The Silk Roads Programme

UNESCO Silk Roads Youth Research Grant – Reinforcing the Capacity and Contribution of Young Researchers to the Silk Roads UNESCO is delighted to announce the awardees of this year’s Silk Roads Youth Research Grant.

On October 20, 2021, the Executive Board of UNESCO, in its 212nd Session, adopted the decision "Khiva process: Promotion of international cooperation in Central Asia", initiated by Uzbekistan.

Revisiting the legacy of commercial and cultural exchanges through El Galeón de Manila Route between East Asia, Latin America, and Europe On 8 October 2021, two simultaneous conferences were held in Valencia, Spain and in Acapulco, Mexico marking the occasion of ‘Día del Galeón’ – Day of the Galleon, in collaboration with UNESCO, and with the participation of Ms Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, and Mr Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former Director-General of UNESCO and President of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace (Fundación Cultura de Paz) (Madrid).

UNESCO is pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd edition of the international photo contest “Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads", which ran from 24 May to 31 August 2021.

Central Asia has one of the richest cultural and scientific heritages in the world.