UNESCO charts a new path for people and nature
UNESCO pays tribute to the legacy of Edgar Morin
Morin's ideas echoes the ideals of UNESCO. He delivered his centenary lecture at UNESCO where he reflected on the changes of a century and our troubled future. A major thinker in education, he led a decisive reflection on the transformations needed in teaching, notably through his pioneering work on The Seven Complex Lessons in Education for the Future.
In an age increasingly shaped by machines and artificial intelligence, his thinking on complexity, humility, and our shared planetary destiny feels not like a legacy to be archived, but one the world will sorely need.
Delivering for people in crisis
Culture, education, science, and information are essential needs in times of turbulence and crisis. They are powerful drivers of social cohesion, resilience, and hope in a better future.
UNESCO plays a vital role in safeguarding the social and cultural foundations that underpin stability, dignity, and recovery for communities affected by crises. By protecting these pillars, we help ensure that societies can rebuild not only infrastructure, but also trust, identity, and the collective capacity to move forward.
Prepare the world for AI,
Prepare AI for the world
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, for the people.
Our impact in communities
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.
UNESCO lists and designations
Magazine: The UNESCO Courier
Artificial intelligence: Do we still need to think?
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the way we learn, teach and communicate.
In this new issue, The UNESCO Courier explores the promises, the limits and the challenges of this revolution that is reshaping education, language, creativity – and even parenting. Should we view AI as a threat to our intellectual autonomy, or as an opportunity to better serve humanity?
From Argentina to Sweden, the United Arab Emirates to India and China, this issue delves into artificial intelligence and its far-reaching impact on education and beyond
