Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns

03 may 2022 - 05:42:24
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their [...] Full text...

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Girls’ performance in maths ‘starting to add up to boys’, says UNESCO

28 april 2022 - 05:34:43
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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International Day for Monuments and Sites spotlights climate change

19 april 2022 - 05:19:09
Paris, France (PANA) - One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by [...] Full text...

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Coral reefs’ very survival is at stake, warns UNESCO in bid to boost resilience

15 april 2022 - 06:51:43
  Paris, France (PANA) - The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we [...] Full text...

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‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report

08 april 2022 - 06:04:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the primary [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Director General says humans are increasingly polluting or drying up existing water resources

21 march 2022 - 17:22:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has stated that humans are increasingly polluting or drying up existing [...] Full text...

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Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to traditional, trustworthy news: UNESCO

11 march 2022 - 05:41:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to [...] Full text...

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Rwandan academic calls for use of technology to mitigate inequality in Africa

03 march 2022 - 17:12:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Dr Ignace Gataré of the Rwanda University of Technology has called for the use of technology [...] Full text...

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Senegalese civil society delegation in Mali to support interim authorities

10 february 2022 - 20:18:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of Senegalese civil society has been in Bamako since Wednesday to support the Malian [...] Full text...

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Guterres says ‘Global learning crisis’ continues

24 january 2022 - 17:51:34
New York, US (PANA) - Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures continue to disrupt the lives of [...] Full text...

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World to celebrate Fourth International Day of Education on Monday

23 january 2022 - 10:36:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The world will on Monday celebrate the Fourth International Day of Education, the UN Educational, Scientific [...] Full text...

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UNESCO: 55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’

07 january 2022 - 04:46:10
Paris, France (PANA) - Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in [...] Full text...

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Malian musical instrument M'bolon listed as Intangible Heritage of Humanity

21 december 2021 - 18:01:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian musical instrumdnt, the M'bolon, a traditional musical instrument emblematic of the Manding world, has been [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort

04 december 2021 - 09:30:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on [...] Full text...

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UN chief says COVID-19 pandemic laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities

04 december 2021 - 06:34:03
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Dat of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General,  António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a [...] Full text...

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UN agencies back plan to ensure every child in need gets regular healthy meal in school by 2030

16 november 2021 - 20:56:25
NEW YORK, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve [...] Full text...

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UNESCO says 62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs

02 november 2021 - 06:51:09
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which works to protect media workers, in 2020 alone, 62 journalists [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate

31 october 2021 - 10:03:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...

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World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO

29 october 2021 - 08:17:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to [...] Full text...

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First Western tourists in Libya after decade, another sign of stability ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 october 2021 - 21:50:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The arrival in Libya of a convoy of 35 cars carrying some 80 Western tourists after [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates International Creole Day

28 october 2021 - 06:38:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A project of the “Introduction of Creole in the Mauritian Parliament’” was launched on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official announces integrated approach to stop migrant flows with Libya's southern neighbours

25 october 2021 - 21:08:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Th e deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has affirmed that all the [...] Full text...

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USDA programme brings agricultural educators to Ghanaian classrooms

06 october 2021 - 10:18:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - In honour of World Teachers’ Day, US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Tuesday celebrated [...] Full text...

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Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry

06 october 2021 - 04:56:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s [...] Full text...

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Teachers trained on digital learning aides to support disabled pupils in Kenya

05 october 2021 - 18:32:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Educationists from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have kicked off the training of teachers handling learners with [...] Full text...

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Teachers are driving force behind ‘global education recovery’ from COVID-19

05 october 2021 - 06:49:10
New York, US (PANA) - For the education system to recover from the COVID pandemic, it requires more investment in [...] Full text...

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Education a ‘powerful tool’ to counter hate speech, UN chief tells online forum

01 october 2021 - 05:20:44
New York, US (PANA) - Growing polarisation and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...

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Libya's Ashaafean site among UNESCO's 20 new biosphere reserves

20 september 2021 - 12:47:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ashaafean area in Libya is among 20 new sites added to the World Network of [...] Full text...

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UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

31 august 2021 - 19:15:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions African diaspora has made in every field of [...] Full text...

