Culture and Education
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‘Sudan is losing another generation’ to war, Mohammed warns
More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to…
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Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites
From the peaks of Mount Olympus in Greece to the shores of the “D-Day” beaches in France, 25 cultural or…
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Conflict and crisis put six World Heritage sites at risk
Armed conflict, insecurity and environmental pressures are threatening ancient cities, historic castles and one of the world’s greatest wildlife migrations.…
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‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried…
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Skills for an uncertain future: How youth can navigate a changing job market
Choosing a path for the future has never been easy, but for young people today, such rapid technological change as…
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From NASA to the classroom: The engineer bringing AI to those left behind
Nia Jetter spent two decades building spacecraft and robots. Now she is trying to make sure the artificial intelligence revolution…
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World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report…
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New coalition puts children’s rights at the centre of the AI age
A new international coalition launched in Geneva on Tuesday is setting out to make sure children’s safety and rights are…
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Global push for AI governance amid warnings of ‘catastrophic harm’
Can artificial intelligence benefit all of humanity – safely, fairly and without causing “catastrophic harm”? That is the question at…
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‘The science is here’: UN chief welcomes first global AI assessment
Fresh scientific evidence and options for harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) were unveiled Wednesday following the launch of the first global,…
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