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Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change, Artist-Heroes in our Midst16 December 2020 StoryDevelopment and co-creation of female led self-learning communities: Health and Wellbeing amidst a pandemic9 December 2020 StoryCommunity radios in Eastern and Southern Africa learn to tackle COVID-19 through preventive health reporting8 December 2020 StoryUNESCO Tehran Cluster Office participates in the conference “NEUTRAL TURKMENISTAN – UNESCO: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION”7 December 2020 StoryThe Place of African Traditional Medicine in Response to COVID-19 and Beyond5 December 2020 StoryGrowing digital literacy through coding3 December 2020 StoryGiving Cambodia’s Marginalized Learners a Second Chance30 November 2020 Story16 days of activism against gender-based violence: female-artists from South-East Europe, Culture Territory project27 November 2020 StorySmall Caribbean Islands prepare to fight COVID-19 disinformation26 November 2020 StoryWomen journalists amp up fight against COVID-19 in Eastern Africa26 November 2020 StoryQ&A Juan Garay: Transcultura, a space where the magic flows19 November 2020 StoryArt-Lab Talks #3 - Clowns Without Borders: Ambassadors for the right to a childhood17 November 2020 StoryNo credible journalism without autonomy: improving media professional environment in Latvia17 November 2020 StoryBroadening solidarity to defend journalists, monitor and deter attacks17 November 2020 StoryMapping legal services for journalists in Cambodia17 November 2020 StoryWilma Alba Cal: Music for all journeys, a one-way or return trip13 November 2020 StoryEICTV: where everyone speaks the common language of cinema13 November 2020 StoryExploring new and innovative responses to the crisis: NGO solidarity during COVID-1912 November 2020 StoryCombatting racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders10 November 2020 StoryThe Voice of Resilient Women - West African women creators speak out during the pandemic29 October 2020 StoryBangladesh brings education to the airwaves27 October 2020 StoryJoint Appeal for Open Science27 October 2020 StoryDefending freelance journalists from legal cases inhibiting their investigations27 October 2020 StoryImpunity is a Bigger Crime than the Crime Itself: Support Journalists in MENA27 October 2020 StoryInnovative Project Creates Inclusive Job Opportunities in Petra25 October 2020 StoryReporters Without Borders/RSF: Developing a Justice for Journalists Task Force22 October 2020 StoryRespond to the cartoonists’ growing fear of criminalisation22 October 2020 StoryTanzania: Promoting and Improved Legal Environment for Media Freedom in Zanzibar22 October 2020 StoryBhutan: Journalism without Fear or Favour in Eastern Himalayas22 October 2020 StoryUsing green entrepreneurship to foster peace in Tunisia: the Story of Sahar21 October 2020 StoryARTeCLIMA: Cultural Heritage Conservation and Protection in the wake of Climate Change21 October 2020 StoryA Tenacious Teacher from the Mountains of Pakistan18 October 2020 StoryHow Adama is holding on to her education in Mali15 October 2020 StoryInternational solidarity from Canada to support networks of media lawyers in the Global South15 October 2020 StoryFrom assisting refugees to the legal defense of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina15 October 2020 StoryTowards a legal cell helping journalists defending cases in Pakistani courts15 October 2020 StoryArt-Lab Talks #2 - A memorial for the survivors of the genocide in Rwanda15 October 2020 StoryOcean Literacy for All. Launch of the toolkit in Italy14 October 2020 StoryHow ready are teachers in Uganda and Zambia to adopt remote teaching?9 October 2020 StorySuhira from Sana'a: The treasure behind the house7 October 2020 StoryAdolescent pregnancy threatens to block a million girls across sub-Saharan Africa from returning to school7 October 2020 StoryBringing back our Homes: Testimony from The Old City of Sana’a5 October 2020 StoryUNESCO-Huawei Partnership Fosters Training on Artificial Intelligence Programming in Eastern Africa2 October 2020 StoryCOVID-19 - Fighting ‘infodemic’ and social stigma through community media in India1 October 2020 StoryAfrican Youth Promoting Values of Sports during the COVID-19 Pandemic29 September 2020 StoryMedia and Information Literacy against racial discrimination: Young Experts from Canada and Morocco29 September 2020 StoryYouth of Sanaa Laying the Stones of Hope29 September 2020 StoryVegetable farming training improves lives in Nepal's Sarlahi district21 September 2020 StoryJoint Programme in Nepal: Sustaining women led enterprises in response to the COVID-19 pandemic21 September 2020 StoryOffering youth civic engagement opportunities in a traditional Tunisian city: Selim’s Venture18 September 2020 StoryBuilding Bridges to Restore Livelihoods in Uganda16 September 2020 StoryEmpowering Lebanese and Syrian youth with life and work skills16 September 2020 StoryDetermination Schools in Palestine: Between ambitions and challenging realities13 September 2020 Story"The key is to transform, not to adapt" Reflections by leading art figure Rossana Filomarino on the power of culture and education in times of crisis11 September 2020 StoryLives Resumed by Education: The Second-Chance Education for Women and Girls in Nigeria7 September 2020 StoryMedia and information literacy against racial discrimination: Experts from Nigeria and Russia speak26 August 2020 StoryWorld Humanitarian Day Celebrating #RealLifeHeroes in Cameroon during COVID-1921 August 2020 StoryBehind the Frontlines, Young Journalists Stand against COVID-19 Misinformation in East Africa18 August 2020 StoryFacing the COVID-19 lockdown at the University of Mosul17 August 2020 StoryEgyptian Youth Rethink the Future of Well-Being in 2050 in light of COVID-1917 August 2020 StorySyrian student overcomes challenges through learning and training opportunities13 August 2020 StoryCOVID-19 Pandemic: Youth Engaged in the #NextNormal12 August 2020 StorySupporting Transgender People during the COVID-19 Crisis - The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Manuel11 August 2020 StoryYouth Resilience through Art during the COVID-19 Crisis - The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Samaa10 August 2020 StoryYoung People Leading the Way in Preventing COVID-19 Spread - The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Akwasi9 August 2020 StoryCaregiving for Elderly during the COVID-19 Crisis The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Olga8 August 2020 StoryDetermined Fighter against Disinfodemic: UNESCO Abuja is taking actions7 August 2020 StoryHelping the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis – the #YouthofUNESCO story of Maria Solita6 August 2020 StoryJournalism in a pandemic: reinstating the paramount importance of facts6 August 2020 StoryMama Maryan’s Pursuit of a Legacy of Peace through the National Museum of Somalia6 August 2020 StoryCash-for-Work activities in Petra benefit community1 August 2020 StoryResiliArt Illustration contest exhibits young talent28 July 2020 StoryPoetry takes on center stage to dispel mis- and dis-information on COVID-1921 July 2020 Story MoE implements gender equality in education strategy with support from Canada, Norway & UNESCO16 July 2020 StoryUNESCO and UNHCR call for the inclusion of refugees in the post-Covid-19 education effort13 July 2020 StoryStanding together for LGBTQAI+ rights during the COVID-19 crisis – the #YouthofUNESCO story of Farkhad6 July 2020 Story“BELUGA”, the Open Education Resources Online Library for Africa is Open!4 July 2020 StoryArt-Lab Talks #1 - Encounters, affirmations and catharsis29 June 2020 StorySite managers from Eastern Africa participate in UNESCO’s World Heritage City Lab25 June 2020 StoryMy COVID-19 Story: Developing Peacebuilding Skills25 June 2020 StoryBuilding an urban evidence base on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa23 June 2020 StoryMY COVID-19 Story: how young people overcome the covid-19 crisis17 June 2020 StoryHow online science workshops are reaching girls and beyond in Peru amid COVID-1915 June 2020 StoryTransmitting Our Cultural Heritage, Safeguarding Our Natural Environment13 June 2020 StoryHope in confinement: The Caribbean Calypso Challenge11 June 2020 StoryWhen disaster strikes twice: Wood Buffalo’s resilience and solidarity9 June 2020 StoryMedia and Information Literacy for Critical Thinking in Nigeria5 June 2020 StoryA Colorful and Diverse Media Landscape in Myanmar5 June 2020 StoryJudges in Latin America rule in favour of Freedom of Expression2 June 2020 StoryMedia reform in Sudan: The beginning of a new era for freedom of expression2 June 2020 StoryEnsuring free and fair election coverage in Myanmar2 June 2020 Story#CoronaSolidarity: how the City of Heidelberg partners with civil society and artists to address the pandemic2 June 2020 StoryYouth Voiced Out, Stepped Up and Took Actions for Sustainable Development through the Civic-Care Project in Ghana29 May 2020 StoryTruck Art - An Instrument of Advocacy28 May 2020 StoryThe response of Higher Education to COVID-19 - Higher Education in Africa: challenges and solutions through ICT, online training, distance education and digital inclusion26 May 2020 StoryListen to Her, the irony of confinement for women26 May 2020 StoryA student and teacher in China tell UNESCO about how they have been impacted by COVID-1925 May 2020 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