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Youth need ‘seat at the table’ to lead struggle for better future: Guterres

13 august 2021 - 05:13:22
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are on the “frontlines of the struggle to build a better future”, the [...] Full text...

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WHO lists six game-changing actions to end violence against children

26 july 2021 - 22:58:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One billion children experience violence and abuse every year, a situation exacerbated by the onset of [...] Full text...

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Progress towards ending AIDS among children, others stalling - UNAIDS warns

21 july 2021 - 22:24:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UNAIDS and partners have warned in their 'Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free' report that [...] Full text...

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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status

21 july 2021 - 19:10:10
London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss

14 july 2021 - 05:43:51
New York, US (PANA) - Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Libya elected to UNESCO Oceanographic Commission Executive Board

23 june 2021 - 10:06:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was on Tuesday elected as a member of the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic [...] Full text...

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UN agencies launch measures to improve well-being of school-aged children, adolescents

23 june 2021 - 05:28:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Desertification and drought destabilising well-being of 3.2 billion people

17 june 2021 - 06:21:52
New York, US (PANA) - Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure  “undermines the [...] Full text...

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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day

09 june 2021 - 05:59:25
New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Key national parks in Sudan to benefit from initiative to increase protection

30 may 2021 - 16:43:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, a US$23.6 million initiative to improve protection for [...] Full text...

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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts

18 may 2021 - 10:35:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General condemns deadly attack in eastern Burkina Faso

05 may 2021 - 15:14:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has strongly condemned Monday's deadly attack in eastern Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Free press ‘a cornerstone’ of democratic societies: UN chief

03 may 2021 - 14:08:49
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to [...] Full text...

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Guinean government pledges to strengthen press freedom

03 may 2021 - 13:05:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Establishment of democracy in Guinea has favoured plural expression through multiparty politics, said the Minister of [...] Full text...

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Libya ranked 165th in 2021 World Press Freedom index

03 may 2021 - 12:08:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 165th out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom index compiled [...] Full text...

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President Ramaphosa salutes South African media industry

03 may 2021 - 11:26:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africa’s media industry, saying it had played [...] Full text...

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World Press Freedom Day: EU underlines freedom of information and expression

03 may 2021 - 10:01:03
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Freedom of information and free speech must be promoted and protected everywhere because it is in [...] Full text...

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UNESCO condemns murder of two journalists in Burkina Faso

30 april 2021 - 10:24:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the ambush of an [...] Full text...

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Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize

29 april 2021 - 05:31:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media [...] Full text...

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UNESCO laureate helps girls go back to school in Kenya (A UNESCO feature)

27 april 2021 - 05:45:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - “I would be out of school and married now without the help of our community facilitator," [...] Full text...

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Museums must not be overlooked in pandemic recovery, UNESCO chief warns

14 april 2021 - 07:01:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches 2021 survey on public access to information

08 april 2021 - 09:12:28
Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO has launched a global survey on public access to information, putting into practice its status [...] Full text...

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WHO launches 'Viral Facts Africa' initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation

31 march 2021 - 12:18:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Viral Facts Africa, a first of its kind African initiative to combat health misinformation online, was launched [...] Full text...

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More than 100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19

27 march 2021 - 06:02:09
Paris, France (PANA) - A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears

25 march 2021 - 06:39:41
Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...

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International Mother Language Day celebrates inclusion at school and in society

21 february 2021 - 10:53:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate the world’s diversity [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks

16 february 2021 - 11:07:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...

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UNESCO honours women researchers in science

11 february 2021 - 16:00:10
Paris, France (PANA) - On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation honoured [...] Full text...

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‘Women and girls belong in science’, declares UN chief

11 february 2021 - 06:36:40
New York, US (PANA) - Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in [...] Full text...

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2 Ambassadors present Letters of Credence to Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs

10 february 2021 - 18:51:54
Banjul, Gambia (PNA) - Ambassadors of Serbia and Pakistan on Thursday  presented their Letters of Credence to the Gambian Minister [...] Full text...

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‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch

04 february 2021 - 05:50:40
Paris, France (PANA) - January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most [...] Full text...

