UNESCO Stories

Earlier this year, a young boy and his mother made a profound statement. Yarraka Bayles posted a video of her 9-year-old son, Quaden, crying and saying that he wanted to kill himself after being taunted by classmates. The video has since spread far beyond...

The numbers speak for themselves. In 2019, only 6 per cent of software developers and 12 per cent of artificial intelligence (AI) researchers were women. They were also 13 times less likely to file ICT patents than men. With the rapid development of...

Most sites see a dramatic change after being put on the World Heritage List. Visitor numbers shoot up, investors both domestic and international flock to the site, and there is a flurry of media interest and community activity. Yet, one year after the...

After many years, Green can still clearly recall the first day when she was bullied. "I remember it was drizzling that day. The sky was gray and seemed ready to tumble down at any time. This was a scene that a six or seven-year-old girl should be scared of...

On the third day of the Lao New Year Festival in mid-April, the Buddha image of Phra Bang, believed to be the guardian of Luang Prabang Town for generations, is taken in a traditional procession to a shrine at Xieng Thong Temple, where the devout ritually...