Press Releases

January 22, 2021

UNESCO calls for proposals for the 2021 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

UNESCO launches a call for young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2021 ‘Silk Roads Youth Research Grant’. 12 research […]
January 20, 2021

BULLYING MUST STOP IN SCHOOLS

Just a few days into the reopening of schools, videos of seniors bullying and molesting their juniors are already circulating on social media. Bullying is one […]
January 20, 2021

Preparation of a Management Plan for Ghana’s Forts and Castles

On 19th January 2020, the Ghana Commission for UNESCO joined the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana Museums and Monuments Board and UNESCO Office in […]
January 19, 2021

Call for Proposals: Photographs illustrating the topic of safety of women journalists

UNESCO is inviting professional photographers from all over the world to send a sample of their best photographs depicting female journalists in situations which threaten their […]
January 4, 2021

COVID-19 hits culture sector even harder than expected, warns UNESCO

Paris, 21 December—UNESCO has assessed the measures taken by governments to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on culture professionals and on the sector […]
December 10, 2020

New commitments to protect journalists’ safety by key actors at World Press Freedom Conference 2020

Paris, 7 December – UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will organize the 2020 World Press Freedom Conference on 9 – 10 December in an innovative online […]
December 9, 2020

Call for nominations: 2021 UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences

Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2021 The UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences aims to promote and honour excellence in the basic sciences, defined […]
December 3, 2020

210TH SESSION OF THE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD

The 210th Session of the Executive Board was held from 2nd – 10th December, 2020 on a Zoom platform with a corresponding webcast. Ghana participated in […]
December 2, 2020

Job vacancy-Communication Officer – (P-4) – Paris

COMMUNICATION OFFICER OVERVIEW Post Number : SC 475 Grade : P-4 Parent Sector : Natural Sciences Sector (SC) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Natural Sciences Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of contract : 2 years Recruitment […]