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- Chair in Artificial Intelligence at University College London, led by Professor John Shawe-Taylor
- Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at University of East Anglia, led by Professor Anna Robinson-Pant
- Chair in Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University, led by Professor Roger Coningham
- Chair in Education for Peacebuilding and Human Rights at University of Ulster, led by Professor Kelsey Shanks
- Chair in Global Health and Education and UNITWIN Network in Health and Education: Innovating for Sustainable Development at University of Huddersfield / Université Clermont Auvergne, co led by Dr Nicola Gray and Professor Didier Jourdan
- Chair in Higher Education Management at University of Bath
- Chair in International Education and Development at University of Nottingham, led by Professor Juliet Thondhlana
- Chair in Masculinities and Gender Equality at School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, led by Professor Maria Lohan
- Chair in Ocean Governance at University of Portsmouth, led by Professor Pierre Failer
- Chair in Shared Education for Peacebuilding and Social Justice at Queens University Belfast, led by Professor Joanne Hughes MBE
- Chair in Silk Roads Studies at King’s College Cambridge, led by Professor Peter Frankopan
- Chair in Sport, Physical Activity and Education for Development at Loughborough University, led by Professor Richard Giulianotti
- Chair in Storytelling Education for Sustainability at Loughborough University, led by Professor Michael Wilson
- Chair in Sustainable Energy Technologies at Swansea University, led by Professor Matthew Davies
- Chair in the Development of a Sustainable Geoenvironment at Cardiff University, led by Professor Devin Sapsford
- Chair in Transforming Knowledge and Research for Just and Sustainable Futures at University of Bristol, led by Professor Leon Tikly
- Chair in Water Science at University of Birmingham, led by Professor David Hannah
- Chair on Analytics and Data Science at University of Essex, led by Professor Maria Fasli
- Chair on Building Peaceful Societies through Research on Gender Equality at City, University of London
- Chair on Cultural Property Protection and Peace at Newcastle University, led by Professor Peter Stone
- Chair on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering (DRR&RE) at University College London, led by Professor Dina D’Ayala
- Chair on Global Creative Economy at City, University of London, led by Professor Andy Pratt
- Chair on Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction at Loughborough University, led by Professor Qiuhua Liang
- Chair on Innovative Informal Digital Learning in Disadvantaged and Development Contexts at University of Wolverhampton, led by Professor John Traxler
- Chair on Geoscience and Society at University of Plymouth, led by Professor Iain Stewart MBE
- Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity at University of Sheffield, led by Professor Jackie Harrison
- Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts (RIELA) at University of Glasgow, led by Professor Alison Phipps
- Chair on Responsible Foresight for Sustainable Development at University of Lincoln, led by Professor Ted Fuller
- Chair on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, and Expansion of Political Space at University of York, led by Professor Paul Gready
- UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology at University of Southampton, led by Dr Helen Farr
- UNITWIN Network in Culture, Tourism and Development at Nottingham Trent University, led by Professor Mike Robinson
- UNITWIN Network in Global Pharmacy Education Development at UCL School of Pharmacy, led by Professor Ian Bates
- UNITWIN Network on Ecohydrological Interfaces Under Change at University of Birmingham, led by Professor David Hannah and Professor Stefan Krause
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- Blenheim Palace
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
- The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
- City of Bath
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
- Derwent Valley Mills
- Dorset and East Devon Coast: The Jurassic Coast
- Durham Castle and Cathedral
- The English Lake District
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- Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall
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- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe: Bath
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Jodrell Bank Observatory
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- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
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- St Kilda
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
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- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
- Learning Cities
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- Magna Carta
- The Declaration of Arbroath
- The Bill Of Rights 1689
- Peterloo Relief Fund Account Book
- Documentary Heritage of The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Britain, 1865-1928
- Medieval Records of St Giles’s Hospital, Norwich
- The Correspondence of Robert Owen 1821-1858
- Charles Booth’s Inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London, 1886-1903
- West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum Records, 1814-1991
- Royal Scottish National Hospital Archives
- Children’s Society Archive
- Diaries Of Anne Lister
- Edinburgh and Lothian HIV/AIDS Collections
- Saving Lives At Sea
