March 16, 2022

We’ll make education system resilient to withstand crisis – NtimFordjour

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is organising a two-day experience sharing workshop to provide a unique platform for stakeholders in the education […]
March 14, 2022

International Day of Mathematics

Greater global awareness of mathematical sciences are vital to addressing challenges in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate change, energy and sustainable development, and to improving […]
March 11, 2022

Ghana Commission for UNESCO commemorates Women’s Day

Many international treaties and declarations, as well as conferences and symposia, have been held to discuss the challenges and potential of establishing a world that is […]
March 9, 2022

Call for nominations for thé 2022 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

On International Women’s Day, UNESCO launches the call for nominations for the 2022 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize awards US$ 50,000 annually to […]
March 1, 2022

UNESCO-Ghana: Challenges in Sustainable Heritage Conservation in Ghana

In July 2021, one of the external walls of the Fort at British Komenda unexpectedly collapsed when Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) staff were undertaking […]
February 24, 2022

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2022.

International Mother language day as declared by Unesco in 1999 and accepted by the UN in 2002 as part of a larger UN campaign to promote […]
February 16, 2022

CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD RADIO DAY 2022.

On the 14th of January 2022, the Ghana Institute of Journalism, in partnership with the Ghana Commission for Unesco, the Ghana Journalist Association, and Unesco Ghana, […]
February 15, 2022

SEARCH FOR A NATIONAL CONSULTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR HARMONISATION OF COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION LITERACY DELIVERY

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR NATIONAL CONSULTANT 1.      Context and Background The Complementary Education Agency (CEA) Act broadened the mandate of the Non-Formal Education Division (NFED). That […]
February 9, 2022
Call for Application

UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize

Objectives of the Prize The purpose of the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize is to commemorate the inscription of the Buljo jikji simche yojeol, the […]
February 8, 2022

WORLD RADIO DAY 2022

Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became […]
February 7, 2022

MEETING WITH CHIEF DIRECTOR FOR MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ARTS, AND CULTURE

On 2nd February, the Secretary-General and Program Officer for Culture at the Ghana Commission for UNESCO paid a visit to the office of the Chief Director […]
February 4, 2022

THE 4th AFRICAN YOUTH SDGs SUMMIT

The Secretariat of the African Youth SDGs Summit announces a new date for the 4th African Youth SDGs Summit following the postponement of the event due […]
February 3, 2022

DELEGATION FROM THE GAMBIA VISITS MOE & GCU

A delegation from The Gambian Government called on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Commission for UNESCO on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 in Accra. The […]
February 2, 2022

Meeting with the Honorable Minister for Information

The Secretary-General of the Ghana Commission for UNESCO and the officer in charge of Communication and Information met with the Honorable Minister for Information this morning […]
January 31, 2022

PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME 2022-2023 / 2022 REQUEST FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL

UNESCO’s Participation Programme is aimed at supporting national, sub-regional or regional activities of Member States that are in line with the Organization’s Regular Programme priorities. UNESCO’s […]
January 31, 2022

Join the World Heritage Volunteers 2022 Campaign

Resilience and Re-mobilization towards World Heritage The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Projects for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Campaign 2022 ‘Resilience […]
January 27, 2022

JAMESTOWN – YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW: AN EXHIBITION ON GA MASHIE BOXING HERITAGE

Today, the Ghana Commission for UNESCO joined the Imagining Ghanaian Futures team at the maiden exhibition of Ga-Mashie Boxing Heritage. Hon. Fritz Baffour, former Minister for […]
January 25, 2022

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence […]
January 24, 2022

UNESCO EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO GHANA ON APIATE DISASTER

UNESCO Representative to Ghana, Mr. Abdourahamane Diallo has written to express the UN Agency’s condolences to Ghana and particularly to the residents of Apiate, near Bogoso […]
January 21, 2022

IEPA Joins Other UNESCO Educational Centres Worldwide To Celebrate International Day Of Education 2022

The Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), a UNESCO Category II Centre for West Africa, located at the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast – […]
January 18, 2022

Journalist killings decline in 2021 but alarming threats remain

Fifty-five journalists and media workers were killed around the world in 2021, according to UNESCO data, the lowest annual death toll in over a decade. However, […]
January 17, 2022

Ghana To Host World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture 2022

Each year on January 24, World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture celebrates the many vibrant cultures of the African continent and African Diasporas around the […]
December 23, 2021

JOB VACANCY: Chief of Unit: Payroll and Accounts Payable – (P-4) – Paris

OVERVIEW Post Number : BFM 046 Grade : P-4 Parent Sector : Bureau Of Financial Management (BFM) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Finances Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of contract : 2 years Recruitment open to : Internal […]
December 17, 2021

Job Vacancy: Environmental Sustainability Officer – (P-3) – Paris

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER OVERVIEW Post Number : ADM 061 Grade : P-3 Parent Sector : Sector For Administration and Management (ADM) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Administration Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of contract : 2 […]
December 16, 2021

HONOURABLE MARK OKRAKU MANTEY, DEPUTY MINISTER FOR TOURISM, ARTS, AND CULTURE HAS LAUNCHED THE FIRST-EVER MULTI-STAKEHOLDER HERITAGE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR GHANA.

This morning, Honorable Mark Okraku Mantey, Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture launched the first-ever Multi-stakeholder Heritage Strategic Framework for Ghana in the West African […]
December 15, 2021

LAUNCH OF A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER HERITAGE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR GHANA

Tomorrow, the Ghana Heritage Committee under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture will launch the first-ever Multi-Stakeholder Heritage Strategic Framework for Ghana. […]
December 15, 2021

Job Vacancy: Programme Specialist (Social and Human Sciences) – (P-4) – Paris

PROGRAMME SPECIALIST (SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES) OVERVIEW Post Number : SHS 385 Grade : P-4 Parent Sector : Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Social and Human Sciences Type […]
December 13, 2021

Job vacancy (Paris) – Associate Programme Specialist – (P-1 / P-2)

ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME SPECIALIST OVERVIEW Post Number : SC 234 Grade : P-1 / P-2 Parent Sector : Natural Sciences Sector (SC) Duty Station: Paris Job Family: Natural Sciences Type of contract : Fixed Term Duration of […]
December 8, 2021

Call for nominations: 2021 UNESCO King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize

The 2021 call for nominations is now open.  In today’s rapidly changing and interconnected societies, technologies have a great potential to enhance teaching, learning and expand […]
December 7, 2021

LAUNCH OF THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER HERITAGE STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK

Today, the Ghana Heritage Committee under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Ghana Commission for UNESCO organized a workshop to validate […]