- Stigmatised for being deaf: Zénabou's storyon June 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find themselves excluded from almost every avenue of life. Zénabou, who is deaf and non-speaking, has suffered from prejudice, but a UN-backed educational programme offers a glimmer of hope.
- Songs of hope rise from Gaza’s ruinson May 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm
In Al-Jundi Al-Majhool Square – once the bustling heart of Gaza City – music now floats among the tents. The square, transformed into a sprawling displacement camp, shelters hundreds of families driven from their homes by more than 19 months of war.
- End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights officeon May 16, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.
- 8 million teens in world's wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEFon May 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Children in many of the world’s wealthiest countries saw marked declines in their academic performance, mental wellbeing, and physical health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday.
- Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026on May 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Chicago has been named host city for the 2026 International Jazz Day festivities - coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the event and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Registeron April 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanity’s place within it, are among 74 new additions to a UN list of documentary heritage of universal value.
- From bombs to beauty: ‘Every piece tells a story’on April 3, 2025 at 12:00 pm
What happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don’t, leaving behind a deadly legacy of war, but now some of the remnants of conflict and devastation are being turned into wearable messages of peace.
- Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’on March 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.
- ‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discriminationon March 24, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever.
- Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AIon March 23, 2025 at 12:00 pm
For two years, one international organization under the umbrella of the UN has been leading a relentless campaign in the corridors of global digital diplomacy. Its mission? To bring linguistic diversity to English-dominated artificial intelligence.
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