The 11th UNESCO Youth Forum took place in Paris, 18-19 November 2019 under the theme “ Youth Spaces in Action”. The primary aim of this forum was to facilitate experience and knowledge sharing gained from youths who have collaborated with UNESCO on various youth led projects and initiatives.
On 11 December 2015 Kingston was designated a Music City in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Being the economic, social and cultural center of creation, Kingston has given the world 6 distinct musical genres: mento, ska, reggae, rocksteady, dub and dancehall.
Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown, winner of five Olympic medals, was designated a UNESCO Champion for Sport on 13 October 2009 at the Organization’s Headquarters. The ceremony was held in the presence of Olivia Grange, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture.
The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), in collaboration with the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, coordinated a pilot, community-based, training workshop on the inventorying of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the urban context of Kingston on March 11, 2019 […]
His Excellency Stanley Simataa Visits JamaicaHis Excellency Mr. Stanley Simataa, President of the General Conference of UNESCO visits Jamaica As part of his visit to Jamaica he visited the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.
National Anti-Doping Compliance CommitteeThe Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica will establish a National Anti-doping Compliance Committee as part of measures to enhance the national programme to keep sports clean. The Committee will ensure that Jamaica conforms to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s code and […]
UNESCO Assistant Director-General of Culture (Ernesto Ottone Ramírez) Visits JamaicaErnesto Ottone Ramírez, the Assistant Director of Culture at UNESCO, visited Jamaica as Hon. Minister Grange’s special guest for the Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony.
Community-based Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage in KingstonThe African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), in collaboration with the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, coordinated a pilot, community-based, training workshop on the inventorying of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the urban context of Kingston on March 11, 2019 […]
First Youth Forum JNC-UNESCO Youth Committee (JNC-UNESCO Youth Committee in partnership with The Ministry of National Security and The Department of Government Mr. Yuri Peshkov, the Honourable Olivia Grange, Senator the Hon.
