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International Press Institute joins African media stakeholders in strengthening Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists

UNESCO Liaison Office to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa National Office for

Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean Cluster Office to

UNESCO Supported Capacity-Building Workshop for Ethiopian Women Visual Artist Association on Digitization of Art work

UNESCO Donate Personal Protective Equipment for Museums and World Heritage sites

UNESCO Addis Ababa Liaison Office in collaboration with the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas ALIPH offer personal protective equipment PPE and signage to be distributed to nine Ethiopia World Heritage sites and twentytwo government and private museums to support reopening of these cultural institutions affected by COVID pandemic On the occasion of the handover at the Ministry of Tourism UNESCO Director to AUC and ECA and Representative to Ethiopia Dr Yumiko Yokozeki expressed the longstanding cooperation between UNESCO and the Government of Ethiopia in the field of cultural and natural heritage protection through international solidarity The Director stressed that we are all partners in this vast undertaking which consists preserving and inspiring our heritage properties the diversity that we all together cherish HE Ambassador Nassise Chali Minister of Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism thanked UNESCO and underlined that cultural and natural heritages must be protected as a common good to be passed on to future generations Ethiopia is the cradle of humanity its cultural and natural wealth is immense said the Minister We must make the most out of this wonderful potential with the right skills and stronger capacities we can harness the potential of heritage to create millions of decent jobs giving also a sense of dignity inclusion and pride UNESCO Addis Ababa Director and the Minister extended their appreciation and thanks to ALPH for providing the fund amounted to 13700 USD for PPEs including reusable masks gloves hand sanitizer liquid hand soap and signage having educational message Based in Geneva ALIPH is a nonprofit foundation with the status of an international organization that offers support to projects that protect and rehabilitate cultural heritage threatened or damaged by conflict For more contact the programme officer Getu Assefa at gassefaunescoorg For more on ALIPH visit their site httpswwwaliphfoundationorg

February 24, 2022

UNESCO Message on Ethiopian Timkat

February 18, 2022

A great meeting of thinking for a great thinker: 5th International Conference “For World Balance”

The 5th International Conference For World Balance With all and for the good of all Dialogue of Civilizations has been convened by the World Council of José Martí Project for World Solidarity and will be held in Havana from January 24 to 28 2023 The Conference will be the culmination of the International Commemoration in tribute to the 170th Anniversary of José Martís birth which is celebrated on January 28 next year In a meeting held with representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Havana the Director of the Cuban Office of Martí Programme Dr Eduardo Torres Cuevas and its Deputy Director Dr Héctor Hernández Pardo together with Ambassador Teresita Vicente Sotolongo Director of Cultural and Academic Affairs of the Cuban Foreign Ministry and Ana Margarita Morejón Director of International Affairs of the Cuban Ministry of Culture urged to stimulate the presence in the conclave of academics intellectuals artists social and religious activists representatives of political parties and from governments around the world who share the view that dialogue is necessary Dr Torres Cuevas recalled that José Martí raised the need for a way of thinking that would help maintain the world balance to understand each other to dialogue in order to be able together to think about the good of humankind That aspiration has encouraged Martís followers in all parts of the world he assured and from there the idea of these international conferences was born

February 13, 2022

Cuba strengthens capacities for the management of its water resources in the face of climate change

Training Workshop for the formulation of projects in the hydraulic sector for the Green Climate Fund A group of 30 specialists linked to water management in Cuba more than half of them women and a third part made up of young people under 35 years of age strengthened their capacities in the formulation of projects related to water security in the face of climate change During two intense days leaders specialists and people dedicated to research at the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources INRH the Ministry of Science Technology and Environment CITMA and the business system of the water sector in Cuba received technical training aimed especially at the development of projects to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund GCF

February 2, 2022

Associate Project Officer for the Transcultura programme - Incubators and Scholarships

The UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean is implementing the joint UNESCOEuropean Union programme Transcultura Integrating Cuba the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity The Programme is built on two components the first focusing on strengthening the skills and capacities of young cultural professionals and the second on enhancing opportunities through knowledge transfer and exchanges It includes the establishment of a regional Cultural Training Hub in Cuba and will create opportunities for entrepreneurship socioeconomic projects and collaboration in the cultural and creative sectors heritage and tourism within the Caribbean region and with the European Union The programme implementation was launched at the beginning of 2020 and is expected to last until the end of 2023 The incumbent will provide support to the Programme component related to Incubators and Scholarships

February 1, 2022

The UNESCO-EU Transcultura Programme promotes trainings for Caribbean youth in cultural entrepreneurship

January 27, 2022

UNESCO Transcultura Programme trains Caribbean facilitators for blended teaching

© UNESCOThe UWI Open Campus The University of the West Indies has vast experience and expertise in conducting capacitybuilding courses across the Caribbean region Photo UWIOC The UNESCO Transcultura Programme Integrating Cuba the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity in collaboration with The University of the West Indies The UWI Open Campus has benefitted 150 cultural facilitators from training institutions in Cuba and the Dominican Republic who received the Blended Teaching Training Course

January 10, 2022

Jardines de la Reina National Park: Technical support to strengthen the management and possible future preparation of a World Heritage nomination file

Seminar for managers of the main Cuban marine sites strengthens capacities Managers and administrators of Cuban marine sites strengthened technical capacities during three intense days The main authorities technical workers and specialists of Jardines de la Reina Ciénaga de Zapata and Guanahacabibes national parks gathered in the Cuban capital together with experts from the Regional Center for the Management and Handling of Underwater Natural and Cultural Heritage CUBASUB on line from Santiago de Cuba They all benefited from the technical training dedicated especially to the development of the Declaration of Outstanding Universal Value and on the procedures for preparing nominations for UNESCO World Heritage sites

December 11, 2021