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, and reinforce the safety of journalists. While discussions with Member States continue to expand and tailor interventions, concrete activities are already underway. Read more: unesco.org/en/articles/middl…

Science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson reminds us: it takes trust in knowledge and collective effort to create better futures. @UNESCO’s MOST Programme explores how societies navigate change, helping us think differently about social transformation. Learn more: unes.co/k6b9vj

Women still hold only around one quarter of senior leadership positions in academia. UNESCO’s Higher Education Global Trends Report highlights the importance of advancing #GenderEquality not only in access to higher education, but also in leadership, research and decision-making. 👉 unesco.org/en/articles/numbe…

35 countries. Millions of young people. One shared goal: education that protects, empowers and supports healthier and safer futures. @UNESCO's O3 Programme — supported by France, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland — is strengthening policies, training teachers, and building resilient communities across sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more: unesco.org/en/health-educati… #UNESCOxPartners @France_UNESCO @francediplo @CNFUnesco @IRLOECDUNESCO @dfatirl @SwissMFA @unesco_ch

Attacks on journalists are rising. Disinformation is spreading. And the stakes for press freedom have never been higher. The @UNESCO Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Quadrennial Report 2022–2025 shows what coordinated global action can achieve. With the support of UNESCO’s long-standing donors, including Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, 39,000 judicial actors were trained, 600 journalists were supported in crisis, and media resilience strengthened across 100 countries. Discover more in the report: unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/4822… #FreedomOfExpression #EndImpunity #ForThePeople #UNESCOxPartners @IcelandinParis @IcelandDevCoop @MFAIceland @NorwayMFA @noradno @Kunnskapsdep @Sida @Unescosverige @SweOECDUNESCO

.@UNESCO hosted the 2026 L’Oréal–UNESCO #ForWomenInScience International Awards Ceremony at its Paris Headquarters, marking 28 years of advancing women in science. These year’s five laureates are transforming how we understand and respond to global health and environmental challenges. Together with the @FondationLOreal, #UNESCO is strengthening a long-standing partnership to support women in science across generations — from inspiring girls to pursue scientific careers to recognizing the world’s leading researchers. Learn more: unes.co/arijgg

Join us LIVE for the 28th edition of the L’Oréal-@UNESCO #ForWomenInScience International Awards as we honor the five new laureates and their pioneering contributions to life and environmental sciences. Tune in NOW: youtube.com/live/ihPmCEh0DS8… #FWIS2026 #FWIS @FondationLOreal

#EducationStartsEarly. Before children learn to read and write, they learn by exploring, imagining, creating and playing. Play is a fundamental part of early childhood development. It helps children build confidence, develop social and emotional skills, nurture creativity and make sense of the world around them. On the #InternationalDayOfPlay, @UNESCO reaffirms the importance of play as part of every child's right to learn, develop and thrive. Learn more: unesco.org/en/early-childhoo…

.@UNESCO is on the ground in Lebanon — supporting 1.6M students, strengthening protection of heritage sites, and combating misinformation through awareness campaigns. Because Lebanon is in crisis. 500,000 children out of school. Heritage sites damaged. Journalists killed. Misinformation rising. Learn more about UNESCO's work in Lebanon: unesco.org/en/articles/unesc…

Join @UNESCO and @FondationLOreal LIVE on Thursday, 11 June for the 28th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO #ForWomenInScience International Awards as we honor the five new laureates in life and environmental sciences: youtube.com/live/ihPmCEh0DS8… Learn more: unes.co/arijgg

12 km of paper records. 170,000 photographs. 16,000 film reels. 29,000 audio recordings. Millions of digital files. Thanks to the support of the @SharjahBookAuth, @UNESCO is undertaking one of the most ambitious digitization programmes in its history. This #InternationalArchivesDay, meet the people bringing a century of international cooperation from box to byte. unesco.org/en/articles/box-b…

In an age where we assume everything is online, archives remind us that much of our knowledge and history still requires active preservation. On #InternationalArchivesDay, listen to Professor Zoë Druick of @sfuCMNS explain why archives remain essential to preserving our collective memory: unesco.org/en/archives

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 (OWSD), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the World Water Assessment Programme based in Perugia and other partners who make this exceptional ecosystem possible. Trieste holds a special place in the UNESCO family — as a city of science, cooperation and international dialogue. At a time when science is transforming our world, our responsibility is clear: to ensure that all countries and all people can access, shape and benefit from scientific progress. Through ICTP, @TWASnews, OWSD, @IAPartnership and the wider scientific ecosystem in Trieste, UNESCO is helping connect scientific excellence with capacity-building, science diplomacy and opportunities for young scientists around the world. I look forward to building on this exceptional foundation to strengthen UNESCO’s scientific impact — for our Member States, for future generations, and for the people we serve. #ForThePeople

#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 future. This is what #ForThePeople embodies: bringing science closer to communities, schools and young people, and ensuring that ocean literacy reaches everyone, everywhere — especially across Africa, UNESCO’s global priority, and Small Island Developing States, whose futures are inseparable from the ocean. Through @UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 153 Member States are working together to turn ocean knowledge into action — from data and early warning systems to biodiversity protection and ocean literacy. Sea Beyond is a milestone in the partnership with the Italian private sector @Prada Group. A powerful contribution to the UN #OceanDecade. #ForThePeople @IocUnesco

.@unesco_DG Khaled El-Enany has appointed a new member of his senior management team: Nayef H. Al-Fayez, @UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture. More info: unesco.org/en/articles/nayef… @nalfayez

🌊 #WorldOceansDay highlights the role of ocean science in our shared future. Through @UNESCO’s IOC, 153 countries work together to advance ocean knowledge, strengthen global observations and make biodiversity data openly accessible. The ocean has no boundaries. Its future depends on our collective action. unesco.org/en/days/oceans @IocUnesco

Education is more than learning. It is empowerment. Through the UNESCO-China Funds-in-Trust (CFIT) Phase III project, UNESCO is supporting higher technical education across Africa — strengthening skills and expanding opportunities for youth. Learn more: unesco.org/en/higher-educati…

In the digital age, #IndigenousKnowledge uses technology to better transmit and promote languages and traditions. At the latest #CampusUNESCO, students from around the world and experts explored how modernity can help protect diversity. 🔗 unes.co/g1jbib #TECH4ALL @ILDecade @HUAWEI_TECH4ALL @6c_Conseil

One month to go until the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva. AI is reshaping economies, societies and daily life. Its opportunities are immense, but so are its risks. International cooperation is essential. @UNESCO, together with @ITU, is coordinating the joint secretariat — alongside the Executive Office of the Secretary-General and the @ODET_UN — to support an inclusive global dialogue on safe and trustworthy AI, bridging AI divides, human rights and ensuring AI benefits everyone. 📌 Register: lnkd.in/dAfAv_jp #AIGovernance

A week of gatherings, discoveries and shared voices. Latin America and the Caribbean Week 2026 once again filled @UNESCO Headquarters with music, dance, cuisine, crafts, film and dialogue, showcasing the cultural and creative richness of the entire region. Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Group at UNESCO, this edition highlighted the region’s cultural vitality and its commitment to peace and sustainable development. Thank you to everyone who made it possible!

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 entire territory designated as such. These territories are living examples of how people and nature can thrive together: protecting biodiversity, supporting sustainable development and strengthening local communities. ▶️ Watch the video to discover them and read our press release: unesco.org/en/articles/unesc… #ForThePeople #ForNature @UNESCO_MAB @UNESCO_DG