- WVS/WRVS Narrative Records
- The Battle of the Somme
- Haig Papers
- Life Story of David Lloyd George
- The Commonwealth War Graves
- Appeal of 18 June 1940
- Jersey Occupation Archive
- London County Council Bomb Damage Maps
- Churchill Archives
- Hitchcock’s Silent Films
- Peter Worden Collection of Mitchell and Kenyon Films
- Hepworth Cinema Interviews
- Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s Photography and Amber’s Films
- GPO (General Post Office) Film Unit Collection
- St Kilda, Britain’s Loneliest Isle
- The Golden Letter of the Burmese King
- Company of Scotland Trading to Africa & the Indies 1695-1707
- Registry of Slaves of the British Caribbean, 1817-1834
- Silver Men: West Indian Labourers at the Panama Canal
- Dutch West India Company Archives
- Tyne & Wear Shipyards Collection
- Neath Abbey Iron Works
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Screw Propeller Report
- The Crutchley Archive
- James Watt Papers and the Separate Condenser
- Wedgwood Museum Archive
- Ledgers of Edward Backwell
- Chepman and Myllar Prints
- Royal Mail Archive
- BT Research Centre Collection
- Robert Hooke’s Diary, 1672-1683
- Notebooks of Michael Faraday
- Letter from George Stephenson
- Robert Stephenson and Company Archives
- Civil Engineers Membership Certificates
- The British Antarctic Survey
- The Shakespeare Documents
- The Cotton Collection of Manuscripts
- Eton Choir Book
- Peniarth Manuscript Collection
- The Chronicle of Elis Grufudd, ‘Soldier of Calais’
- Manuscript Collection of Shota Rustaveli’s Poem “Knight in the Panther’s Skin”
- The Carmichael Watson Collection: A Celtic Collector’s Folklore Odyssey
- Early Gaelic Manuscripts of the Advocates Library
- Historic Ethnographic Recordings, 1898 – 1951
- Arthur Bernard Deacon, 1903-1927
- Thomas Hardy Archive
- Dorothy Wordsworth’s Journal
- John Murray Archive
- George Orwell Archive
- The Roman Curse Tablets from Bath
- Cura Pastoralis of Gregory
- Canterbury Cathedral Collection
- Hereford Mappa Mundi
- Dean & Chapter Exeter Library Manuscript
- Winchester Pipe Rolls
- Death Warrant of King Charles I
- Pont Manuscript Maps
- Domesday Book
- The Gough Map
- Charter of King William I to The City of London
- Bank Of Scotland Archive
- Wakefield Court Rolls
- The Honourable Irish Society
- Aberdeen Burgh Registers
- Survey of the Manors Of Crickhowell and Tretower
- The Gertrude Bell Archive
- Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin
- The large format 68mm films of the Mutoscope & Biograph Company
- Drawings and writings of children during wartime in Europe: 1914-1950
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- L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent programme
- L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Fellows 2024
- L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Fellows 2023
- L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Fellows 2022
- L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Fellows 2021
- L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Fellows 2020
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- Avebury adventures: exploring the ancient monument through smartphone games
- Historic Environment Overview 2024-25 edition published by Historic Environment Forum
- 'UNESCO Sites Navigator'(formerly the World Heritage Online Map Platform) launched during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee
- Scotland UNESCO Trail final evaluation report gives detail on initiative success
- 26 properties inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage list
- Applications for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards are open
- National Slate Museum awarded £12m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve heart of The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site
- UK National Commission joins colleagues at Loughborough University at it holds its inaugural 'UNESCO Day'
- Work starts on new Stonehenge education facility to cater for demand in STEM learning
- 2026/27 Nomination Cycle for Memory of the World International Register Now Open
- Case Study: Open Tools, Shared Heritage: Building meaningful collaboration around digital technologies and data sharing
- FORBES article celebrates UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the UK and highlights their global importance
- UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Research & Innovation Group meets to confirm research agenda and refine proposals
- Case Study: MSc Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin University and the Eden Project; integrating the UNESCO Sustainability Competencies into higher education
- Two transnational properties supported by the UK inscribed onto the UNESCO International Memory of the World Register
- Event Review: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and 60 years of UNESCO Water Sciences
- UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks holds annual meeting in Arran Geopark
- UNSECO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) turns 50
- Five exceptional researchers win the 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards
- Dual UNESCO Designation for Manchester and Nanjing celebrated at award-winning Manchester Festival of Libraries
- Seeds of Hope 2025: Schools helping a culture of peace to take root in the community
- UKNC Non-Executive Director (Culture) Dr Charlotte Joy joins high-level panel at Second Edition of the Naples Conference on Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century
- UNESCO Designations celebrate success at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025
