Tag: UNESCO
Plan International advocates investment in youth for positive change
Plan International Nigeria has called for stakeholders’ commitment to invest in the youth to create positive change in the country.
The Country Director, Plan International...
Period Poverty: Reusable pad to school girls rescue
In Abuja, North Central Nigeria, the girls of Junior Secondary School (JSS) Wuse, Zone 2, are excited that they have learned a new skill...
Bangladesh commemorates language movement heroes on International Mother Language Day
On Wednesday, people in Bangladesh honored those who gave their lives in 1952 to support the country's language movement.
Bangladesh's Central Shaheed Minar is a...
Sir Bu Nair Island, a Safe Haven for Rare Creatures
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Around midnight on June 1, a hawksbill turtle landed on the Sir Bu Nair Island. It’s one of the...
UN General Assembly approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial
The United Nation’s General Assembly on Thursday adopted by consensus, a resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust.
The resolution was approved in...
UNESCO partners FCT to provide appropriate information to adolescents
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the FCT Education Secretariat is into partnership to provide appropriate sexual and reproductive health information...
62 journalists killed in 2020 — UNESCO
No fewer than 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs in 2020, according to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The UN...
Attacks on schools must stop, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday call on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that...
UNESCO considering heritage review of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed...
UNESCO classifies 4 traditional practices as endangered
UNESCO on Wednesday said four traditional practices, from the Philippines, Botswana, Kenya and Mauritius, have been included in the list of intangible cultural heritage.
They...