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Mauritius marks 186th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery

02 february 2021 - 06:37:34
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the population must not forget the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, Editors Forum host launch of African Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists

29 january 2021 - 17:57:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A digital platform for the safety of journalists in Africa was due for launch in [...] Full text...

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Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalise education: Guterres

24 january 2021 - 05:47:16
New York, US (PANA) - To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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Russian Ambassador to Zambia dies

21 january 2021 - 16:04:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Embassy of  Russia in Zambia has announced "with deep regret" Russian Ambassador Alexander Vilovich Boldyrev, In [...] Full text...

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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN

04 january 2021 - 08:21:09
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis

29 december 2020 - 07:27:55
Paris, France (PANA) - Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle [...] Full text...

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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers

24 december 2020 - 06:40:21
Paris, France (PANA) - At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN [...] Full text...

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Couscous classified as UNESCO immaterial heritage

16 december 2020 - 20:52:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Couscous, a national dish in Maghreb countries, was Wednesday classified as a Humanity immaterial heritage, Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says

08 december 2020 - 05:54:27
New York, US (PANA) - Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the [...] Full text...

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Kenya taps marine fisheries, maritime resources to achieve economic transformation

04 december 2020 - 11:23:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has prioritised the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler [...] Full text...

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Recognise and protect rights of persons with disabilities, UN chief urges

03 december 2020 - 10:14:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Thursday, calling [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerians selected for UNESCO Biosphere Programme Fellowship

20 november 2020 - 17:50:30
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has selected six 2020 [...] Full text...

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Gambia scores high in controlling corruption, maintaining democratic rights

19 november 2020 - 18:42:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation Agency’s Financial Report 2020, has announced that The Gambia scored high in controlling [...] Full text...

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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade

18 november 2020 - 20:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, Germany convene conference on tackling illicit trafficking in cultural property

15 november 2020 - 15:34:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany have [...] Full text...

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Journalists covering conflict, essential workers for ‘durable peace’, says Guterres

12 november 2020 - 08:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Reporters and other media workers in warzones across the world, are reliable witnesses who contribute [...] Full text...

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Guterres congratulates Biden, Harris, hails UN-US partnership as ‘essential pillar’

09 november 2020 - 23:06:30
New York, US (PANA) -  Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe [...] Full text...

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Education experts warn that violence and bullying affect one in three children

06 november 2020 - 06:37:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns targeting of journalists

02 november 2020 - 06:41:47
New York, US (PANA) - When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

30 october 2020 - 06:29:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of [...] Full text...

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Nine African sites join UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves

29 october 2020 - 17:12:27
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere (CIC-MAB) of UNESCO approved, [...] Full text...

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UN officials highlight 'extraordinary' contributions of grassroots communities in face of COVID-19

29 october 2020 - 08:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

21 october 2020 - 12:29:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched the first phase of the Intercontinental Slavery [...] Full text...

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UNESCO hosts virtual world summit on education

20 october 2020 - 20:16:42
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, in partnership with the governments of Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom, Tuesday organized a [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Director- General visits Brazzaville and Kinshasa

14 october 2020 - 15:17:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is due in Central Africa on Wednesday for a 48-hour official visit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Re-imagine education to achieve quality learning for all - UN and partners urge

05 october 2020 - 16:48:24
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to “think beyond COVID-19” to re-imagine education and realise the goal [...] Full text...

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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists

27 september 2020 - 11:42:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety [...] Full text...

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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return

19 september 2020 - 05:48:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More research needed into virus' effects on children, says WHO chief

16 september 2020 - 16:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More research is needed into factors that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among children [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests

15 september 2020 - 05:09:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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EU to safeguard The Gambia cultural heritage with 600,000 Euros

04 september 2020 - 14:36:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union has signed a new contract for 600,000 euros with The Gambia heritage management [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises red flags on global education, as fewer than half world's students cannot return to school

01 september 2020 - 13:00:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Classes for more than 450 million students starting the new academic year are expected to be [...] Full text...

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Former Congolese President Pascal Lissouba dies Monday in France

24 august 2020 - 20:31:44
Paris, France (PANA) - The former Congolese president, Pascal Lissouba, 88, died Monday in the French southern city of Perpignan [...] Full text...