- New Royal Mail stamps celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, part of the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Forth Bridge UNESCO World Heritage Site management plan update consultation open
- Loughborough Professor becomes the first-ever UNESCO Chair in Storytelling Education for Sustainability
- UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General speaks, and joins expert panel, at Culture in Crisis event at St Margaret's Church, Westminster UNESCO World Heritage Site
- UK Participation in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) - Meeting of the IHP Bureau and upcoming Anniversary Events
- UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO visits Gracehill in Northern Ireland to present the village with its official certificate of World Heritage inscription
- UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science celebrates 20th anniversary with international ‘Positive Water Futures for All’ symposium, Eddleston Water Project fieldtrip and Flow exhibition
- Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage visits North Devon UNESCO Biosphere as project delivery moves towards completion
- 'Seeds of Hope for a Better Future' - UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) 2025 Competition
- UNESCO launches new Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme Water Information Network System (IHP-WINS) Platform
- Start a new chapter this autumn with an online tutored creative writing course led by the National Centre for Writing based in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature
- Glasgow UNESCO City of Music used as a case study to examine how music culture & infrastructure intersect with environmental sustainability & social justice.
- Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership secures funding from South of Scotland Enterprise
- UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Language and Arts (RIELA) Spring School a sell-out success!
- 2025 Urdd Gobaith Cymru Peace and Goodwill Message released and granted Patronage by the UK National Commission for UNESCO
- Vacancy - Exeter UNESCO City of Literature: Public Programmes Manager
- 9th Meeting of the Informal Network of European National UNESCO Commissions takes place in Dublin
- Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day
- Manchester Festival of Libraries (4-8 June) announces its full programme for 2025 including visiting performers from other global UNESCO Cities of Literature
- Brighton and Lewes Downs (The Living Coast) UNESCO Biosphere's 'Our City, Our World' environmental education programme leads the way
- Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature appoints Harriet MacMillan as new Director
- UKNC Chair and Chief Executive and Secretary General meet with Lord Collins, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Africa, United Nations, Commonwealth and multilateral)
- UNESCO sites across the north and midlands feature on latest series of BBC's 'Great British Railway Journeys'
- The UKNC brings together UNESCO sites in the UK with a series of six place-based workshops
- UNESCO Biosphere Youth Network meets for the first time at the UKMAB Annual Gathering in The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere
- Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin recognised on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register
- UNESCO Chair in Geoscience and Society at University of Plymouth, Professor Iain Stewart, interviewed as part of 'UNESCO TALKS' series
- Arran formally announced as the 10th UNESCO Global Geopark in the United Kingdom
- Dundee UNESCO City of Design launches new supporter scheme ‘Design Lives Here’
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning marks the 70th anniversary of the International Review of Education (IRE)
- UK National Commission for UNESCO showcases work at the Traditional Meeting of National Commissions in Paris
- Major new exhibition, Pirates, opens in the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Communities to nominate traditions for new Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK
- Candidates for next Director-General of UNESCO announced
- World Quantum Day (14 April) and International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 celebrated in the UK with events
- World-renowned chef and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity visits Brighton and Lewes Downs (The Living Coast) Biosphere
- Cultural Strategies Community of Practice – call for participants
- UKNC will be delivering a free touring 'Future___scapes' exhibition at six locations across the UK this coming month
- European UNESCO National Commissions meet to discuss their future role and priorities within the UNESCO global framework
- 1st World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day Event: 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
- UNESCO Courier launches new English language podcast
- The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site takes centre stage on BBC's Countryfile programme
- Loughborough UNESCO Student Network (LUSN) hosts the UK National Commission for a day of insight and discussion
- CoSTAR Live Lab set to turbocharge Yorkshire’s creative economy
- Canterbury Cathedral announces 'UNESCO Sites: Foundations of Faith' tours for the summer of 2025
- Call for Proposals: Compute for Climate Fellowship 2025
- New video showcasing the “Promoting Sustainable Development through UNESCO’S Programmes and Sites” project released
- University of Birmingham to hold week of events on Glacier Preservation to mark United Nations World Water Day 2025.
