The Silk Roads Programme

UNESCO is delighted to announce the winners of the fifth edition of the international photo contest "Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads".

UNESCO calls on young people around the world, aged 14 to 25 years old, to pick up their cameras and send their best photos to the 5th edition of our Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads contest Deadline: 5 August 2023 (by midnight, GMT +2) The UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads international photo contest is part of the Organization’s Silk Roads Programme and Social and Human Sciences Sector.

The 35th anniversary celebration of the UNESCO Silk Roads Programme was held on 6 April 2023 at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, with more than 2,500 participants joining from all over the world.

– The deadline to apply for the Silk Roads Youth Research Grant has been extended to 14 June 2023 – UNESCO calls for Proposals for the 2023 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant UNESCO calls on young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2023 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant.

On Tuesday 28th of November 2022, ‘Traditional Tea Processing Techniques and Associated Social Practices in China’ and the ‘Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction’ in Türkiye and Azerbaijan, were inscribed onto the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity.