Culture and Education
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Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education
To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the resilience of…
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UNICEF chief: Closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) underscored on Tuesday that “no effort should be spared” to keep children…
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The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis
Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle to cope with repeated…
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Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’ – UN expert
An independent UN human rights expert called on Wednesday for Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater consideration to the rights…
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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers
At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN said on Wednesday, in…
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Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact
The culture sector, which employs more than 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder than expected by the coronavirus…
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UN chief commends ‘swift action’ by Nigerian authorities as more than 300 boys are reunited with their families
The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of more than 300 schoolboys forcibly taken from their school in northwest…
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Cartoonist must be released on medical grounds, urge rights experts
An ailing Bangladeshi cartoonist who has been detained for allegedly spreading fake news about the country’s response to COVID-19, should be released immediately, UN-appointed independent rights experts…
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