Culture and Education
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UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school
Nearly one in three students worldwide says they have been physically attacked at least once during the year, the UN…
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World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals
A strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has led to death of at least one staff member…
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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their campuses, a UN independent…
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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries
A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children…
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‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an…
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UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks
Continued Russian attacks across Ukraine this week made for a tragic start to the new school year, a senior official…
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UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent
The UN Secretary-General has called for global action to “vanquish racism and discrimination” towards people of African descent, in his…
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Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex worryingly high, according to a…
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Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’
The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Tumbling for peace and development
The UN has long recognised the power and universality of sport, from forging alliances with athletic organizations small and large…
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