UWI lecturer Deborah Hickling Gordon invited to UNESCO meeting as consultant

Deborah Hickling Gordon, lecturer in cultural studies and the cultural and creative economy and coordinator of the B.A. in Cultural and Creative Industries at the Institute of Caribbean Studies, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has been invited by UNESCO to take part as an expert in the UNESCO Expert Meeting on the Implementation of Cultural Rights.

The meeting takes place on November 13, 2026, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

The invitation was extended by Nayef Al-Fayez, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO’s Culture Sector. It brings together experts and practitioners from diverse regions and disciplines to examine the challenges of putting cultural rights into practice as it builds on the momentum of MONDIACULT 2025, UNESCO’s World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development.