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At the 42nd General Conference, UNESCO proclaimed the said International Day celebration to raise awareness of the diversity and richness of living heritage and the importance of its safeguarding.

UNACOM convenes its Networks for Education for Sustainable Development, on August 22-24, 2024, held in Legazpi City, Albay.

The UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok and in Jakarta organized the ESD-Net 2030 Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting, ‘Transforming Education for a Sustainable Asia-Pacific Region’ on 12-14 June 2023.

Get live updates on the upcoming UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022 from 28 to 30 September 2022 hosted by the Government of Mexico. The World Conference will be convened by UNESCO, 40 years after the first Mondiacult World Conference on Cultural Policies held in Mexico City (Mexico) in

The Department of Education (DepEd) conducted the Stakeholders' Convergence 2022 for the Transforming Education Summit (TES) on 5 August 2022 in Pasig City. The UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM) and UNESCO Clubs youth representatives joined various education stakeholders in addressing priority areas to transform education. The event also served as a venue for

The UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines, along with members of the Education Forum from government agencies, Civil Society Organizations, Development Partners, Non-government Organizations, Private School Organizations, Higher Education Institutions, and Research Institutions, participated in the 1 st Leg of the National Consultation in preparation for the Transforming Education Summit (TES) in Baguio City on

A collection of poems and artworks from Filipino youth creatives in observance of the World Poetry and Art Days amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Take part in the 2021/2 photo contest organized by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report!

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Paris, 25 March—Following UNESCO’s Forum on Biodiversity on 24 March, the Organization has called for the mobilization of governments, citizens and civil society, including the private sector, in favour of biodiversity through the a multi-partner fund currently being set up.

The British Council Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry - Design Center will hold a virtual event from March 16-19, 2021 entitled Drivers of Change. Leaders and changemakers will exchange ideas on the important role of creative hubs in the growth of the creative economy. Register by 15 March 2021.

09 February 2021, Paris, France – The Philippine Delegation co-headed by Ms. Aileen S. Mendiola-Rau, Deputy Permanent Delegate of the Philippine Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, and Mr. John Francis S. Herrera, Director at Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA-MOAO), actively participated in the 53rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council, which was held virtually from 01-09 February 2021.

To raise awareness on the importance, state, opportunities and challenges affecting the ocean, UNACOM-NCMS in cooperation with the University of the Philippines – Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) organized a series of webinar on Philippine Seas.

Over a short span of time, our lives as we know it was suddenly changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our usual get-together with friends or family--whether in a mall or in a resort—were restricted during the height of the pandemic as new rules, such as social distancing, were enforced to contain the spread of the virus.

On 29 April 2020, the National Commissions for UNESCO joined the first Online Meeting on COVID-19. The main objective of this meeting was to discuss with the National Commissions key initiatives launched by UNESCO to respond to COVID-19 and key activities initiated by National Commissions at national level to respond to this crisis. Some 107

Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. This unique ability to reach out the widest audience means radio can shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard.

The Philippine National Commission for UNESCO (UNACOM), led by Officer-in-Charge/Secretary-General Ernesto C. Abella who is concurrently Undersecretary of Strategic Communications and Research at the Department of Foreign Affairs, joins the nation in celebrating the International Education Day. 24 January is #EducationDay! #FuturesOfEducation #RightToEducation

Over 40 young Filipinos from ZamBaSulTa (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi) were engaged in the second leg of seminar-workshop, Filipino Youth and Violent Extremism, held from 6-8 November 2019 at Meridian Suites in Zamboanga city.

Over 60 local government officials, site managers, their staff, and representatives from national agencies attended the 2019 International Capacity-Building Series for World Heritage Sites and Tentative List held at Midas Hotel, Pasay City from 21-25 October 2019.

