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Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages
UN Photo/Manuel Elías Pramila Patten, Special…
Opera, glass blowing, poncho weaving and more: UNESCO celebrates world’s cultural heritage
Unsplash/Serge Taeymans The tradition of glassblowing in…
Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO
© WHO WHO says that roughly half of all children globally…
Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
© Unsplash/Grey Zhang Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in…
UNESCO chief calls for ‘intensification’ of investment in girls’ education
© UNICEF/Mackenzie Knowles-Cour Students at a primary…
World News in Brief: Water ‘being taken for granted’, global teacher crisis, Nipah in India update
Unicef Malawi Noria Kanyama, a primary school student in…
No meaning lost in translation: The UN’s quirkiest contest
UN Photo/MB Since the early days of the UN, documents were…
WMO: Global stocktake of water resources needed
UN News/Anton Uspensky The Colorado River. In 2022, over…
Banksy highlights cultural revival amid rubble strewn Kyiv suburb
© UNICEF/Filippov A teenager takes a photograph of a work…
Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections
UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein Journalists in Somalia attend a…
Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
UNSOM Abdullahi Mire (far right) is supporting education…
Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
UN Photo/Mark Garten The Bransfield Strait in Antarctica.…
We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech
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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…
Selfies in the jungle: Abuse, exploitation and the dark side of wildlife tourism
When the monkeys are not performing, they are kept in tiny individSigns state that they are transferred to a more comfortable area for the night, but it is not true. Thailand…