The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) completed the first year of the International Decade of Science for Sustainable Development, planned until 2033, a program it leads with the firm purpose of promoting science as a common and peaceful good, as well as fostering symbiosis between science and society.
This multilateral body completed the first year of its goal with major global challenges, such as climate change and its impact on sustainable development and the inequality that plagues the continents.
For UNESCO, placing science at the center of global action to address the greatest challenges facing the planet represents a common framework for change, defining five key outcomes to address essential priorities such as open science, inclusion and equity, challenges, ethics in AI and ocean innovation.
Also, during 2025, UNESCO made three international calls, inviting scientific communities, institutions and innovators from around the world to propose solutions aligned with these five results.
Between 2024 and 2025, UNESCO recognized more than 200 initiatives with a significant global impact, with concrete actions at the local level, from community and regional projects to international programs that promote concrete solutions on different continents.
Venezuela case
On October 10, 2025, the Biotechnology Center for Training in the Production of Agamic Seeds (Cebisa), attached to the Ministry of Popular Power for Science and Technology (Mincyt), received the distinction of Category II Center awarded by the Executive Council of Unesco.
The recognition made Cebisa the only seed laboratory of this level in the world.
The aforementioned research center, located in the state of Mérida, has been operating for 16 years as a hub for applied science, sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty.
The research is led by scientists and producers who are members of the Páramo Integrated Producers Network (Pronipa), who have consolidated the Scientific-Peasant Alliance, with the support of the Bolivarian Government.
This distinction reflects the national scientific agenda promoted by President Nicolás Maduro, whose vision has been decisive for the country's progress in technological innovation.
