Metz, Lorraine. Crossroad of 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 histories and cultures.

The Fort of Schoenenbourg, the Maginot Line in Alsace, one of the Historical Monuments of WW2.

Baden-Baden🇩🇪, one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe, #worldheritage, #unesco inscribed in 2021.

Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt, #worldheritage #UNESCO inscribed in 1988 and 2017.

On December 18, Ambassador Kano organized a reception to celebrate the inscription of Japan’s nominations on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on a basis of extension. #ICH

Ambassador Kano, representing the Government of Japan, signed an agreement between the Government of Japan and UNESCO regarding the designation of International Research Center for ICH in the Asia-Pacific region as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO. #ICH #UNESCO

This afternoon, H. E. Dr. Hajo Sani, OON, led the HMSE, Prof. @Suwaiba_Said together with the ES of @ubecnigeria , Mrs Aisha Garba, on a courtesy visit to the Amb. of @JapanUNESCO, H.E. Mr. Kano Takehiro, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in education

.@UNESCO ’s flagship report on global trends in #FreedomOfExpression and #Journalism points to a historic 10% decline in freedom of expression globally between 2012 and 2024. This trend is a consequence of the alarming rise in self-censorship by journalists and the attacks they

A UNESCO intergovernmental committee has decided to add six items from Japan, including the Murakami Festival in the city of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, to the U.N. agency's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. 👉 https://t.co/3fApaMCOrO

Tracing the footsteps of two giants of modern #India🇮🇳; #mahatmagandhi and #jawaharlalnehru at memorial museums.

Attending #20com #2003convention #IntangibleHeritage in Delhi is also an opportunity to revisit #WorldHeritage of #India 🇮🇳; #redfort the venue of the meeting and #QutubMinar.

🔴 BREAKING New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List (extension): Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan, #Japan🇯🇵. Congratulations! https://t.co/xoL14QknFp #LivingHeritage

🔴 BREAKING New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List (extension): Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper, #Japan🇯🇵. Congratulations! https://t.co/xoL14QknFp #LivingHeritage

🔴 BREAKING New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List (extension): Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan, #Japan🇯🇵. Congratulations! https://t.co/xoL14QknFp #LivingHeritage

Pleased with the inscription, on an extended basis, of three elements on the Representative List of #IntangibleHeritage at #20com #ICH #2003convention @unesco; “tatami-surface making”, “craftsmanship of hand-made paper” and “float festivals in Japan”. Congratulations!

Visit to #TajMahal and #AgraFort, two magnificent #worldheritage of #India🇮🇳.

Pleased to get back to Delhi, #India🇮🇳, to attend #20com #ICH, and to revisit historic sites #Humayun Tombs and #RajGhat memorial.#UNESCO

Congratulations on @UNESCO #IPDC's new Bureau! Amb. KANO Takehiro @JapanUNESCO was elected as Chair; Chile, Indonesia, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Namibia & Yemen as Vice-Chairs, Albana Shala (the Netherlands) as Rapporteur. Together for a free, independent & pluralistic media!

I warmly thank Ambassador Daza @Chile_UNESCO for his exemplary leadership as #IPDC Chair over the past two years, and I welcome Ambassador Kano @JapanUNESCO as the newly elected Chair. I look forward to his leadership in advancing our shared mission.

Great honour to be elected as the Chair of the Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication(#IPDC) @UNESCO, a body in charge of freedom of expression, safety of journalists, media capacity building, free flow of information with trust in DX.