News and Events

17/3/2023
Call | The 2023 call for applications to UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity is now open!
© Xan Griffin/UnsplashSubmission deadline: 16 May 2023UNESCO is launching the fourteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Through an open and competitive process, projects... › Read more

16/3/2023
External news article | The 2023 call for applications to UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity is now open!

14/2/2023
External news article | Creative economy: UNESCO provides nearly US$ 1 million to local projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America

7/2/2023
Event | Exchange session on lessons learnt and ways forward in the implementation of the project Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity and Artistic Freedom
On the occasion of the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, representatives from the partner countries of the project Re|Shaping... › Read more

1/2/2023
External news article | Sixteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

23/12/2022
Call | Call for projects “UNESCO-Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals” - CLOSED
Unlocking creative futures for allDeadline for submission: 28 February 2023The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with funding from the Kingdom of Norway, launches a call open to... › Read more

21/12/2022
External news article | Call for Expression of Interest: Assessment of digital skills and competencies of creative professionals and artists in Moldova

19/12/2022
External news article | The Gambia invests in the potential of its artists and cultural professionals

19/12/2022
External news article | UNESCO Launches a New Project to Help Creatives Seize the Opportunities Offered by the Digital Environment

7/12/2022
External news article | UNESCO supports Nigerian artists and creatives with disabilities to go digital!

5/12/2022
External news article | Pilot Programme on the implementation of the 2005 Convention in the digital environment

25/11/2022
External news article | National University of Costa Rica and UNESCO launch a new project to promote decent work for young artists

25/11/2022
News | Call for Expression of Interest: UNESCO report on the fashion industry in Africa
Call for Expression of Interest: UNESCO report on the fashion industry in AfricaIntroductionThis call is open to interested institutions/organizations that can develop and conduct a multi-stakeholder survey in order to... › Read more

10/11/2022