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2024 Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest
The UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads photo contest, part of the Organization’s Silk Roads Programme of the Social and Human Sciences Sector, promotes photography as...
Refugee-led Innovation Fund
The Refugee-led Innovation Fund champions the creativity of all displaced and stateless people. It aims to reshape their participation in the delivery of humanitarian...
Fellowship programme for people of African descent
The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is an intensive human rights training for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in...
UN Newsfeed
ICJ: “Israel must immediately halt its military offensive in...
“Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah Governorate which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza...
Introduction to Human Rights and Elections
With the EU elections fast approaching, elections worldwide in 2024 will see some 2 billion people eligible to vote. The importance of human rights...
Poorer teenagers face higher risks of obesity
A new WHO/Europe report finds alarming disparities in diet, exercise, and weight among adolescents from different socio-economic backgrounds.
The new report reveals alarming disparities in...
5 reasons why we need multilateralism for global peace...
“Multilateralism is more vital than ever: To bring peace. To protect the planet. To end hunger. To build guardrails for new technologies”, the UN...
Textile industry: how can we make it more sustainable?
Textiles are central to tackling the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
"Each year, the textile sector is estimated to be...
UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: May 2024
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications
World Migratory Bird Day 2024: Protect Insects to Protect...
For the first time, the upcoming World Migratory Bird Day campaign in 2024 will focus on insects’ importance to migratory birds and highlight concerns...
World Press Freedom Day: Reporting on the environment, an...
In its new report "Press and Planet in Danger", published on 3 May to mark World Press Freedom Day, UNESCO reveals that 70% of environmental...