‘Safe digital public square’ never more important, says Türk
Volker Türk was issuing a clarion call to protect and expand civic space, arguing that it’s the only way to enable us…
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UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms
Less than 10 per cent of schools and universities follow formal guidance on using wildly popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools, like the…
A play about Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria to be performed at the Edinburgh International Festival
The play will also be presented at the Embassy of Bulgaria in London at the end of July and the beginning of…
UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres
He said the men and women that serve, from 125 countries, across 12 operations, were working to support security, stability and the…
UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC
“Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is…
Türk appeals to Sudan’s warring generals; calls out ‘dangerous anti-rights tendencies’ worldwide
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk appealed to the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and of the Rapid Support…
Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism
“Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur accelerated action,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the…
‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount
“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take…
UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks
Brazil: Caçapava Geopark Caçapava UNESCO Global Geopark in Brazil. For the Guarani, an indigenous people in Brazil, this geopark is “the place…
Alarming rise in executions worldwide in 2022
883 people worldwide were executed last year – the highest level since 2017. This is stated in a report by the non-governmental…