UNESCO Chair Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (RILA)

Tuesday 27 October 2020: Peace-making in a world of conflict

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:03:25 BST

28 Sept 2020 - On 27 Oct Cyrenians CEO Ewan Aitken and UNESCO Chair Alison Phipps will be in discussion drawing us into a rich world of lived experience so we can better learn from those with long experience of living with conflict.

September Update!

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:37:00 BST

18 September 2020 - There has been a lot going on over the summer and much still to come. See our update for info...

UNESCO RILA Chair statement on Behrouz Boochani

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 17:29:00 BST

27 July 2020 - The Kurdish Iranian exile and journalist recognised as a refugee in Aotearoa New Zealand.

National value of UNESCO report published

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:47:00 BST

23 July 2020 - UNESCO projects can help build a greener, more equal and more peaceful world

Noyam launch MIDEQ

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:39:00 BST

22 July 2020 - Watch as Noyam perform their dance piece at the launch of the largest research project on human migration

Alison Phipps annual UNESCO RILA lecture 2020

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:17:00 BST

10 June 2020 - On the 18th of June, Prof Alison Phipps will be holding her 4th annual UNESCO RILA lecture, to mark World Refugee Day. Free registration through Eventbrite.

Refugee Cycle 2020 available online

Wed, 27 May 2020 17:39:00 BST

22 May 2020 - The UNESCO RILA team and partners Sustrans and Bike for Good are launching a game-style virtual cycle experience.

Visiting Researcher: Sean P. Smith

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:38:00 GMT

10 March 20: International scholar visits UNESCO RILA March - April 2020

Behrouz Boochani and Alison Phipps in conversation

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:41:00 GMT

7 Feb 20: Listen to the conversation from 7 February 2020 in Dunedin, City of Literature.