In conformity with the recommendations of the French authorities, UNESCO is taking emergency measures in an attempt to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. In this regard, please be informed that the events below, scheduled to take place at Headquarters, have been canceled/postponed :
List of Events
| Title | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting on inscription mechanisms Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage | 16 to 18 March 2020 |
Postponed |
| UNESCO Netexplo Forum | 16 to 19 March 2020 |
Postponed 21-23 September |
|
Headquarters Committee |
17 March 2020 | Postponed |
|
13th Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Committees (Lisboa, POrtugal) |
18 to 20 March 2020 | Postponed |
|
209th Session of the Executive Board |
23 March to 4 April 2020 | Postponed |
|
Award Ceremony of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa AI-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education |
25 March 2020 | Postponed |
| Steering Committee Al-Nouri Mosque | 28 March 2020 |
Postponed |
| Conference "Professor of the 21st Century: At the Foundation of a Trusted, Inclusive and Sustainable Society" | 30 March 2020 |
Postponed |
| International Day of Sport for Development | 6 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| Bureau of the Committee Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage | 6 to 7 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| 39th Session HLCP | 6 to 9 April 2020 |
Canceled - Via S4B |
|
WSIS Forum 2020 |
6 to 9 April 2020 | Postponed to 31 August - 4 September 2020 |
| Jeux et sports traditionnels | 13 to 14 April 2020 |
Postponed to July 2020 |
| Sharjah Prize Exhibition and Ceremony | 14 to 23 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Artworks by students and graduates of the Federal Higher School of Folk Arts in Saint Petersburg | 14 to 24 April 2020 |
Pending Event |
| Workshop "Futures of Literacy" (Delegation of Austria) | 15 April 2020 |
Initially 12 March 2020 |
| Donors Advisory Group meeting of the Heritage Emergency Fund | 16 April 2020 |
Maintained |
| Exhibition (Delegation of Turkey) | 16 to 27 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| Meeting for States Parties and STAB on evaluation of 2001 Convention | 20 to 24 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| First meeting of the Adhoc Expert Group on the Recommendation on Ethics of AI | 20 to 24 April 2020 |
Virtual meeting |
| Strengthening Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) and data for increased resilience to crises | 21 to 23 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Information session on Disaster risk reduction | 22 April 2020 |
Canceled |
|
World Press Freedom Conference 2020: Journalism Without Fear or Favour |
22 to 24 April 2020 | Postponed to 18-20 October 2020 |
|
World Press Freedom Conference - Forum of Legal Actors |
22 to 24 April 2020 | Postponed to October 2020 - TBC (During World Press Freedom Conference) |
| Plenary meeting of the GRULAC | 23 April 2020 |
Pending Event |
|
Girls in ICT Day - Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
23 to 24 April 2020 | Postponed to 29-30 July 2020 |
| WHC Open-Ended Meeting | 28 April 2020 |
Canceled |
| Concert on the occasion of the Day of the Non-Aligned Movement (Delegation of Azerbaijan) | 28 April 2020 |
Postponed |
| Mission F. Whitaker et Caroline Descombris - Entretien avec la Reine | 28 April 2020 |
Postponed until next year |
|
Caribbean Forum on Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities to Accelerate Sustainable Development for Human Progress |
28 to 29 April 2020 | Postponed (no exact dates) |
| Session ordinaire du CIGEPS | 29 to 30 April 2020 |
Postponed - 28 to 29 September 2020 at ILO, Geneva |
| UNESCO Youth Community of Practice – Private (open to select colleagues) | End April 2020 |
Posponed - 31 August to 4 September 2020 |
|
Southeast Asia World Press Freedom Day 2020 |
30 April to 1 May 2020 | Postponed to Mid-October |
| Round tables on the Ethics of genome editing and Artificial Intelligence | May 2020 |
Posponed |
| Regional/National consultations and Online consultations - Recommendation on Ethics of AI | May to July 2020 |
Under review |
|
Central Asia: World Press Freedom Day |
4 May 2020 | Postponed to 18 October 2020 |
|
2nd Global Policy Forum on Memory of the World |
12 to 13 May 2020 | Postponed (no exact dates) |
| Réunion du Comité d’approbation du Fonds antidopage | Late May Early June 2020 |
Expected to be organized late June |
|
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development |
2 to 6 June 2020 | Postponed (no exact dates) |
| 19th Meeting of the UN Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics (UNIACB) | 9 to 10 June 2020 |
Maintained depending on situation in June |
| Launch of “Arts and Humanities Magazine” | 16 June 2020 |
Under review |
|
32nd session of the Man and the Biosphere Programme International Co-ordinating Council |
22 to 26 June 2020 | Postponed |
| Humanities Conference on “Confronting Evil” | 29 to 30 June 2020 |
Under review |
| Regional consultation on Ethics of AI on the occasion of the Korean Natcom Anniversary | 3 to 4 July 2020 |
Maintained depending on situation in July |
| Forum des humanités africaines - Bamako | 7 to 10 July 2020 |
Under review |
| Second meeting of the Adhoc Expert Group on the Recommendation on Ethics of AI | August or first week of September 2020 |
Maintained depending on situation in August/September 2020 |
| International Futures Literacy Summit | September 2020 |
Postponed to December 2020/p> |
|
Training Workshop on “River Basin Sediment Monitoring and Management” |
7 to 11 September 2020 | Pending Event |
| Session extraordinaire du CIG MOST | 7 to 11 September 2020 | Maintained depending on situation in September 2020 |
| Deuxième réunion du Bureau de la septième Conférence des Parties à la Convention internationale contre le dopage dans le sport | Mid September 2020 |
Under review |
| IBC, IGBC and COMEST session | 14 to 18 September 2020 |
Maintained depending on situation in September 2020 |
| Forum mondial arts et humanités | 21 to 23 September 2020 |
Maintained |
| Réunion du Comité d’approbation du Fonds antidopage | October 2020 - TBC |
Maintained |
| Troisième réunion du Bureau de la septième Conférence des Parties à la Convention internationale contre le dopage dans le sport | Late October Early November 2020 - TBC |
Under review |
| Journée mondiale de la philosophie | 18 to 20 November 2020 - TBC |
Maintained |
Due to the health situation related to COVID-19, please refer to the prevention guide.
The guided tour services are suspended for the moment.
On an individual level, make sure to:
- avoid handshakes and hugs
- wash your hands very regularly with soap, or use a hydro-alcoholic solution,
- cough and sneeze into your sleeve or into a disposable handkerchief,
- stay at home in case of fever and consult a doctor,
- wear a surgical mask only in case of fever and cough
You are encouraged to visit the following websites for more information:
- WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
- Host country Government: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus
- Host Country Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé: https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/soins-et-maladies/maladies/maladies-infectieuses/coronavirus/coronavirus-questions-reponses