The Silk Roads Programme

*** DEADLINE EXTENSION *** – The deadline to enter the 2022 Silk Roads photo contest has been extended to 5 August 2022 (by midnight, GMT +1) – Submit your photos here.

– The deadline to apply for the Silk Roads Youth Research Grant has been extended to 12 June 2022 – UNESCO calls on young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2022 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant.

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 4th edition of our Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads contest Deadline: 17 July 2022 (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 UNESCO Silk Roads programme is pleased to announce the digital publication of the 3rd edition of the photo album Youth Lens on the Silk Roads: Best Photos from the International Silk Roads Photo Contest.

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