Press Releases

April 14, 2023

DISCLAIMER!!!

Disclaimer ❗ The Ghana Commission for UNESCO has noticed the circulation of a *Call for Application to the Co-sponsored Scholarship programme for UNESCO/Canada 2022 – 2023* […]
March 27, 2023

UNESCO-Netflix: Global launch of short films “African Folk Tales Reimagined” on 29 March

UNESCO-Netflix: Global launch of short films “African Folk Tales Reimagined” on 29 March Paris, 23 March 2023 – The short films of the six directors shortlisted […]
January 11, 2023

Perspectives on School Violence and Ways of Preventing it

Thousands of worried citizens have taken to the streets to protest for rights that are openly exercised elsewhere after the death of Masha Amini, a stunning […]
December 19, 2022

Water Resource Management at Lake Bosomtwe

Conserving the Beautiful Ecosystem of Ghana’s Meteorite Lake Lake Bosomtwe is one of six meteorite lakes in the world. It was caused by a meteorite action […]
December 6, 2022

Invitation to Hamburg Education Talk

Initiation as a socio-cultural practice of transmission of endogenous knowledge in Africa (12 December 2022) On 12 December 2022, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) […]
December 4, 2022

Preserving Flora and Fauna at Biosphere Reserves

Planting Mangroves at Songor Ramsar Site Since 2011 the Songor Ramsar Site has been part of the Network of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It is situated […]
November 3, 2022

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES

WE CELEBRATE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOSPHERE RESERVES It was decided in November 2021 to proclaim a day in recognition of the contribution of Biosphere […]
November 2, 2022

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed around the world, with close to 9 out of 10 cases of these killings remaining judicially […]
October 20, 2022

First Spotlight report on basic education and foundational learning on Africa launched

One in five primary school-age children in sub-Saharan Africa are out of school; their number is nearly as high as it was in 1990. Only two […]