Middle East: UNESCO Deploys First Emergency Measures Amid Escalating Violence
In the face of escalating violence across the Middle East, @UNESCO is providing emergency support to protect education personnel and institutions, safeguard culture professionals and at-risk heritage,
Meet the new generation of scientists showing up for the world's biggest challenges.
Under the #ScienceDecade, their stories are live today in an exhibition at UNESCO HQ in Paris and online: YouTube video link
In partnership with AXA Foundation for Human Progress and @Nature.
Every journey starts somewhere. Sometimes, with just one skill.
This #WorldYouthSkillsDay, we recognise that every skill can lead to something bigger.
Through the Better Education for Africa's Rise project, @UNESCO and the Republic of Korea are expanding opportunities for young
UNESCO today opens the 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD), with the release of new data revealing both the scale of scientific mobilization over the past two years, as well as the persistent divides that threaten to
Honored to welcome the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, @ZelenskaUA, to UNESCO today.
We discussed efforts to strengthen safe learning environments and expand mental health and psychosocial support for children and other vulnerable groups in Ukraine.
In close cooperation
The global debt crisis is putting #Education at risk.
Low- and lower-middle-income countries face an annual education financing gap of US$97 billion.
Debt solutions must help protect investment in learning.
🔗 Learn more:
unesco.org/sdg4education2…#TransformingEducation
I am deeply saddened by the passing of the former Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. His remarkable leadership leaves an enduring legacy in Qatar and beyond.
My deepest condolences to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Government
As the Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development approaches, we're highlighting initiatives already putting its ambition into action.
In Pretoria, @UNESCO and IEEE brought together 200 secondary school girls for a hands-on bootcamp in
The second edition of the Youth for Peace: #UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme is now approaching its application deadline, offering one final opportunity to join a global cohort of intercultural leaders.
Through the programme, 50 selected leaders receive the tools to
From climate action to quantum science, UNESCO's International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development is connecting knowledge to action across borders, disciplines, and generations.
Two years in. 200+ initiatives endorsed. Now scientists, policymakers, youth, and
In 113 countries, governments spend more on debt servicing than on #Education.
On the occasion of the #TransformingEducation Summit +4, @UNESCO launches a new series exploring how debt solutions — including debt-for-education swaps — can help protect investment in learning.
📣 The future of education starts with YOUR voice.
@audreynuna has a message: young voices have the power to define what learning looks like next.
If you are aged 11–30, this is your chance to speak up and shape #Education.
Take the Global Youth Survey, and help determine the
It is an honour to welcome the President of South Africa, @CyrilRamaphosa, to UNESCO today for the #TransformingEducation Summit +4, as he assumes the co-chairmanship of the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee.
Together, we advocate for education as a key foundation for
