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Shaping a just and green digital age where women and youth lead a culturally vibrant society.🕊️

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The information we consume. The stories we share. The choices we make.

Every day, we shape the information environment around us. And in a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence, digital platforms and misinformation, Media and Information Literacy matters more than ever.

From learning to question what we see online to sharing information responsibly, we all have a role to play.

🌍 Global Media and Information Literacy Week is coming!

From 26 to 27 October, UNESCO is organising a regional commemoration at UNESCO House in New Delhi and we warmly invite you to play a part in highlighting why Media and Information Literacy is everyone's responsibility, not just that of schools and educators.

Because when it comes to building healthier, more inclusive information environments, #WeAllPlayAPart.🧩

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✨We all play a part in building a more informed and critically engaged society.✨

Join us for UNESCO’s regional commemoration of the Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2026, bringing together policymakers, educators, media professionals, civil society, youth, researchers and partners from across South Asia.

🗓️ 26–27 October 2026
📍 UNESCO House, 1 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021
🙋Participate in person or online

Under the theme “We All Play a Part: Advancing Media and Information Literacy for the People,” we will explore how education can help learners engage critically with information, think independently and participate responsibly in digital spaces increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.

Over two days, we will:
🔹 Launch UNESCO’s new Media and Information Literacy and Artificial Intelligence module.
🔹 Share regional approaches to integrating MIL into curricula, teacher education and professional development.
🔹 Discuss information integrity, digital citizenship and the ethical use of AI.
🔹 Hear young people’s perspectives on online safety and their experiences in digital spaces.

We warmly invite you to contribute your experiences and ideas—and help shape practical next steps for advancing media and information literacy across South Asia.

👉 Register to attend in person or online: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/regional-media-and-information-literacy-week-2026

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In New Delhi, the spirit of Durga Puja is finding new ways to welcome everyone.

Behind every pandal lies a living heritage, built by communities, shaped by generations and brought to life each autumn through art, devotion and shared celebration.

This International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, we celebrate Durga Puja’s living heritage and the importance of making it accessible to all. Ramps, step-free entrances and accessible routes can help persons with disabilities, older persons and pregnant women participate with dignity and ease.

To support this, the United Nations in India and UNESCO, with technical support from IIT Kharagpur and contributions from Anjali, Sruti Disability Rights Centre, SANCHAR, Svayam and India Autism Center, developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance accessibility during cultural festivals. Piloted in Kolkata last year, with Durga Puja as a case study, the SOPs offer practical ways to make cultural festivals more inclusive.

✨ In 2021, Durga Puja in Kolkata was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. As we celebrate this living heritage, accessibility helps ensure its memories and sense of belonging are shared by all.

Swipe through to see how cultural festivals can become more accessible for everyone. by @unescoindia

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✨A festival shines brightest when everyone joins the celebration✨

"Will I be able to get in, find my way around and experience the celebration?”, for some, this question comes before the Puja even begins.

A flight of stairs. A crowded route. Nowhere to sit. Information that is difficult to access. Help that may never come.

For persons with disabilities, these are not minor inconveniences. They can determine whether a celebration is open to them at all.

Through our efforts to Enhancing Universal Accessibility During Cultural Festivals, UNESCO, with United Nations in India and partner organisations, is working with Durga Puja organizers in Kolkata and Delhi to identify barriers, listen to lived experiences and turn inclusion into action.

Because a living heritage that brings people together should not leave anyone outside.

Breaking barriers, building belonging.

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📢 Request for Proposal

The UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia invites organizations to submit proposals for an ethnographic study on the experiences, aspirations, knowledge systems, opportunities and contributions of indigenous and local youth living in and around UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in India.

📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026

🔎 To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, scan the QR code or access the information through the provided link.

🔗https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/request-proposal-research-youth-nature-and-sustainable-futures by @unescoindia

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The vibrant celebration of Durga Puja stands as one of the most cherished expressions of living heritage in India. Observed each year in September or October — most prominently in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian State of West Bengal — the festival marks the ten-day worship of the Hindu mother goddess Durga.

Months before the festivities begin, skilled artisans shape unfired clay from the holy Ganga River into exquisite images of the goddess and her family. On Mahalaya, the inaugural day, the ritual of painting the eyes bestows life in these sculptures. The celebrations culminate on the tenth day, when the images are immersed in rivers, symbolically returning the deity to her source.

Durga Puja has evolved into a powerful collective expression of creativity, faith, and community spirit in Kolkata. Here, neighborhoods come alive with spectacular, large-scale installations, thematic pavilions, and soundscapes of traditional drumming. It is a time when barriers of class, religion, and ethnicity dissolve as millions gather to admire the artistry and participate in the celebrations.

Inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021, Durga Puja in Kolkata represents not just a celebration of a seasonal sacred ritual but has transformed into a dynamic platform for the public performance of art and religion, and a thriving ground for collaborative artists and designers.

Read More: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/durga-puja-in-kolkata-00703

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BEHIND THE CELEBRATION | Making Durga Puja inclusive for everyone

The beauty of Durga Puja lies not only in what we create, but in the joy of experiencing it together. But how can we make sure everyone can be part of that experience?

Inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021, Durga Puja celebrates community, creativity and the spirit of togetherness.

To help translate this spirit into action, UNESCO and the United Nations in India, with technical support from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, with contributions from Anjali – Mental Health Rights Organization, Sruti Disability Rights Centre, SANCHAR, Svayam and India Autism Center, developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance accessibility during Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal.

These practical guidelines aim to make the festivities more welcoming and accessible for everyone, including persons with disabilities, older persons and pregnant women, so that everyone can participate with dignity and ease.

From raising awareness to preparing more accessible celebrations, inclusion begins long before the festivities start.

Because a celebration is truly shared when everyone can be part of it.

What does an inclusive Puja mean to you? Share your thoughts and help spread the word. by @unescoindia

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"I used to ask, 'Is the answer right?' Now I ask, 'How did you get there?'"

For Tarun Sharma, 26, that one change has transformed his classroom in Himachal Pradesh.

Like many teachers, he once relied on tried and tested methods of learning: explain, memorize, repeat. Then he took part in competency-based education training under HP FUTURES, a UNESCO-Government of Himachal Pradesh project. It showed him a different way to teach.

Today his lessons look and sound different. Students explain their thinking. They question ideas. They learn from one another. And learning has become more fun.

Watch Tarun share how the shift began.

Because the most powerful thing a classroom can teach isn't just the answer. It's how to think, how to ask why, and how to keep going when the answer isn't obvious.

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What happens when classrooms become a place for questions, not just answers?

In Himachal Pradesh, a quiet shift is taking place in the classroom.

Through competency-based education, UNESCO and the Government of Himachal Pradesh are supporting teachers – under the auspices of the HP FUTURES project – to place a greater emphasis on 21st century skills.

For Tarun Sharma, 26, a teacher, the change has meant learning to look at his students differently.

The question is no longer simply whether a student has arrived at the right answer. Tarun is learning to notice the journey: how a student approaches a problem, the questions they ask, the point at which they hesitate, and what might help them take the next step.

In his classroom, students are beginning to explain their thinking, question ideas and learn from one another.

It is a small change in the rhythm of a classroom, but a significant one. Because education is not only about knowing the answer. It is also about learning how to think, how to ask why, and how to find a way forward.

Swipe to meet Tarun and see competency-based education through his eyes.

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