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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, its Abolition marked on 23 Aug

23 august 2020 - 09:13:53
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has tasked Ministers of Culture of Member States of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister denounces antiques trafficking as threat to security

12 august 2020 - 21:38:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, ALIPH to rehabilitate Bandiagara Cliff in Mali

04 august 2020 - 14:37:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Alliance for the Protection [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter

23 july 2020 - 17:51:40
Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

17 july 2020 - 18:50:40
New York, US (PANA) - The 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize, which is awarded every five years and recognises those who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 6 African States among countries to benefit from UNESCO, EU pandemic awareness-raising project

17 july 2020 - 17:29:32
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO and the European Union (EU) are launching an awareness-raising project to strengthen the resilience of [...] Full text...

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Nations celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2020

15 july 2020 - 10:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Youth Skills Day 2020 being celebrated on Wednesday will take stock of the impact [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic has caused an “education crisis” - Expert

10 july 2020 - 13:04:04
      Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’, says new UNESCO report

24 june 2020 - 04:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 june 2020 - 17:34:28
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...

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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report

23 june 2020 - 17:31:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...

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'COVID-19 disruptions in ocean observations could threaten weather forecast, climate change predictions'

23 june 2020 - 17:29:15
Paris, France (PANA) - COVID-19 is threatening to create an ocean data blindspot that could disrupt weather forecasts and hamper [...] Full text...

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UNESCO reiterates duty to protect journalists during demonstrations

22 june 2020 - 17:23:41
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, on Monday re-iterated  journaslists' rights to freedom of information. Freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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UNESCO to hold webinar on role of African history on social, human consequences of COVID-19 on Africa

22 june 2020 - 08:29:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing a webinar on Monday on the theme, "What role can African history play [...] Full text...

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Countries failing to prevent violence against children, UN agencies warn

18 june 2020 - 12:02:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief urges investigation into death of journalist Samuel Wazizi in Cameroon

17 june 2020 - 13:23:08
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus crisis demands 'fundamental rethink' of relationship with natural ecosystems

06 june 2020 - 05:43:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 health crisis should be seen as a clarion call to “fundamentally rethink our relationship” [...] Full text...

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Sudan's late former FM Mansour Khalid remembered as one of the country's most influential personalities

05 june 2020 - 13:50:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's former foreign minister Dr. Mansour Khalid who passed away recently in Khartoum continues to be [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access

27 may 2020 - 17:32:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO celebrates Africa Day mobilizing civil society e against Covid-19

23 may 2020 - 15:44:16
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO joins the African Broadcasting Union and the organization Most Beautiful African Dream Academy for Youth [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Build back better and preserve biodiversity after COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief

23 may 2020 - 06:17:55
New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must lead to countries uniting to preserve the natural world, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO posts six online debates on measures to restore and preserve biodiversity

22 may 2020 - 18:04:06
Paris, France (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity, celebrated on 22 May and whose theme [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

19 may 2020 - 05:36:17
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN [...] Full text...

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UNESCO puts spotlight on women’s voices in imagining the world to come

18 may 2020 - 13:32:02
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited leading women thinkers, artists and activists from fields ranging from climatology to international [...] Full text...

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UNESCO invites applications, nominations for 2020 UNESCO Int'l Literacy Prizes

14 may 2020 - 19:59:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, saying it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African artists take creative approach to fighting virus

08 may 2020 - 05:07:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronacirus: UNESCO to hold meeting on Africa's future after covid-19

06 may 2020 - 16:58:46
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing an online meeting of intellectuals, change leaders and cultural figures on Thursday to [...] Full text...

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May 5 is World Portuguese language day (a UNESCO press statement)

05 may 2020 - 17:51:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The 5th of May was officially established in 2009 by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) [...] Full text...

