February 3, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
December 1, 2021
The Ghana Commission for UNESCO is a specialised agency of the Government of Ghana that serves as the official link between UNESCO and Ghana as a […]
November 30, 2021
Transformative education involves the teaching and learning geared to motivate and empower learners to take informed decisions and actions at the individual, community and global levels. […]
November 18, 2021
Kofi Kwakye Takyi, Moses J. Y. Gemeh, and Godwin Doe, from the Ghana Commission for UNESCO (GCU), trained members of the World Organization for Early Childhood […]
November 15, 2021
A literacy project in Ghana, a programme on media for social change in Palestine, and an initiative for the protection of indigenous cultures in Peru will be awarded this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education […]
November 15, 2021
26 heads of state and government and an impressive list of artists, singers and musicians from around the world celebrated UNESCO’s 75th anniversary at a special ceremony on […]
November 11, 2021
Recently, there have been reports circulating all over the media elaborating on the increased amount of violence against students, teachers, and school properties. From the burning […]
November 2, 2021
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 25, 2021
In line with achieving Target 4.7 of SDG 4 (ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development), Penplusbytes, with support […]
October 25, 2021
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “Media and Information Literacy for […]
October 20, 2021
Paris, 12th October 2021 *************************************************** The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who doubles as the Minister responsible for UNESCO relations on Tuesday,12th October took […]
October 15, 2021
New edition of Asante Traditional Buildings publication aims to promote sustainable heritage tourism
As part of the Sankofa Project, sponsored by the French Embassy in Kumasi, Ghana – the revision and 2021 edition of Asante Traditional Buildings has been published. The […]
October 15, 2021
Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch an innovative short film competition on ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ across Sub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competition will be trained and […]