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 […]
December 1, 2021

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF THE GHANA COMMISSION FOR UNESCO

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

5th UNESCO Forum on transformative education for sustainable development, global citizenship, health and well-being

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

Sustainable Development Goals Training for World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) Members

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

Laureates from Ghana, Palestine and Peru win 2021 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development

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

World leaders and renowned artists celebrate UNESCO at 75

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

International Day Against Violence and Bullying in Schools, Including Cyberbullying.

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

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 25, 2021

LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY WEEK AND EXHIBITION 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

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

Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum Addresses 212th Session of UNESCO Executive Board Meeting in Paris

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 & UNESCO launch groundbreaking competition in Sub-Saharan Africa to find Africa’s next generation of filmmakers

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 […]