As Director-General of @UNESCO, I am committed to advancing our shared mission #ForThePeople and for peace — through education, culture, the sciences and information — together with our Member States, partners and teams around the world.
As part of my official visit to Italy, I was pleased to meet with the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli.
I am grateful for Italy’s consistent support to @UNESCO and for its role as a longstanding partner in our emergency response efforts.
Italy’s commitment to UNESCO’s
In Rome, I had the honour of meeting with the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
I expressed my deep gratitude for the warm welcome and for Italy’s leading role within @UNESCO and for its longstanding commitment to multilateral cooperation, dialogue and peace.
In Rome, I was pleased to visit the Italian National Commission for @UNESCO at Palazzo Altemps, a historic residence that hosts the National Roman Museum.
Italy’s UNESCO network is exceptionally rich — across heritage, culture, education, science and documentary heritage. Seeing
In Trieste, a @UNESCO Learning City, it was a great pleasure to meet with the scientific community, alongside the staff of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World
#WorldOceansDay takes on special meaning today in Venice, as I visit the SEA BEYOND #OceanLiteracy Centre — a unique space that brings together education, science and innovation to reconnect people with the ocean, promote sustainability, and inspire action for our shared blue
Congratulations to all the countries and communities whose territories have joined @UNESCO’s World Network of #BiosphereReserves.
Living proof that people and nature can thrive together. #ForThePeople
On #WorldEnvironmentDay, @UNESCO designates 14 new #BiosphereReserves across 14 countries, bringing the World Network of Biosphere Reserves to 797 sites in 145 countries!
Three countries welcome their first biosphere reserves: Montenegro, Timor-Leste, and Aruba which sees its
Deeply honoured to be received by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, and grateful for his warm welcome.
I thanked His Holiness @Pontifex for his strong voice in support of peace, human dignity, dialogue and multilateralism.
His encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on
This week at UNESCO, we mark Latin America and the Caribbean Week, under the theme “Peace, Diversity and a Sustainable Future”.
From mariachi to steelpan, from tango to bachata, this Week reminds us that diversity is a force for peace — creating spaces for dialogue, dignity and
It was a pleasure to meet with the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel.
@UNESCO and @UfMSecretariat share strong priorities: higher education, TVET, culture-led development, heritage, information integrity, AI ethics, science diplomacy and youth
It was a great pleasure to welcome the Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic, Roberto Ángel Salcedo, to @UNESCO.
We discussed our strong cooperation across UNESCO’s mandate, and I commended the Dominican Republic’s active role in UNESCO’s Executive Board and in the
In Berlin, it was an honour to join the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Germany’s accession to @UNESCO and the establishment of the National Commission, alongside the Federal Minister of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Karin Prien; the
It was a pleasure to meet with the Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Carsten Schneider, and the Federal Minister of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Karin Prien, during my official visit to