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UNESCO and the European Union

Liaison Office to the European Union

About UNESCO Brussels

Since February 2011, the UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels and UNESCO Representation to the European Union (EU) contributes to represent UNESCO towards the European Institutions, to advocate for UNESCO’s mandate and increase the visibility of UNESCO’s programmes and activities, with the aim of achieving the SDGs through strengthening the UNESCO-EU partnership.

The European Union is one of the first largest donor to UNESCO. This unique partnership takes the shape of a wide range of projects undertaken across the world, in particular in the areas of mutual interest covering all UNESCO’s fields of competencies such as culture, education, freedom of expression and equal access to information, environment, water and oceans, as well as a bolstered scope of policy dialogue. Together, UNESCO and the European Union ensure that no one is left behind!

UNESCO publications and reports

Global education monitoring report, 2024/5, Leadership in education: lead for learning
Global Education Monitoring Report Team
2024
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Revive the Spirit of Mosul
UNESCO
January 2025
UNESCO
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Defending creative voices: artists in emergencies, learning from the safety of journalists
Soraide, Rosario
UNESCO
2023
Publication supported by the UNESCO-Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals and by the UNESCO Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of journalists.
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Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
UNESCO
2022
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