StoryConversation with a school girl in the framework of the 16 days of activism campaign by UNESCO18 December 2020
StoryUNESCO's inscription of couscous traditions, an example of international cultural cooperation16 December 2020
StoryArt-Lab Talks #4 - Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change, Artist-Heroes in our Midst16 December 2020
StoryDevelopment and co-creation of female led self-learning communities: Health and Wellbeing amidst a pandemic9 December 2020
StoryCommunity radios in Eastern and Southern Africa learn to tackle COVID-19 through preventive health reporting8 December 2020
StoryUNESCO Tehran Cluster Office participates in the conference “NEUTRAL TURKMENISTAN – UNESCO: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION”7 December 2020
Story16 days of activism against gender-based violence: female-artists from South-East Europe, Culture Territory project27 November 2020
StoryArt-Lab Talks #3 - Clowns Without Borders: Ambassadors for the right to a childhood17 November 2020
StoryNo credible journalism without autonomy: improving media professional environment in Latvia17 November 2020
StoryExploring new and innovative responses to the crisis: NGO solidarity during COVID-1912 November 2020
StoryThe Voice of Resilient Women - West African women creators speak out during the pandemic29 October 2020
StoryARTeCLIMA: Cultural Heritage Conservation and Protection in the wake of Climate Change21 October 2020
StoryInternational solidarity from Canada to support networks of media lawyers in the Global South15 October 2020
StoryFrom assisting refugees to the legal defense of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina15 October 2020
StoryAdolescent pregnancy threatens to block a million girls across sub-Saharan Africa from returning to school7 October 2020
StoryUNESCO-Huawei Partnership Fosters Training on Artificial Intelligence Programming in Eastern Africa2 October 2020
StoryCOVID-19 - Fighting ‘infodemic’ and social stigma through community media in India1 October 2020
StoryMedia and Information Literacy against racial discrimination: Young Experts from Canada and Morocco29 September 2020
StoryJoint Programme in Nepal: Sustaining women led enterprises in response to the COVID-19 pandemic21 September 2020
StoryOffering youth civic engagement opportunities in a traditional Tunisian city: Selim’s Venture18 September 2020
StoryDetermination Schools in Palestine: Between ambitions and challenging realities13 September 2020
Story"The key is to transform, not to adapt" Reflections by leading art figure Rossana Filomarino on the power of culture and education in times of crisis11 September 2020
StoryLives Resumed by Education: The Second-Chance Education for Women and Girls in Nigeria7 September 2020
StoryMedia and information literacy against racial discrimination: Experts from Nigeria and Russia speak26 August 2020
StoryBehind the Frontlines, Young Journalists Stand against COVID-19 Misinformation in East Africa18 August 2020
StorySupporting Transgender People during the COVID-19 Crisis - The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Manuel11 August 2020
StoryYouth Resilience through Art during the COVID-19 Crisis - The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Samaa10 August 2020
StoryYoung People Leading the Way in Preventing COVID-19 Spread - The #YouthOfUNESCO Story of Akwasi9 August 2020
StoryHelping the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis – the #YouthofUNESCO story of Maria Solita6 August 2020
Story MoE implements gender equality in education strategy with support from Canada, Norway & UNESCO16 July 2020
StoryUNESCO and UNHCR call for the inclusion of refugees in the post-Covid-19 education effort13 July 2020
StoryStanding together for LGBTQAI+ rights during the COVID-19 crisis – the #YouthofUNESCO story of Farkhad6 July 2020
StoryBuilding an urban evidence base on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa23 June 2020
Story#CoronaSolidarity: how the City of Heidelberg partners with civil society and artists to address the pandemic2 June 2020
StoryYouth Voiced Out, Stepped Up and Took Actions for Sustainable Development through the Civic-Care Project in Ghana29 May 2020
StoryThe response of Higher Education to COVID-19 - Higher Education in Africa: challenges and solutions through ICT, online training, distance education and digital inclusion26 May 2020
StoryA student and teacher in China tell UNESCO about how they have been impacted by COVID-1925 May 2020