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From Tbilisi courtyards to virtual rooms, young women reimagine peace across divides
UN News Ms. Ana Kuprava, Georgia (right) Maria Yesayan, Armenia (left), Shahim Afandiyeva, Azerbaijan (middle). UNAOC…
Dialogue is ‘not naïve – it’s necessary’ as global divisions deepen, UN Riyadh forum hears
UNAOC UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks to the opening of the 11th UN Alliance of Civilizations…
UN marks first World Turkic Language Family Day
UN News/Evgeniya Kleshcheva Registan Square in the center of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.…
UN Alliance of Civilizations urges youth to reaffirm peace as a global priority
© UNICEF/Elba Bayona Four young people get together at an art-focused group in northern Colombia.…
From mud homes to joyful songs: Living heritage on the global stage
© UNESCO/Paras Mendiratta Participants celebrate at the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the…
Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case
UN News/Eileen Travers Youth Forum participants brought messages of peace to the UN Alliance of Civilizations, in…
UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn
© UNESCO/Emily Pinna Secondary school students at TASSAH ACADEMY, a STEM focused school, in the science lab, Yaounde…
From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations
© UNESCO/The National Cultural Foundation Safeguarding of the social and cultural practices associated with landships…
Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass…
© UNICEF/Apochi Owoicho A young girl writes on a chalkboard at a primary school in Nigeria.…
Olympic Truce: ‘Humanity can find common ground through sport’
© IOC/Francesco Scaccianoce The Milano Cortina Olympic winter games take place in February and March 2026.…
In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience
UN News/Felipe de Carvalho With flood- and erosion-resistant walls and solar-powered energy systems, Maria Naura…
Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking
UN Photo/Amanda Voisard An artifact is displayed at an exhibition at UN Headquarters focused on protecting cultural…
Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom
© UNICEF/Nick Sells Students learn digital literacy and life skills at a school in rural Cambodia.…
‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare
UN News A teacher engaging with students in a classroom in Deir al-Balah Co-educational Primary School, run by UNRWA.…
Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline
UN News Mourners carry the body of a journalist killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on August 10, 2025.…
India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change
© UN News/Rohit Upadhyay A Durga Puja pandal on the theme of riots, urges peace and harmonious community life.…
‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition
© UPU Fifteen-year-old Reyyan Demiriz from Türkiye (centre), has taken first prize in the 54th International…
Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
© UNICEF/Mohammed Abdulmajid Girls attend a UNICEF-supported class at a camp for displaced people in Gedaref State,…
Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year
© UNRWA Schools in Gaza have been turned into shelters for people affected by the conflict.…
The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
UN News/Matt Wells Women journalists working in the press room of the 4th International Conference on Financing for…