World Water Day at UNESCO and launch of the UN World Water Development Report
On 22 March, as part of the World Water Day celebrations, the United Nations World Water Development Report was launched. The report is produced annually by UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) on behalf of all UN agencies dealing with water-related issues (UN-Water). The 2024 edition of the document, entitled ‘Water for Prosperity and Peace’, […]
Read moreOpening of works of the “Programme and External Relations” Commission
The works of the “Programme and External Relations” (PX) Commission opens today at UNESCO as part of the 219th session of the Executive Council. The Commission will be chaired by Ambassador Liborio Stellino, Permanent Representative of Italy to UNESCO, elected to this role for the two-year period 2024-2025. This is the main commission of the […]
Read moreWorld Conference on Culture and Arts Education
Italy participated in a very profiled way in the World Conference on Culture and Arts Education, held February 13-15, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a delegation composed of representatives from the Ministry of University and Research, Education and Merit, and Culture. In particular, Sen. Alessandra Gallone, Advisor to the Minister of University […]
Read moreConference of February 9th, 2024 at the UNESCO “Closing the Gender Gap in Science: Accelerating Action”
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the conference Closing the Gender Gap in Science: Accelerating Action was held on February 9 at UNESCO in collaboration with L’Association fédérative nationale des étudiants universitaires scientifiques (AFNEUS). The conference was opened by UNESCO Deputy Director General for Natural Sciences, Lidia Brito, […]
Read moreEnte Parco del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni at UNESCO to present the draft of the area’s integrated management plan
On February 2, 2024, a delegation from the Ente Parco del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni, composed of President Coccorullo, Director Romano and the head of the UNESCO Office of the Park Authority, Dr. Aloia, had a working meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The delegation, accompanied by Amb. Stellino and officials from the […]
Read moreUNESCO: the music composed in extermination camps to celebrate the International Day of Commemoration
UNESCO has celebrated the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, established by the United Nations in 2005. The event, organized thanks to contributions from the Permanent Representation of Italy and those of Germany, Belgium and Munich, was introduced by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. In the main hall of […]
Read moreThird International Symposium on Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage
On 18 and 19 January, the Forlì campus of the University of Bologna hosted the third edition of the International Symposium on Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Past, Present and Future, to which the Italian Representative to UNESCO, Amb. Liborio Stellino, contributed with a videomessage. Organised by the Heritage International Institute (HII) and […]
Read moreUNESCO General Conference
UNESCO’s 42nd General Conference took place between the 7th and the 22nd November 2023. The Conference is composed of the representatives of the 194 State Members of the Organisation and meets every other year. Non-State Members, Intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and foundations are also invited to participate as observers. Each State has one vote, regardless of […]
Read more“Return & Restitution” Intergovernmental Committee
On November 16th, 2023, Italy was re-elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP) during the 42nd session of UNESCO’s General Conference. The Committee is a non-binding legal instrument, established with resolution 20 C4 / 7.6 / […]
Read moreItaly’s re-election to the MAB Council
On the occasion of the 42nd session of UNESCO’s General Conference, Italy has been re-elected to the International Coordination Council (ICC) of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme (MAB) The MAB programme’s International Coordination Council is composed of 34 State Members elected by UNESCO’s General Conference, held every other year. Between meetings, the Council’s authority […]
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