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What happens when books become a home for endangered languages? The IBBY–UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages is a unique initiative celebrating the power of stories to keep languages alive, support identity and imagination, and connect children with their cultural heritage. Created with IBBY - International Board on Books for Young People, the Collection brings together outstanding books in more than 152 languages and reflects UNESCO's commitment to multilingualism and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032). Listen to UNESCO's Chief of Publications, Cristina Puerta, and discover how this Collection is helping turn the page for Indigenous and endangered languages: https://unes.co/xukzyo

Across the world, Indigenous Peoples sustain knowledge systems and cultural heritage that are deeply connected to their lands, waters and environments. Developed over generations, these traditions offer invaluable perspectives for addressing today's global challenges. This International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, UNESCO reaffirms its commitment to supporting Indigenous Peoples and ensuring that their languages, cultures, knowledge systems and worldviews receive the recognition they deserve. Through the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032) and initiatives that strengthen cultural heritage, community resilience and local stewardship, UNESCO works alongside Indigenous Peoples to help safeguard this living heritage for future generations. Humanity's diversity is one of our greatest strengths. By valuing Indigenous Peoples and their contributions, we help protect an irreplaceable part of our shared heritage. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dS9dt4y8 #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousLanguages #LivingHeritage #CulturalDiversity #UNESCO

What if protecting nature also means protecting the knowledge of the people who have cared for it for generations? At least 25% of UNESCO-designated sites include Indigenous Peoples' lands and territories. These places are home not only to exceptional biodiversity and cultural heritage, but also to knowledge systems that have shaped sustainable relationships with nature for centuries. Recognising Indigenous Peoples as partners in conservation is essential to protecting our shared future. This International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, UNESCO reaffirms its commitment to supporting Indigenous Peoples' rights, knowledge and leadership in safeguarding our planet. https://unes.co/2hz0xz #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Biodiversity #WorldHeritage #BiosphereReserves #UNESCO

How much screen time is too much? The aim isn't to remove screens but to help children use them intentionally, choosing quality over quantity and making screen time a shared experience rather than a solitary one. UNESCO's new practical guide, Growing up in a connected world, encourages families to think not only about how much screen time children have, but also about when, how and with whom they use it. Clear routines, screen-free moments and shared viewing can help protect sleep, movement, play and family connection. Start the conversation at home: how can your family make screen time more intentional? Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eC9xT98r CLEMI Réseau Canopé

At the 40th IBBY World Congress in Ottawa, UNESCO and IBBY - International Board on Books for Young People presented the IBBY–UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages, a global initiative celebrating the power of books to sustain linguistic diversity. Rooted in UNESCO's mandate to advance multilingualism and support the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032), the Collection brings together outstanding books in more than 152 languages and highlights the essential role of children's literature in preserving, revitalising and sharing Indigenous and endangered languages. Learn more about the initiative: https://unes.co/xukzyo

Heritage is memory. It carries the stories of people. 🏛️ In Syria, UNESCO is supporting the inventory, digitization, preservation, and restoration of more than 350 objects at the National Museum of Aleppo—equipping a new generation of heritage professionals with the skills to safeguard their country's history. Delivered by UNESCO, the University of Florence, and Syria's Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM), with the support of the Government of Italy, this hands-on programme is helping ensure that Syria's heritage remains protected for generations to come. "Through this experience, I can translate archaeological knowledge into visual documentation that preserves meaning and makes it accessible for future generations of students and researchers," Yamen Maya, archaeology student, Aleppo University. Heritage lives on through the hands that protect it. Preserving the past, empowering the future, #ForThePeople. 🔗 Learn more about UNESCO's work in Syria: https://unes.co/gwyl9h

Teachers are transforming how children learn about climate change. Climate education too often remains confined to textbooks as abstract concepts that are difficult to connect to daily life. With UNESCO's support, teachers around the world are bringing sustainability out of theory and into everyday learning, rethinking their lessons and how their schools operate. In Wakatobi, Indonesia, teacher Lisa built an ocean literacy lesson around what children already observe in their daily lives: the fish species they recognise, how the seasons change and why it matters to their community. In Cambodia, a maths lesson on multiplication became an exercise in calculating how much CO₂ a tree can absorb. In a history lesson, teacher Vuthy encouraged students to explore how droughts and floods shaped past societies and continue to shape their communities today. Teachers like Lisa and Vuthy are helping prepare the next generation to be climate ready. Read their stories: https://unes.co/5ibu88 #ForThePeople #GreeningEducation #LearnForOurPlanet

UNESCO and IBBY - International Board on Books for Young People are proud to launch the IBBY–UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages, a joint initiative placing children and young readers at the heart of efforts to safeguard and promote linguistic diversity. At a time when languages face growing pressures, including in the digital environment and in the age of AI, the Collection reaffirms the value of languages as living expressions of knowledge, identity and imagination. It also reflects UNESCO's longstanding commitment to multilingualism and the objectives of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032). For more than 70 years, IBBY has championed every child's right to read in their own language and to see themselves represented in the stories they read. Together, UNESCO and IBBY celebrate outstanding books in Indigenous and endangered languages while encouraging the creation and circulation of new works. Featuring books in more than 152 languages, the Collection is both a celebration and a call to action: to preserve, revitalize and share languages for generations to come. Read more here: https://unes.co/xukzyo

In Fiji, women’s fishing knowledge is more than a cultural practice — it is a source of food, income and continuity for families and communities. It reflects a deep relationship with the sea and a strong tradition of adapting to changing conditions. Through a Japan-funded UNESCO project, communities across Pacific and Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are working to safeguard #LivingHeritage as part of disaster risk reduction. The initiative documents local knowledge and cultural practices, connects communities with disaster management actors and helps ensure these skills are passed on to future generations. The result is more than preservation: it is resilience in action. Discover how living heritage is helping communities build stronger futures: https://unes.co/e2jpxk

📌 UNESCO is seeking its next Assistant Director-General for Sciences. From artificial intelligence and bioethics to water security, climate and human rights, science shapes the world's most pressing decisions, and UNESCO is looking for a leader to guide its Sciences Sector at the highest level. 🗓 Application deadline: 22 August 2026 👉 Full details: https://lnkd.in/dUqWhMeb #JoinUNESCO #Leadership #SciencePolicy #UNCareers #Science