- Exeter UNESCO City of Literature announces a year of themed bookshelves in the Penguin books vending machine
- UK National Commission joins UK Geopark representatives to celebrate a decade of UNESCO Global Geoparks
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew UNESCO World Heritage Site announces new Carbon Garden, set to open summer 2025
- Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature holds their first 'Young Writers in Residency' programme
- Warwick Business School and Coventry City Council picked to lead global UNESCO project
- BFI awards £245K for new skills package to get West of England creatives ALL SET for film/TV careers
- Major lottery grant award to strengthen the network of UNESCO Sites in the UK
- Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage Project site visit to Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark
- Norwich announces the line-up for its City of Literature Weekend in May 2025
- Guidelines for Universities hosting Human Rights Defenders 2025 published.
- The 135th Anniversary of The Forth Bridge
- UK Ambassador to UNESCO visits Wales designations and presents to Welsh Government officials
- Devonshire Association to celebrate the county's UNESCO links throughout 2025
- Manchester to be guest city at iconic Barcelona festival this year
- English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark celebrates South Devon College's prestigious Green Gown Award for sustainability institution of the Year.
- Heritage Geospatial Symposium in York - 27 March 2025
- Heritage Day 2025 conference organised by The Heritage Alliance set for 5 March at the Tower of London
- UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace launches new report 'UNESCO World Heritage Sites as 'Ambassadors for Peace''
- The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025) Opening Ceremony
- Proposals sought from designers to develop visual identity guidelines for the Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK.
- New UKNC Research & Innovation Group established to shape the future of UNESCO Sites and Sustainability
- London Heritages 2025 Conference at the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site: 25-27 June
- New website celebrates UNESCO in the UK and provides a unique online resource for professionals.
- Birmingham Urban Ecohydrological Observatory earns UNESCO recognition
- UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts launches its first MOOC!
- A new on-demand travel service is launched at Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Isle of Wight UNESCO Biosphere announces dates of its Biosphere Festival 2025
- UNESCO Chair in the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space publishes two new working papers
- Interim Director of Edinburgh World Heritage appointed
- Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage visits Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site
- Loughborough UNESCO Student Network Welcomes New Members
- Network Link - October 2024
- Celebrating International Geodiversity Day 2024
- Local to Global: Co-defining resilience thresholds with UNESCO Sites in Estonia and the UK
- Network Link - September 2024
- Global Policy in Sport and Physical Education: Supporting UNESCO’s Commitment to ‘Change the Game’
- International cooperation for universal literacy – marking International Literacy Day 2024
- Three sites announced as pilot locations in UKNC’s groundbreaking new Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage project
- Network Link - July 2024
- Two new World Heritage Sites set to join the UNESCO in the UK network
- Local to Global – Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere gets blogging
- Reflections on the latest data from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) 2023/24 ‘Participation Survey'
- Network Link - June 2024
- Leading specialist in cultural heritage and sustainable tourism appointed to the Board of the UKNC
- Network Link - May 2024
- Local to Global – Antonine Wall Community Map
- Network Link - April 2024
- Network Link - March 2024
- Network Link - February 2024
- Local to Global – Talkshop summary: How to evaluate a National Lottery Heritage Fund project
- Manchester and Wakefield join UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
- Network Link - January 2024
- Local to Global – New for 2024: UNESCO Site Cluster Meetings
- Local to Global: ‘Discover the UK’s UNESCO Sites’ map campaign evaluation
- Local to Global: Visits to UK UNESCO Pilot Sites
- Local to global: what makes a network?
