Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies

Since its founding at the dawn of the atomic age, UNESCO has helped societies navigate and manage the transformative power of technology – to the benefit of all.

Today, in an era shaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related breakthrough innovations, UNESCO continues the critical work of ensuring these emerging technologies are developed and deployed in service of equity, opportunity, and inclusivity.

A decade of action against antisemitism

Asthe UN agency specifically mandated to promote Holocaust and genocide education, UNESCO reaffirms its unwavering commitment to combating antisemitism on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

UNESCO in brief

UNESCO is the United Nations organization that promotes cooperation in education, science, culture and communication to foster peace worldwide.

The Organization provides key services for its Member States, setting global norms and standards, developing tools for international cooperation, producing knowledge for public policies and building global networks of sites and institutions inscribed on its lists.

Magazine: The UNESCO Courier

How Indigenous knowledge drives scientific discovery

Long overlooked or even dismissed by science, Indigenous knowledge is now attracting renewed interest. In the face of climate disruption and environmental and health crises, these systems of knowledge—rooted in close observation of ecosystems—are emerging as valuable resources for rethinking our relationship with the world and imagining a sustainable future.