UNESCO, 05 September 2025, Lebanon

Five years after the port explosions, Audrey Azoulay visited Beirut to take stock of the major work carried out by UNESCO. During her visit, the Director-General unveiled the new programmes to be rolled out by the Organization, including the reconstruction of Mar Mikhael train station and the Grand Theatre, as well as support for the cultural industries in Tyre and Baalbek.

UNESCO, 03 September 2025, International

UNESCO and the European Union are convening a high-level ministerial side event to highlight the transformative role of evidence based policy-making for culture and creativity - in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

UNESCO, 03 September 2025, Tanzania

UNESCO, in partnership with the Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA), unveiled the Tanzanian launch of The African Book Industry: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities for Growth during the Mashariki Creative Economy Expo, on 15 August 2025, in Dar es Salaam. This groundbreaking report, first launched globally at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in June 2025, is the first-ever comprehensive mappin…

Times of Eswatini, 02 September 2025, Eswatini

As announced by the Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, this support comes under the initiative titled ‘Reinforcing Copyrights for Eswatini’s Cultural and Creative Industries.’ “I extended my heartfelt thanks to all our partners especially UNESCO for their unwavering support,” he said. He also recognised the copyright society, the copyright office and the vibrant community…

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 01 September 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China

Following is the keynote speech by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism , Miss Rosanna Law, at the Redefining Hong Kong: Culture, Sports & Tourism forum today (September 1)

The Commonwealth, 01 September 2025, International

As part of activities to commemorate International Youth Day, over 120 young artists, performers, community activists, social workers, and visionaries gathered for the Young Leaders for Arts and Health Summit at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters in London.