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The international law text with its full title ‘Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights, International Understanding, Co-operation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development’ formulates guidelines for the design of education systems and content. It thus represents a roadmap for education policy and practice worldwide. The central message of the recommendation is that transformative education must be promoted to empower people to shape a fairer, more sustainable, healthier and more peaceful future and to become agents of change. The recommendation explicitly emphasises the important link between education and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

• Bilingual Version: UNESCO-Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development 603 KB (pdf)
  German Commission for UNESCO (Ed.): UNESCO-Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development. [Bilingual Version] Bonn, 2024. ISBN: 978-3-947675-67-8

Against the backdrop of the UNESCO Global Priority, the Austrian Commission for UNESCO has been focussing on the African continent since 2023. In a broad stakeholder process and in cooperation with communities in Austria and cultural actors from selected countries and international NGOs, it has investigated how global asymmetries can be counteracted - with a view to the topics of visas / mobilities & working conditions as well as cooperation programmes and residencies. The results of this process can be found in this online publication.

• Globalen Asymmetrien entgegen. Reflexionen über Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen für afrikanische Kulturakteur*innen in Österreichs Kultursektor 865 KB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Globalen Asymmetrien entgegen. Reflexionen über Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen für afrikanische Kulturakteur*innen in Österreichs Kultursektor. Wien, 2024. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-12-2, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14936907

This dossier has set itself the task of clarifying the terms Transformative Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship Education and highlighting the links between them. It also aims to shed light on both the educational policy context and the overall political context against which the current debate with and around these concepts is taking place.

• Transformative Bildung, Global Citizenship Education und Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung. Eine Erkundung. 659 KB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Transformative Bildung, Global Citizenship Education und Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung. Eine Erkundung. Dossier des Fachbeirats der Österreichischen UNESCOKommission „Transformative Bildung/Global Citizenship Education“. Wien, 2023. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-9505483-0-3, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13881469
• Transformative Education, Global Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Development. An Exploration. 736 KB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (Ed.): Transformative Education, Global Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Development. An Exploration. Dossier by the Advisory Board “Transformative Education | Global Citizenship Education” of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO. Vienna, 2024. ISBN-No.: 978-3-9505483-1-0, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13487563

The brochure contains a number of good practice projects and school development processes concerning Global Citizenship Education (GCED). It is targeted predominantly at schools belonging to the Austrian UNESCO school network, and is intended to serve as an example. It also provides insights into activities regarding GCED in the field of education. In addition, it contains a guide with the criteria that should be taken into account when developing GCED schools and lessons.

• Global Citizenship Education in der Praxis: Erfahrungen, Erfolge, Beispiele in österreichischen Schulen 5 MB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Global Citizenship Education in der Praxis: Erfahrungen, Erfolge, Beispiele in österreichischen Schulen. Wien, 2018. ISBN Nr. 978-3-200-06103-3, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15126497
• A School of Cosmopolitanism Experiences with Global Citizenship Education in Classroom Practice 6 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.): A School of Cosmopolitanism Experiences Global Citizenship Education in Classroom Practice. Wien, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15126524

The UNITWIN/UNESCO-Chairs Programme was established in 1992, in order to anchor UNESCO's objectives within universities. It promotes research, training and development of universities by establishing academic networks and international cooperation between academic institutions. Over 700 institutions are part of the programme worldwide. Currentyl there are ten UNESCO-Chairs in Austria.

• UNESCO Chairs in Austria 5 MB (pdf)

By ratifying to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Austria has committed itself to creating a framework in which a diversity of cultural expressions can develop freely. The consideration of different social groups in the organisation of these framework conditions is central. The reflections of the event series ‘Forum Fair Culture - Critical Diversity in the Cultural Sector’, which took place from 2020-2022, have been summarised in a publication. Under the motto ‘Rethinking preferential treatment in (post)migrant Austria’, the ‘Forum Fair Culture’ series of events opened up space for new discourse. The collaboration between the Austrian Commission for UNESCO and kulturen in bewegung enables a look into practice and a stocktaking of current conditions.

• Kritische Diversität im Kultursektor - Reflektionen aus dem Forum Fair Culture 2020 - 2022 729 KB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Kritische Diversität im Kultursektor - Reflektionen aus dem Forum Fair Culture 2020 - 2022. Wien, 2022. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-21-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15014224

The Austrian Commission for UNESCO initiated the international exhibition "walking the indigo walk", based on the multinational entry of manual indigo printing in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Exhibited at the railings around UNESCO headquarters in Paris, a total of 34 indigo-dyed textiles from 18 UNESCO member states were shown from 18-21 November 2019. The exhibition catalogue presents indigo textile designs from all over the world and casts a light on the craftspeople and artists.

