual, Milad Hanna, who died on Tuesday, 27 November, at the age of 88. "Milad Hanna carried the humanist conscience of a multicultural Egypt, united in all its diversity. He placed ... More...

“This is a moment for debate about a key issue for lasting peace and sustainable development today – how to engage young people and to empower them to lead the world towards greater justice, stability and inclusive development." said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova at the 3rd meeting of the High ... More...

The meeting, organized by UNESCO, brought together representatives from 15 United Nations bodies, including Frank Larue, the UN Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, and Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. ... More...