On 15-17 October 2019, UNESCO Bangkok, with the support of the Korean Funds-in-Trust and Japan Funds-in-Trust, organized the Regional Conference on Transforming Teacher Development at Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines to explore ways to

On their 70th founding anniversary, the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO held a Consultative Meeting of National Commissions (NatComs) that are Member States of the UNESCO Executive Board on 12-13 September at the CVK Park Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

Through the initiative of APCEIU and UNESCO Bangkok, the Asia-Pacific Regional GCED Network (APA GCED Network) Partners Updates Meeting was held 5 September 2019 at the APCEIU Building, Seoul, Republic of Korea. The participants in the Asia-Pacific Regional GCED Network Meeting: Solidifying Regional Action for GCED, which convened in May 2018 in Jakarta, were invited to share the progress made in the four action areas outlined in the Network’s Action Plan discussed last

The 4th International Conference on Global Citizenship Education was held on September 3 to September 4, 2019 at Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. The conference was co-organized by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the auspices of UNESCO (APCEIU), the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

As a follow up to the 2018 Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of National Commissions held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO hosted the 2019 East and Southeast Asia Meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO with the theme “Strengthening Cooperation among National Commissions” on 28-29 August 2019 in Jeonju City, Korea. This meeting was co-organized by the Ministry

The Philippine National Commission for UNESCO (PH NatCom) participated in the launching of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, with the theme: Building Bridges, Not Walls, that was held on 1 August 2019 in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Key education stakeholders who attended discussed trends and implications of migration and displacement to education

In 2004, the Global Geoparks Network (GGN), was formed. GGN promotes national geological heritage initiatives that contribute to and benefit from membership of a global network of exchange and cooperation. On 17 November 2015, the 195 Member States of UNESCO ratified the creation of a new label: the UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGG). UGG seeks to

The Diplomatic League Global Summit (DLGS), on its fifth run at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), gathered more than 100 International Relations and Foreign Service students from 35 universities in the Philippines on 29 May to 01 June 2019. Philippine National Commission for UNESCO (PH NatCom), otherwise known as UNESCO National Commission of the

In celebration of the UNESCO International Day of Light last 16 May 2019, PH NatCom Secretary Lila Ramos Shahani joined the Liter of Light Foundation, G Diaries and ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya at the turnover programme of the 100 solar lamp bottles to the communities in Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato, Benguet, and Zamboanga with no access to electricity.

In line with UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC), the Philippines aims to further develop ocean governance by strengthening the institutional capacity of Member States in marine scientific research and ocean management. The 12th Inter-Governmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-XII) was hosted by the Philippine Government and funded by UNESCO and

As a partner host country to German Commission for UNESCO’s Kulturweit Programme, the Philippine National Commission for UNESCO (PH NatCom), otherwise known as UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM), welcomed young volunteers from Germany for six months at the Albay Biosphere Reserve. Volunteers, Ms. Luzie Doering and Ms. Daria Wienen, engaged in meetings with

The Philippine National Commission for UNESCO (PH NatCom), otherwise known as UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM), in partnership with UNESCO Jakarta Office, Department of Education (DepEd), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), gathered 150 teachers, partners, and stakeholders for a National Forum on Alternative Learning System (ALS) entitled “NO ONE LEFT BEHIND:

PH NatCom Deputy Executive Director Lindsay Barrientos delivered a speech to the Culion community, highlighting the role of Culion Sanitarium and General hospital as an exemplar for Leprosy treatment in the Philippines and abroad. Culion, in partnership with local and national government, has sought to preserve the island’s heritage. Culion represents the medical and colonial

UNESCO NATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINESEmail Address: secretariat@unesco.gov.phTel No. 02-8834-3447; 8834-4887; 8834-4843Facsimile No. 02-8831-8873 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Ivan Anthony S. Henares, PhDSecretary-General Lindsay A. Barrientos, EnPDeputy Executive Director II   TECHNICAL PERSONNEL DIVISION Gay Alfred A. BlancoDevelopment Management Officer IV (Program Officer for Science and Technology Committee, National Committee on Marine Sciences, Man and the

UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines   Frontline Services   Processing of Endorsement for Customs Duties Exemption under the UNESCO Florence   Agreement   The Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (also known as the Florence Agreement) is a 1950 UNESCO treaty whereby states agree to not impose customs duties on certain educational, scientific, and cultural

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