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Bonn, 24 March 2026

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To

Secretaries-General of European National

Commissions for UNESCO

Contact Denise Schlichting

Division International Cooperation

& Emerging Topics

E-Mail [email protected]

Phone +49 228 604 97-221

Invitation to the 10th Meeting of the Informal Network of European Na-

tional Commissions for UNESCO

11–13 May 2026 | Berlin, Germany

Dear Secretaries-General,

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the German Commission for UNESCO, I would be pleased to welcome

you and one fellow representative from your National Commission to the 10th Meeting

of the Informal Network of European National Commissions for UNESCO, which will

take place from 11 to 13 May 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

The meeting will provide an opportunity for representatives of European National

Commissions to exchange perspectives, strengthen cooperation and discuss shared

challenges, current developments and opportunities in the changing geopolitical con-

text.

The official programme of the meeting will begin on Monday, 11 May 2026. Partici-

pants who arrive early are warmly invited to join a guided tour of the Museumsinsel

World Heritage Site in Berlin on Sunday, 10 May at 4 pm.

The working sessions of the meeting will take place on 11 and 12 May at the Meliá Ho-

tel Berlin.

On Wednesday, 13 May, participants are invited to join an excursion to the Palaces

and Parks of Potsdam, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The excursion will take place in

the morning and early afternoon and is expected to conclude at approximately 3 pm.

For your accommodation, a limited number of rooms have been reserved at a prefer-

ential rate at the Meliá Hotel Berlin (meeting venue) and at the nearby INNSiDE Berlin

hotel. Rooms can be booked via the following links:

• Meliá Hotel Berlin (only few rooms left): https://events.me-

lia.com/en/events/melia-berlin/DEUTSCHE-UNESCO-KOMMISSION-E.-V.

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• INNSiDE Berlin: https://events.melia.com/en/events/innside-berlin-

mitte/DEUTSCHE-UNESCO-KOMMISSION-E.-V.

Please note that these rooms must be booked by 28 March, and are subject to lim-

ited availability (first come, first served). As usual at our informal meetings, partici-

pants cover their own travel and accommodation cost, including breakfast, while we

cover the costs of hosting and catering.

The preliminary agenda for the meeting is attached for your reference. We would like

to invite you to express your interest in giving a short input (5 minutes) about your

work and your experiences at any one of the “Food for Thought” sessions. We also

kindly ask you to volunteer to moderate one of the breakout sessions. We would very

much appreciate it if you could inform us at [email protected] by 10 April about

your contribution to the programme.

We kindly ask all participants to register via our online registration form by 10 April

2026:

https://www.unesco.de/globale-kooperationen/zusammenarbeit-mit-europa/reg-

istration-form-meeting-of-the-informal-network-of-european-national-commis-

sions-for-unesco/

We very much look forward to welcoming you to Berlin and to engaging in productive

discussions that will further strengthen the Informal Network of European Commis-

sions for UNESCO.

Sincerely yours,

Dr Roman Luckscheiter

Secretary-General

German Commission for UNESCO

Attachments:

Preliminary Agenda