“I am pleased that the UNESCO National Commission has accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Culture and has decided to present the domus de janas for inclusion in the World Heritage List. The 26 sites preserve a historical-cultural testimony of exceptional universal value which well illustrates the richness of the Sardinian heritage". The Minister declared this [...]
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Until September to join the call for sustainable educational travel in the western Mediterranean The European WeMed NaTOUR project enters schools to educate the new generations in sustainable tourism. In fact, the recipients of the mission are also children and young people. For schools, they can join the project through an active call until 25 September [...]
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Italian government action highlighted in the Final Report At the end of the G20 Education Ministers' Meeting, held yesterday in Pune, UNESCO, OECD and UNICEF, together with the Indian Presidency, presented the final report of the works. Among the best practices, the actions promoted by Italy have been highlighted [...]
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The Minister at Unesco's Transforming Education Pre-Summit. Italy chosen as leader on inclusion issues “A fairer and more just society is possible only if we manage to extend the right to education, promoting the overcoming of gender, social and economic barriers. Therefore, simple changes are not enough, but a real transformation of educational systems is necessary [...]
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The candidacy dossier of "The Italian espresso coffee between culture, ritual, sociality and literature in the emblematic communities from Venice to Naples" as an intangible heritage of Humanity by Unesco was presented today to the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies. The candidacy dossier arises from the union of two previous dossiers, at the request of the Unesco National Commission, [...]
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Eni and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed a four-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Mexico to identify potential joint project initiatives that will help boost the sustainable development of local economy through economic diversification, protection of natural and cultural heritage, access to basic services [...]
read moreThe Minister of Education, Professor Patrizio Bianchi, participated, this afternoon, by videoconference, in the Unesco event: “One year into COVID: Prioritizing education recovery to avoid a generational catastrophe”. In line with its mission to facilitate political dialogue and knowledge sharing, Unesco has convened a high-level ministerial event to stimulate joint reflection [...]
read moreFour Italian schools protagonists of the Third World Congress of Transdisciplinarity in virtual mode In the first week that sees Italy as the protagonist in the context of the Third World Congress of Transdisciplinarity, four Italian UNESCO ASPnet schools participate for our country: two of the first cycle and two of the second, distributed throughout the country. The Congress, organized [...]
read moreThe programs and celebratory activities will start tomorrow with the “Unesco Mediterranean Diet. 10 years of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity "Mipaaf, Bellanova:" Commitment to create the Office for the Mediterranean Diet at Mipaaf. In 2021, an institutional communication program also in view of Expo Dubai "Ten years ago, on November 16, 2010, in [...]
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The Minister of Education, Lucia Azzolina, participated today, by videoconference, at the World Summit on Education organized by UNESCO in collaboration with Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom. The event, which was attended by 13 Heads of State and Government, more than 60 Ministers of Education, as well as the heads of the various international organizations starting from the Secretary [...]
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Eni announces today its formal commitment not to carry out exploration and development activities in the Natural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The commitment gives official recognition to a policy that Eni is already following in its operations. It is a further step that is part of the company's transformation path. Starting from [...]
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“Today is a historic day for the Veneto and the whole of Italy. The hills of #Prosecco di Conegliano and Valdobbiadene are finally, and rightly so, a world heritage site. A great recognition that enhances the extraordinary scenic qualities and traditions of a unique cultural landscape of exceptional world value. A land from which the fruits they give are born [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that, this morning, the transnational candidacy of “La Transhumance” as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity UNESCO was formally presented in Paris. The candidacy was put forward by Italy as leader together with Greece and Austria. With the signing of the transnational candidacy dossier by the Representative [...]
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The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies announces that the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity has entered "The Art of the Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo" in the list of elements declared World Heritage Site. The candidacy was launched by Mipaaf in March 2009 and was conducted by a specific task force of [...]
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The US is preparing to leave UNESCO due to the accusations made against Israel. The magazine 'Foreign Policy' writes that the Trump administration is making plans to abandon the body due to recent resolutions that have condemned Israel and the settlements, including the one on Hebron, in the West Bank, declared part of the historical heritage [...]
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The Minister of Agricultural Policies Maurizio Martina, present at the inauguration of the Amatrice Catering Center, announced the candidacy of the Amatrician tradition as Unesco heritage. During his speech he said: "Today - said Minister Martina - it was important to be in Amatrice, first of all to say thanks to the many citizens who contributed and [...]
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