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Empowering Revival Communities

Participation Programme

Empowering Revival Communities Seminar and Book Launch, 22 March Montego Bay 23 March St. Ann 25 March Manchester 05 April Kingston/St.

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MONDIACULT  2022: Regional Consultation for LAC, 14-15 February 2022

Culture

 Regional Consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean, 14-15 February 2022 in Mexico City (Virtual), for the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies & Sustainable Development. For consultation there are 4 themes and several cross cutting issues to identify critical priorities.

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Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, 15th session, 8-11 February

Culture

The 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was held online from 8 to 11 February 2022. Jamaica is a committee member with David Brown, Jamaica Creative (MCGES), as the representative.

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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (TST): Regional workshop, 8-10 February 2022

Participation Programme

Regional Capacity Building Workshop for UNESCO National & School ASPnet Coordinators on Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (TST),  8-10 February 2022, 14.00–16.

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“Discover the Memory of the World Register”, 27 January

Memory of the world (MOW)

“Discover the Memory of the World Register on Google Arts and Culture”, 27 January at 4:00am Ja time/10:00am CET via Zoom. Webinar Registration – Zoom https://unesco-org.

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IBEROMAB network XIX meeting, 17-21 January (online)

MAB

XIX Meeting of The Network Of Committees & Focus Points Mab De Iberoamerica and The Caribbean, Spain And Portugal. IBEROMaB NETWORK, 17-21 January via Online.

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Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Sixteenth session, 13-18 Dec

The sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held fully online from 13 -18 December 2021. Our reps are Mr BernardJankee and Dr Maria Smith (Director, African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank and Programme Manager, JNC-UNESCO/ Culture Specialist respectively).

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UNESCO Global Geoparks for the SIDS in the Caribbean, 2 Dec

“UNESCO Global Geoparks for the SIDS in the Caribbean, Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea (AIMS)”, 2nd of December 2021, from 1.30 p.

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Biennale of Luanda – “Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace”, 27 Nov-2 Dec

Organized in partnership between UNESCO, the Government of Angola and the African Union, the Biennale of Luanda – “Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace”  aims to promote the prevention of violence and the resolution of conflicts, by encouraging cultural exchanges in Africa, dialogue between generations and the promotion of […]

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UNESCO Executive Board, 213th Session, 26 November

Item 1 – Opening of the session Item 2 – Adoption of the Provisional Agenda Item 3 – Election of the Chairperson of the Executive Board Item 4 – Election of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Executive Boar Items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Establishment of the permanent Commissions and […]

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12 UNESCO Youth Forum, 19 November

Youth

12th UNESCO Youth Forum, Online, 1 p.m.