On August 27, 2025, UNESCO announced the 50 young and emerging leaders selected from 8,250 applicants for the inaugural Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme. The announcement does not name the participants. Daniel Michels' place in the 2025-2026 cohort is shown on his UNESCO participant profile. That selection created the support framework behind Emblem's Luxembourg Passport project for 2025-2026.
For Emblem, this matters because the Luxembourg Passport project is implemented by Daniel Michels with support from the Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme (2025-2026). The support is important, but the project itself remains Emblem's own cultural initiative rather than a UNESCO-owned project.
The programme connection gives the work international context while staying aligned with UNESCO's branding guidance. It reflects support for the project's intercultural mission, especially its effort to connect tourism, Emblem creators, and cultural storytelling through a portable digital format.