UNESCO has released the 2025 Framework for Cultural Statistics, Part II, introducing a comprehensive classification guide aimed at enhancing the...
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IGCAT recently hosted the “International Food Atlas” webinar, presenting an ambitious global initiative to document, safeguard, and transmit...
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The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) is proud to highlight that its 1st World Gastronomy Summit, hosted by...
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Food at the Heart of Culture and The Cultural Value of Food were the key themes explored at the 1st World Gastronomy Summit, held at the Palau de...
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The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) is proud to announce that its 1st World Gastronomy Summit, hosted by...
MoreIGCAT Endorses the UNESCO Food Atlas as an Urgent Tool to Safeguard Foodways
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 22–23 July 2025 IGCAT participated in a high-level international meeting co-organised by UNESCO and the Culinary Arts...
MoreIGCAT’s Food Film Menu 2024 screened at Slow Food’s Terra Madre
14 amazing food stories from across the globe have delighted an international audience at Slow Food’s Terra Madre – Salone del Gusto event in...
MoreFood in the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
IGCAT is honored to acknowledge the participation of our President, Dr. Diane Dodd, at the 13th Advisory Forum of the Cultural Routes of the...
MoreMONDIACULT 2022: States adopt historic Declaration for Culture
One hundred-fifty States unanimously adopted an ambitious Declaration for Culture at the end of a three-day conference convened by UNESCO. The...
MoreGreen Key International signs UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge
By signing the UNESCO and Expedia Group’s Sustainable Pledge, Green Key further strengthens its mission of promoting sustainable travel, community...
MoreUN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in need by 2030
Following pandemic-driven school closures, five UN agencies threw their strong support behind an international coalition to improve the nutrition...
MoreUNESCO steps up efforts for biodiversity conservation
UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme today added 20 new sites, in 21 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now...
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