- The RoundView - helping communities address the root causes of climate change and the ecological crisis
- Local to global: leaving no one behind
- Announcing Local to Global’s three pilot sites and an exciting new illustrated map
- Meet the team behind UKNC’s Local to Global project and tell us how a resilient network would benefit you
- The Skell Valley Project - Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site
- UK National Commission for UNESCO awarded £250,000 Heritage Fund grant to support UK’s UNESCO sites to reach their full potential
- UK UNESCO sites lead the way on sustainable development and create value for local communities
- Resource Centre
- An Evaluation of the Success of Scotland’s UNESCO Trail - July 2025
- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards 2025 - Overview Factsheet
- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions
- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards 2025 - Application Terms and Conditions
- The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025 - Executive Summary
- The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025 - Mountains and glaciers Water towers. Full Report.
- UK UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks Map - 2025
- UNESCO ASPnet Arts and Culture for Peace Initiative - Seeds of Hope for a Better Future 2025 - Competition Rules and Guidelines
- European State of the Climate 2024 Report - WMO
- Promoting Ocean Literacy – An Education Policy Brief (UNESCO) 2025
- Measuring the Value of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in the UK’s UNESCO Sites - Invitation to Tender: 12 May 2025
- UN System Chart (updated version March 2025)
- UN Card 2025
- UNESCO ASPnet Arts and Culture for Peace Initiative - Seeds of Hope for a Better Future 2025 - Competition Entry Form
- Annual Report of the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa 2024
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Nomination Form
- UK Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Committee - Terms of Reference: Updated October 2024
- UNESCO in the United Kingdom Overview Factsheet 2025
- UNESCO Global Geoparks in the United Kingdom Factsheet 2025
- Arran Global Geopark Factsheet 2025
- National Statement by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - delivered at the 221st Executive Board, UNESCO on 08 April 2025
- State of the Global Climate 2024 - World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
- Education and Nutrition: Learn to eat well - A Global Education Monitoring Report publication 2025
- UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education - Explanatory note for the 2025 call for nominations
- UNESCO sites as partners for education for sustainable development: an implementation guide (2025)
- Europe Sustainable Development Report 2025: SDG Priorities for the New EU Leadership
- Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing - UN Women Report: 2025
- Flow Country World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Bristol City of Film Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - Fforest Fawr Global Geopark Factsheet 2024
- Official statement on Ukraine published on the occasion of the 24th International Aids Conference - July 2022, Montreal, Canada
- OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON UKRAINE DELIVERED DURING THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION AND RESTITUTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
- OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON UKRAINE DELIVERED DURING THE UNESCO WORLD CONFERENCE ON CULTURAL POLICIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – MONDIACULT 2022
- OFFICIAL STATEMENT DELIVERED AT THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION - October 2022
- Statement by Ms. Laura Davies Permanent Delegate of the United Kingdom to UNESCO. Given at UNESCO Information meeting: Actions for Ukraine, following the decision of the Executive Board’s Special session - March 2022
- UNESCO 'Group of Friends' Statement on Ukraine given at Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - June 13-17, 2022
- Local to Global 2.0: Community Grants Application Form and Guidance - Feb 2025
- Guidelines for Universities Hosting Human Rights Defenders 2025 - UNESCO Chair on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space
- The Gender Gap in Science - Status and Trends. February 2024
- Role and Missions of National Commissions for UNESCO
- UNESCO: Its Purpose and Philosophy - Julian Huxley 1946
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom Factsheet 2024
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites as 'Ambassadors for Peace' Report 2025
- Bristol UNESCO City of Film UCCN Membership Monitoring Report 2017-21
- Shetland Global Geopark Factsheet 2024
- Heritage Disaster Response and Resilience Report
