Many artists and cultural professionals face precarious employment conditions with short and unstable contracts that lack social protection. But art is essential to society and the world is richer for it. advocates for artists and cultural professionals around the world.
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The best defence against conspiracy theories is knowledge. Teachers can play a central role in building the resilience, knowledge and analytical skills needed to spot and debunk conspiracy theory narratives.
Brazilian Big Wave surfer Maya Gabeira is 's newest goodwill ambassador, appointed to the position of “UNESCO Champion for the Ocean and Youth.â€
The war in Ukraine has led to the sudden suspension of usual cultural life in Ukraine: Most artists lost their revenue stream, while art collections are threatened. This situation seriously impacts cultural diversity. will provide financial support to Ukrainian artists to support the continuation of artistic creation and access to cultural life, under a pilot programme launched by the Organization in partnership with the Ukrainian NGO Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
helps strengthen the cultural and creative industries and promotes South-South cooperation to support developing countries to: design, adapt and/or implement regulatory frameworks for the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs); strengthen skills and; and create peer-to-peer mechanisms.
A video announcing this year’s laureate of the only UN prize dedicated to journalism. When others back down, journalists seek the truth and uncover facts. The prize honours those who stand up to protect your freedom.
is supporting journalists in Ukraine by establishing a hotline for journalists in need, translating a manual on journalists’ safety, and providing protective equipment and training. A mission of a team of two UNESCO experts took place on 21-22 April was also designed to assess the needs of journalists in Ukraine and suggest ways they could be met. With over 5000 journalists accredited to cover the frontlines, training on reporting in high-risk environments, trauma journalism and psychosocial support, was identified as an important priority by the UNESCO mission.
, analysing data from 120 countries in primary and secondary education, shows that in the early years, boys perform better than girls in mathematics but, this gender gap disappears later. This research confirms that the gender gap in learning has closed even in the poorest countries. And in some countries, the gap is now reversed. However, biases and stereotypes are still likely to affect learning outcomes. Boys are still far more likely to be overrepresented among the highest performers in mathematics in all countries.
UNESCO World Heritage coral reefs cover over half a million km2 worldwide – the equivalent of the size of France – exhibiting exceptional biodiversity. They play a critical role in absorbing carbon emissions and protect coastlines from storms and erosion. Over a hundred indigenous communities are directly dependent on them for their subsistence. But the scientific data concerning these coral reefs is now very alarming. Reefs are bleaching far more rapidly than the initial science suggested, making them highly vulnerable to starvation and disease.
interviews Lama Azab, a French and Arabic interpreter at UN headquarters in New York since 2016. Impartiality and the ability to adapt are essential qualities for this demanding job.
In Romania, the hilly and mountainous territory of the Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark is one of the 8 new designations. One of the most geodynamically active areas in Europe, the geopark exhibits 40 million years of geological history. Over this period, it ectonic movements pushed up mountains and transformed a deep-sea environment into a terrestrial one. Its rich geodiversity has influenced a unique cultural heritage with local legends in which mud volcanoes (shown here) become dragons, mud boilers are traps made by giants to catch cattle, and the future can be predicted by looking through a lens of amber.
After one month of war, more than 733 educational institutions were damaged or destroyed. is in permanent contact with the local authorities to protect and restore education in the country.
Groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth. However, this natural resource is often poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and even abused. According to a published by , the vast potential of groundwater, and the need to manage it sustainably, can no longer be overlooked. Globally, water use is projected to grow by roughly 1% per year over the next 30 years. Our overall dependence on groundwater is expected to rise as surface water availability becomes increasingly limited due to climate change.
After launching ‘African Folktales, Reimagined, the ground-breaking competition to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s up and coming filmmakers, Netflix and announce the six winners.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, has taken action to protect culture. The first challenge is to mark cultural heritage sites and monuments as protected.