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8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF
UNICEF/Chris Farber/UNICEF via Getty Images UNICEF’s…
Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026
Unsplash/Chris Dickens The city of Chicago.…
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…
Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
UN News/Pia Blondel Woman astronaut Amanda Nguyen…
Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre
© UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially…
New children’s book promotes the value of all languages
Llanka Cares Cerna Nevenca Cayullán, Mapuche educator and…
Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan
© UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Wisam is among many…
Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture
Danat/Bahrain A diver is diving for pearls in Bahrain.…
Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia
UN Photo/Helena Mulkerns Peace doves fly on the grounds of…
Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI
© Unsplash/Steve Johnson The UN Security Council is…
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor…
Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz Details from the permanent…
‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine
© Courtesy of Stanislav Drokin Ukrainian designer…
We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech
Unsplash/Jon Tyson…
Collective bargaining in the workplace, essential for global recovery: ILO
ILO/Marcel CrozetA mother works as a tailor while taking care of her baby in Suba, Kenya.…
‘J’accuse’ screenings cancelled in France after protest at Roman Polanski
Film director Roman Polanski in Paris, France, December 9, 2017.
- Copyright REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Screenings of Roman Polanski's latest movie, "J'accuse (An…
From Wagner to Broadway: A musical journey with Terfel at the Sydney Opera House
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Acclaimed bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has embarked on a versatile musical journey at the iconic Sydney Opera House:Joined at this marvellous Unesco World…
Berlin Wall 30th anniversary: Handshake project tries to create connections where there was division
A special art project is trying to get thousands of Berliners to shake hands to symbolise German reunification.It comes ahead of preparations for November 9, when the country will…
Imagine Picasso: Immersive installation takes visitors on a ‘poetic voyage’ through his art
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Breaking free from the traditional format and structure of conventional art exhibitions is at the heart of what the new immersive installation Imagine…
Azerbaijan’s Nasimi Festival is a melting pot of Poetry Arts and Spirituality
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Kicking off in Baku, Azerbaijan is the second edition of The Nasimi Festival of Poetry Arts and Spirituality.A multi-disciplinary festival that bears…