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Gambian artists, cultural players to participate in UNESCO resiliart teleconference

04 may 2020 - 21:47:48
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)   -  The Gambian artists and cultural troupes will join other counterparts to participate in the UNESCO Resiliart Teleconference [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN agencies, World Bank issue guidelines on roadmap for safe reopening of schools

30 april 2020 - 13:53:39
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, UNICEF, World Food Programme (WFP) and World Bank on Thursday issued new guidelines on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO, partners launch of online course for journalists facing pandemic

24 april 2020 - 07:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO marks 50th anniversary of Earth Day despite COVID-19

22 april 2020 - 19:18:31
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people into lockdown around the world and shutting down the global [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Online predators put millions of children at risk during lockdown

15 april 2020 - 06:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 (cononavirus) pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Fake news’ is putting lives at risk, warns UNESCO

14 april 2020 - 07:08:25
Paris, France (PANA) - Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Arab cities are leaving no one behind

11 april 2020 - 19:11:06
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis is currently sparing no region, and in response to its outbreak, member cities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO to support media in developing countries to face COVID-19 challenges

11 april 2020 - 18:56:47
Paris, France (PANA) - A group of 200 East African women journalists will soon be connected through an on-line resource [...] Full text...

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FIFA, UN, WHO support the #BeActive campaign launched on UN Intl Day of Sport for Development and Peace

06 april 2020 - 18:23:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO rallies support to ensure that learning never stops

30 march 2020 - 10:35:02
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it is launching a global education coalition to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango

25 march 2020 - 19:36:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...

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Some 290 million students out of school due to coronavirus: UNESCO

05 march 2020 - 17:45:58
Paris, France (PANA) - School closures in 13 countries to contain the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) are disrupting the education [...] Full text...

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UNESCO denounces climate of fear in Somalia after journalist's murder

27 february 2020 - 14:53:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the 16 February murder of freelance journalist Abduwali Ali Hassan [...] Full text...

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UNESCO announces 10 young African directors for film residency in Japan

14 february 2020 - 21:44:58
Paris, France (PANA)  -  UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay and Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase Friday released the names of ten [...] Full text...

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UNESCO renews relations with Somalia to support the country's reconstruction through education and culture

13 february 2020 - 19:36:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, who made a historic visit to Somalia on Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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Unesco finances cultural and creative industries in three African countries

13 february 2020 - 17:14:29
Paris, France (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Committee on the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity [...] Full text...

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UN highlights diversity of radio, 'the medium people use the most'

13 february 2020 - 10:00:47
New York, US (PANA) - In an era of rapid media evolution, radio still has the power to bring people [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights teenage girls' education to achieve development goals

12 february 2020 - 07:22:04
New York, US (PANA) - Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”,  [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls in sciences

11 february 2020 - 09:51:50
New York, US (PANA) - Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one [...] Full text...

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Tunisian date palm officially registered by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage

10 february 2020 - 17:50:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has officially received the certificate of inscription by UNESCO of "knowledge, know-how, traditions and practices [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO calls for light on murder of Nigerian journalist

07 february 2020 - 00:16:43
Paris, France (PANA)  - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay Thursday denounced the murder on January 15 of radio journalist Maxwell [...] Full text...

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Togo locates new tourist sites for its national heritage

05 february 2020 - 13:31:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese Minister of Culture, Kossivi Egbetonyo, began since the end of January a nationwide tour looking [...] Full text...

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Tunisia recorded 109 attacks on journalists in 2019

26 january 2020 - 14:31:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Attacks against journalists in Tunisia in 2019 doubled compared to the previous year, rising from 136 [...] Full text...

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The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’ - Top UN Official

25 january 2020 - 06:31:24
New York, US (PANA) - Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as [...] Full text...

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EU gives Mali 325 million FCFA to rehabilitate cultural heritage

14 january 2020 - 11:11:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide Mali with about 325 million CFA francs for the rehabilitation [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches regional project for Africa in Ouagadougou

20 december 2019 - 09:15:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a project in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Tunisia celebrates international Arab language day

18 december 2019 - 23:15:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, like the other Arab countries and the UN agencies, including UNESCO, Wednesday celebrated the international [...] Full text...

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UNESCO committee sets US$387,777 aside for protection of cultural heritage in Burkina Faso

17 december 2019 - 18:56:53
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO's  Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, has concluded its 14th session in Bogota, Colombia, [...] Full text...

