Latest News: Looking Back at "Bridging Futures"...
Reflecting on the incredible insights and passion from the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition's "Bridging Futures: Connecting Today’s Decisions to Tomorrow’s Needs" event at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, which took place just over a year ago.
The BRIDGES Directorate is delighted to announce the approval, confirmed at the recent Governing Council Meeting on 26 June 2026, of the establishment of a Regional Programme Office (RPO) for South Asia, located in Gift City, Gujarat, India, to be hosted by the TryfactaEDU Global Foundation. The BRIDGES Directorate and International Programme Office (IPO) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David will work closely with the Foundation to facilitate the establishment of the RPO, marking a significant expansion of the Coalition’s presence in the region.
The 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD, 2024-2033) will take place from 15–17 July 2026 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. As part of our commitment to the Decade, BRIDGES’ Founding Executive Director Steven Hartman will contribute to a session at the Global Conference which will focus on the critical contributions of social and human sciences to sustainable development and the science-policy nexus.
We are not waiting! Join us on 28 July for the session 'The human side of systems change: peacebuilding, mutual aid and cultural transformation'.
What does hope look like to you? What does it sound like, feel like or inspire? The Fifth Element and the Club of Rome are inviting artists from around the world to contribute to ‘The art of hoping’: a global call for creative responses to hope.