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The Trouble Democracy Needs: When Democracy Becomes a Battle to Win »

August 16th, 2026
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UNESCO Launches Youth for Peace Intercultural Leadership Programme »

August 06th, 2026
United-Nations
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French Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin »

August 07th, 2026
Europe
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South African Heritage Comes to London »

August 07th, 2026
Africa
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Cuban Embassy Marks National Rebellion Day with London Cultural Assembly »

August 07th, 2026
Americas
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Royal Thai Embassy Launches Thailand Showcase 2026 at Potters Fields »

August 07th, 2026
Asia

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CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE UNITED NATIONS

UNITAR-ICD Executive Diploma Programme »
Executive Diploma Programme in Cultural Diplomacy, International Relations & Global Governance

Programme Duration: October 12-30th, 2026
Format: In-Person in Berlin or Online Participation (October 12-21st, 2026) followed by Online Sessions (October 21-30th, 2026)

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Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the United Nations »
Advancing Cultural Diplomacy within the United Nations System

Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2026 »

“80 Years of the United Nations Advancing Cultural Diplomacy for Peace, Development and Human Rights”
(UN Headquarters, NYC; October 7-9th , 2026)

Annual Forum on Cultural Diplomacy at the United Nations 2026 »

“A New Era of Partnership for Education, Social Development, Innovation and Shared Economic Progress towards 2027”
(Geneva; December 14-18th, 2026)

Experience Africa

The Experience Africa Programme - Since 2008 »
Celebrating Africa’s Diversity, Cultures, Growth, and Opportunities

US-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »

"Build Up Cooperation between the US and Africa"
(Washington D.C.; October 5-7th, 2026)

The African Development Forum 2026 »

"The Wealth of Africa and the Future of Global Prosperity"
(Potsdam; October 12-15th, 2026)

Conference Reviews

3rd Cultural Diplomacy Forum – Skopje 2025 »
“Sustainable Development and Cultural Diplomacy - Fostering Global Partnerships”
(Skopje; May 19th - 22nd, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia 2009-19		 Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
President of the Republic of North Macedonia
Timcho Mucunski
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia		 Afrim Gashi
President of the Assembly of North Macedonia		 Zoran Ljutkov
Minister of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia
Abdulaziz Al-Twaijri
Former Director General of Islamic World Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (ICESCO)		 Václav Klaus
2nd President of the Czech Republic 2003-13		 Rexep Maidani
President of Albania 1997–2002
Ranko Krivokapić
President of the Parliament of Montenegro 2003-16		 Delia Domingo-Albert
Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2003-4		 Volkan Bozkir
Minister of European Union Affairs of Turkey 2015-16; President of the 75th UN General Assembly

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »
"International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace"
(Berlin; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
Carlos James
Minister of Tourism of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 		 Pablo Hernández de Cos
70th Governor of the Bank of Spain 2018-24		 Charles Fernandez
Minister of Tourism, Investment and Development of Antigua & Barbuda
Mikael Cassar
Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)		 Már Guðmundsson
Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland 2019		 Etleva Kadilli
Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Miguel Pedro Sousa Monteiro
President, Board of Directors,  Cape Verde Stock Exchange		 Rajeeva Bandaranaike
Chief Executive Officer, Colombo Stock Exchange		 Sok Hour Hong
CEO of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)
Andrian Iastremschi
President of the Moldovan Stock Exchange		 Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
Head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei; Member of the House of Wittelsbach		 Mohammed Omran
Ex-Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority & the Egyptian Exchange
Martin Frick
Director of the WFP Global Office Berlin		 Sandris Laganovskis
Director, Cooperation &Partnerships, EU Intellectual Property Office		 Jean-Philippe Chauzy
Chief of Mission, IOM Germany
Jack McConnell
First Minister of Scotland (2001-07)		 Natalia Gavrilița
Prime Minister of Moldova 2021-23		 Harris C. Georgiades
Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of Cyprus

The Berlin Initiative:
"For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" »
(Launch Event, Potsdam; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
André Azoulay
Counsellor to H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco

 Massimo d'Alema
Prime Minister of Italy 1998-2000; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-8		 Miguel Ángel Moratinos
UN Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
Samih al Abed
Former Palestinian Minister of Housing & Public Works		 Hiba Husseini »
Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis		 Yossi Beilin »
Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative
Humza Yousaf
First Minister of Scotland (2023-24) 		Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Chair of the Alba Party, Scotland; Former Member of the British Parliament

 Nitzan Horowitz
Former Israeli Minister for Health; Former Head of the Merez Party
Robert Serry
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 2007-15		 Ann Linde
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-22		 Erkki Tuomioja
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 »
"Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace"
(Skopje; September 4-6th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)		 Stevo Pendarovski
President of North Macedonia		 Danela Arsovska
Mayor of Skopje
Aleksandar Nikoloski
President of the National Council for European Integration in the Assembly of North Macedonia		 Armin Laschet
Chancellor-Candidate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (2021)		 Elmar Brok
Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee (2012-17)
Ivo Josipovic
President of Croatia (2010-2015)		 Natalia Gavrilita
Prime minister of Moldove (2021-23)		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon (2020-21)
Bamir Topi
President of the Republic of Albania (2007-12)		 Boris Tadic
President of the Republic of Serbia (2004-12)		 Petar Stoyanov
President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997-02)
Ann Linde
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden		 Mladen Ivanic
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina (2014-15, 2016-17)		 Slavjanka Petrovska
Minister of Defense of North Macedonia

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Abdulla Shahid
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives)		 Vera Kamtukule
(Minister of Tourism of Malawi)		 Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad Dalawi
(Vice President of the Iraqi Federal Parliament)
Joël Randriamandranto
(Minister of Tourism of Madagascar)		 Dato’ Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
(Minister of Culture of Malaysia)		 Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)
 

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

The Forum aims to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and will demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of Lithuania (2009-19)		 François Fillon
Prime Minister of France (2007-12)		 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht
Member of the German Parliament		 Peer Steinbrück
Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)		 María Elena Agüero
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi
Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece		 Pedro Silva Pereira
Vice-President of the European Parliament		 Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki
President of Tunisia 2011-14		 Eva-Maria Liimets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21

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