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Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations
UN News/Eileen Travers Young people from 150 groups from around the world met at the UN Alliance of Civilizations…
What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?
Circus Zambia Circus Zambia, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for social change, is among the…
New UN initiative aims to counter climate disinformation
UN News/Laura Quiñones Climate journalism fulfills a unique role in covering one of the most pressing issues of our…
Raising the roof: Building resilience through conserving historic homes in the Philippines
UN Philippines/Gaylord Hintay Many historic houses in Vigan are falling into disrepair.…
UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school
© UNICEF/Anush Babajanyan VII Photo Peer mediators at a school in Kosovo simulate a case of bullying (file).…
251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports
© UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfati Girls who fled their homes in war-torn Sudan take part in a digital learning session…
World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in…
© UNOCHA UN agencies operating in Gaza City in May 2024. (file)…
Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
UN Photo/Evan Schneider Protesters demonstrate outside the Columbia University campus in New York City.…
$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries
© UNIC Pakistan Today, globally, some 250 million children are out of school.…
World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office…
© UNESCO Floor mosaic inside the monastery of Saint Hilarion.…
‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
© UNRWA A girl sits among the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza.…
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
© UNEP/Florian Fussstetter Francisca Arara, the head of Acre’s Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, says Indigenous groups…
Stories from the UN Archive: Tumbling for peace and development
UN Photo/Teddy Chen A team composed of Sweden's top gymnasts perform at UN Headquarters in 1973. (file)…
Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’
© UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell A female-run radio station is bringing education and awareness of rights to women and…
Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
© Unsplash/Sinitta Leunen Condom use among sexually active adolescents in Europe is on the decline.…
UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent
Unsplash/Thomas de Luze Protestors take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Paris, France (2021), protesting…
UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks
© UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov Men work at an apartment building in Poltava, a city in central Ukraine, that was damaged…
‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People who fled their homes due to violence are now living in a school hosted in a school in…
Haiti: Education in jeopardy as gang violence continues
UNICEF/Herold Joseph Thousands of Haitians have fled the violence in gang-controlled areas, seeking safety and shelter…
We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech
Unsplash/Jon Tyson UNESCO says that hate speech is on the rise…