• walking the indigo walk - exhibition catalogue 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.), 2019. 43 pages

The Annual Report of the Austrian Comission for UNESCO (ÖUK) gives an overview of UNESCO's programmes, informs about the range of tasks of the ÖUK and takes a closer look on selected key activities. The activity report is complemented by guest contributions from experts. Therein the social and political relevance of UNESCO issues for Austria being analysed.

• Annual Report 2021 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO, 2022, 48 pages
• Annual Report 2020 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO, 2021, 48 pages
• Annual Report 2019 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Comission for UNESCO, 2020. 46 pages

Global Citizenship Education offers a necessary, inventive and further reaching thought structure, essential for education in these times of globalization and global society. This booklet deals with definitions and concepts in the context of Global Citizenship Education, discusses some fundamental questions und puts a focus on the requirements needed for practicing Global Citizenship Education.

• Global Citizenship Education: Politische Bildung für die Weltgesellschaft 705 KB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Global Citizenship Education in der Praxis: Erfahrungen, Erfolge, Beispiele in österreichischen Schulen. Wien, 2018. ISBN Nr. 978-3-200-06103-3, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15126497
• Global Citizenship Education: Citizenship Education for Globalizing Societies 2 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.): Global Citizenship Education: Citizenship Education for Globalizing Societies. Wien, 2015. ISBN Nr. 978-3-902379-02-3

In accordance with the UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, signed by Austria in 2009, Austria has committed itself to establish and manage the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The publication documents and illustrates the diversity of cultural expressions in Austria, registered from 2010 to 2021 with a focus on the latest registrations during the years 2022-2023.

• Intangibel Cultural Heritage in Austria: Inscriptions 2022 - 2023 18 MB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2022-2023. Wien, 2024. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-14-6
• Intangibel Cultural Heritage in Austria: Inscriptions 2020 - 2021 4 MB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2020-2021. Wien, 2021. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-17-7
• Intangibel Cultural Heritage in Austria: Inscriptions 2018 - 2019 4 MB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2018-2019. Wien, 2019. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-06-1
• Intangibel Cultural Heritage in Austria: Inscriptions 2016 - 2017 3 MB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2016-2017. Wien, 2017. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-15-3
• Intangibel Cultural Heritage in Austria: Inscriptions 2014 - 2015 3 MB (pdf)
  Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hg.): Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2014-2015. Wien, 2015. ISBN-Nr.: 978-3-902379-16-0
• Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage in Austria, elements inscribed in 2012-2013 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.), 2013
• Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage in Austria, elements inscribed in 2011 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.), 2011
• Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage in Austria, elements inscribed in 2010 3 MB ()
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.), 2010
• [Translate to English:] Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2011 3 MB (pdf)
  [Translate to English:] Österreichische UNESCO-Kommission (Hrsg.), 2011. 36 Seiten.
• [Translate to English:] Immaterielles Kulturerbe in Österreich: Eintragungen 2010 3 MB (pdf)
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This brochure presents the twelve World Heritage Sites in Austria in German and English language.

• World Heritage in Austria 3 MB (pdf)
  Austrian Commission for UNESCO (ed.), 2021

This guide provides an overview of the Education Agenda 2030, which is anchored in Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides guidance for a deeper understanding of the education agenda in the context of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a whole and is intended to promote their effective implementation. The guide therefore outlines the key features of the 2030 Education Agenda 2030 and also explores how its implementation can take place at the national level.

• Unpacking SDG 4 2 MB (pdf)
  German Commission for UNESCO; Austrian Commission for UNESCO and Swiss Commission for UNESCO (ed.), 2017. 24 pages; only available digitally

The present study is the first survey on the status of traditional crafts in Austria. It includes the definition and analysis of the parameters of traditional crafts, their degree of risk and their cultural-political and economic significance in the future, based on qualitative and quantitative data. The study makes an essential contribution to the appreciation of traditional crafts as cultural heritage and economic factor.

• Traditionelles Handwerk als immaterielles Kulturerbe und Wirtschaftsfaktor in Österreich 4 MB (pdf)
  Bundeskanzleramt (Hrsg.), 2016. 214 Seiten. ISBN 978-3-7089-1470-1
• Traditional Craftmanship as Intangible Cultural Heritage and Economic Factor in Austria 7 MB (pdf)
  Federal Chancellery (ed.), 2019. 224 pages. ISBN 978-3-7089-1908-9