Welcome to the website of the Culture Sector of UNESCO's Nairobi Office. This website tells you how our office tries to contribute towards the promotion and protection of cultural diversity in the five countries in which it represents UNESCO: Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda.

To achieve our goals, we encourage and organize activities and projects - which are in line with the overall framework of UNESCO's objectives - in the following domains in the field of culture:

• World Heritage;
• Intangible of living heritage;
• Movable heritage;
• Cultural expressions including crafts and cultural industries;
• Cultural policies;
• Intercultural dialogue. 

We cooperate - as appropriate - with national authorities (including national commissions for UNESCO), universities, cultural institutions, NGOs and individual experts. While the main UNESCO website presents the undertakings of the Organization at the international level, this site provides information on projects and activities that are implemented specifically by the UNESCO Nairobi Office.

News

1 November 2009 Tigrinya version available!: the 2003 Convention More   10 October 2009 Luganda version available!: the 2003 Convention More    7 October 2009 New project launched to safeguard traditional foodways of two communities in Kenya More   1 October 2009 Inscribed! - Traditions and practices of Kenya's Mijikenda people recognized under the 2003 Convention More   4 August 2009 Exhibition opening: Revitalization of bark cloth making in Uganda More   1 June 2009 The Runyankore Rukiga Dictionary is available! More   1 June 2009 The guidebook "Discovering the Kenyan Coast" is available! More   18 May 2009 Rwanda celebrates the International Museum Day More   18 May 2009 Eritrea celebrates the International Museum Day More   14 May 2009 Call for expression of interest for music operators in Uganda More 13 May 2009 Uganda ratifies the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage More   8 April 2009 Eritrea: National consultation meeting on the 2003 Convention More   27 February 2009 Kiswahili version: The 2003 Convention More   27 February 2009 Kiswahili version: Messenger for Intangible Heritage More