- Cultural Heritage Innovation: Opportunities for international development
- Reducing Inequalities and Decolonising Heritage Practices People Centred Approaches
- Sites for Sustainable Development: Realising the Potential of UNESCO Sites to Advance Agenda 2030
- 09-Policy-Brief - Education for Sustainable Development in the UK
- Application Form for UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks (Reference Only)
- Timeline for UK UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN Networks Application Cycle 2025
- UKNC Chairs and UNITWIN Network Handbook
- UNESCO Chairs Expression of Interest Form
- UNESCO Global Geoparks in the United Kingdom Factsheet 2024 (Welsh language version)
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom Factsheet 2024 (Welsh language version)
- Types of land-based UNESCO designations in the UK Factsheet 2024 (Welsh language version)
- UNESCO in the United Kingdom Overview Factsheet 2024 (Welsh language version)
- UNESCO Creative Cities in the United Kingdom Factsheet 2024
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies Factsheet 2024 (Welsh language version)
- UNESCO Creative Cities in the United Kingdom Factsheet 2024 (Welsh language version)
- UKNC Strategic Summary (2022-29)
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Factsheet 2024
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies Factsheet 2024
- Types of land-based UNESCO designations in the UK Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - GeoMon Global Geopark Factsheet 2024
- English Riviera Global Geopark Factsheet 2024
- Discover the UK’s UNESCO Sites map 2023 Summer campaign - Evaluation report
- Discover the UK's UNESCO Sites Campaign Evaluation Powerpoint Presentation
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat 1971
- UNESCO Recommendation on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence - Key Facts
- Edinburgh City of Literature Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales Factsheet 2024
- Welsh language version - Biosffer Dyfi Factsheet 2024
- Nottingham City of Literature Factsheet 2024
- Perth City of Craft and Folk Art Factsheet 2024
- Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Factsheet 2024
- Why invest in culture and creativity - International Fund of Cultural Diversity
- UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
- UNESCO Strategy for Gender Equality in and through Education 2019-2025
- UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT - The race against time for smarter development 2021
- UNESCO in Action for Gender Equality
- The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) - Implementation Plan Summary
- Teaching journalism online - a handbook for journalism educators
- State of the Ocean Report 2024
- Report of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) on the ethics of Climate Engineering
- Reporting on artificial intelligence - a handbook for journalism educators
- Media and information literacy in journalism- a handbook for journalists and journalism educators
- Living Heritage - safeguarding without freezing
- Learning Cities and the SDGs: A Guide to Action
- Kigali Declaration: Climate science for a sustainable future for all
- Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of SDG4
- IHP-IX Strategic Plan of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme - Ninth Phase 2022-29
- Global Ocean Science Report 2020: Charting Capacity for Ocean Sustainability - Executive Summary
- Global Ocean Science Report 2020: Charting Capacity for Ocean Sustainability
- Global Media Defence Fund - 2020-2024 Report
- Global Education Monitoring Report 2024/25 - Leadership in Action (Summary)
- Global Education Monitoring Report 2024/25 - Leadership in Action
- Geoscience in Action: Advancing Sustainable Development
- Fit for Life: Sport powering inclusive, peaceful, and resilient societies
- Fit for Life: Driving Sustainable Development in and through Sport
- Culture 2030 - Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda
- Basic texts of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, 2023 edition
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- The Forth Bridge World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Fforest Fawr Global Geopark Factsheet 2024
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Tower of London World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- St Kilda World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Saltaire World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- New Lanark World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Moravian Church Settlements: Gracehill World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Jodrell Bank Observatory World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
- Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Factsheet 2024
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