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Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register
UN Photo Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holds an English version of the Declaration of Human Rights poster.…
‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine
© Courtesy of Stanislav Drokin Ukrainian designer Stanislav Drokin uses shrapnel to make fine jewellery.…
Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI
© Unsplash/Steve Johnson The UN Security Council is considering the impact of AI on peace and security.…
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor at Harvard University and Founder of Vision & Justice,…
Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz Details from the permanent memorial in acknowledgement of the tragedy and in consideration of…
Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia
UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns Peace doves fly on the grounds of the historic Hazrat-i-Ali mosque, in the city of…
Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture
Danat/Bahrain A diver is diving for pearls in Bahrain. Pearling in the Persian Gulf shaped Bahrain’s economy for…
Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan
© UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Wisam is among many children returning to school in Port Sudan amid the ongoing war.…
New children’s book promotes the value of all languages
Llanka Cares Cerna Nevenca Cayullán, Mapuche educator and Mapuzugún translator of What Makes Us Human, during the book…
Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre
© UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank (file).…
Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
UN News/Pia Blondel Woman astronaut Amanda Nguyen addresses the UN General Assembly on the International Day of Women…
Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war
© UNESCO UNESCO helped support the reconstruction of Mosul, which has revived the once war-ravaged skyline of…
African schools gear up for the AI revolution
UN Women/Geno Ochieng Girls attend a robotics bootcamp in Rwanda.…
Dignity for migrants should be our guiding light, insists ‘Cabrini’ film star
UN Photo/Srdjan Slavkovic Italian actress Cristiana Dell'Anna attends the showing of her latest film…
In Gaza, a Christmas without a tree
UN News A collection prepared by Uncle Tony's wife, Amal, for Christmas Eve.…
Tchaikovsky and America: A mutual fascination
Public Domain A male ballet dancer plays the character of the Nutcracker in the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.…
Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list
© UNESCO/Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Sake-making with koji mold in Japan.…
UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal trade in cultural artifacts
UN News/Vibhu Mishra The shrine of Kaal Bhairab at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu Valley, a UNESCO World…
2/3 of digital content creators do not fact-check, UNESCO survey reveals
Unsplash/Markus Spiske Information integrity on digital platforms is at stake.…
‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan
Courtesy of Phelister Amondi Awuor Phelister Amondi Awuor of Kenya co-produced 'Include Me', a film…