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The date palm tree included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

12 december 2019 - 21:41:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed date palm culture on [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity

12 december 2019 - 17:41:02
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on  the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

11 december 2019 - 13:32:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) -  The Sega tambour, a  Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, [...] Full text...

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Three Tunisian monuments on list of Islamic civilization

07 december 2019 - 10:22:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Islamic World Heritage Committee of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has officially [...] Full text...

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2nd edition of Carthage Contemporary Art Days ends in Tunis

23 november 2019 - 15:45:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the Carthage Contemporary Art Days (JACC 2019) ended on Saturday in Tunis [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, OHCHR strengthen cooperation to advance human rights

23 november 2019 - 05:17:41
Paris, France (PANA) - A fast changing world requires quick, but meaningful responses to challenges that can tear at "the [...] Full text...

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Togo elected to UNESCO executive council

21 november 2019 - 23:25:32
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  Togo was elected to the executive council of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) [...] Full text...

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Tunisia elected to UNESCO Executive Board

21 november 2019 - 15:44:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was on Wednesday elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and [...] Full text...

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Anti-Doping Convention: Mauritania becomes the 189th State Party

17 november 2019 - 05:10:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Convention against Doping in Sport (2005) is pleased to welcome its 189th State Party [...] Full text...

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Botswana disability organization wins international prize

16 november 2019 - 16:40:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Camphill Community Trust, a non-governmental organization advocating for people living with disabilities, has won the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria committed to high values of the Olympic movement - VP

14 november 2019 - 17:03:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that Nigeria is committed to the high values of [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders to attend UNESCO General Conference beginning Tuesday in Paris

11 november 2019 - 18:48:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Several African heads of state and government will take part in the UN agency's General Conference [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK to participate in Paris Peace Forum

10 november 2019 - 12:26:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will participate in the Paris Peace Forum and the 40th UNESCO [...] Full text...

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Marshet Zelalem: A young Ethiopian girl leading big changes in her community (A UNESCO Feature)

05 november 2019 - 16:39:01
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Marshet Zelalem grew up in a rural village in Oromia, Ethiopia, and she was so timid [...] Full text...

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UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

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‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN Chief

02 november 2019 - 05:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a [...] Full text...

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Africa youth forum ends in The Gambia

30 october 2019 - 19:42:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day Africa youth forum on gender and human rights that sought to accelerating transformations and [...] Full text...

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Trust Africa Boss advises youth on climate change, migration

30 october 2019 - 14:12:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Alpha Sall, the Executive Director of the Dakar-based Trust Africa, on Wednesday advised African youth [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Vice President urges African youths to be more critical minded to engage governments

29 october 2019 - 23:34:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Gambian Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray Tuesday urged African youths to be more critical minded and use [...] Full text...

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African regional youth forum opens in Banjul

29 october 2019 - 12:31:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace  opened Monday in Banjul, The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Gambia hosts regional youth forum on peace, rights

28 october 2019 - 22:17:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia is playing host to  a regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace [...] Full text...

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UN chief says 'UN charter remains our moral anchor’

24 october 2019 - 10:26:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his annual message for UN Day om Thursday has issued [...] Full text...

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3 professors awarded 2019 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Life Sciences Research

23 october 2019 - 23:06:08
Paris, France (PANA)   -  The UN agency announced here Tuesday the names of three professors as recipients of the 2019 [...] Full text...

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Mali: Training workshop on journalism investigation techniques holds

20 october 2019 - 09:59:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on journalistim investigation techniques applied to migration, initiated by the UNESCO/Mali Office, opened [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, China sign agreement to support higher technical education in Africa

18 october 2019 - 13:22:45
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, and Mr Tian Xuejun, the Chinese Vice-Minister of Education, signed an [...] Full text...

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UN proclaims International Day for Universal Access to Information

18 october 2019 - 09:49:28
Paris, France (PANA) - A significant step has been taken to make a reality of “public access to information and [...] Full text...

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WBG President calls for comprehensive reforms to reach global education target

18 october 2019 - 09:25:47
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has introduced an ambitious new Learning Target, which aims to cut by at [...] Full text...

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Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag

17 october 2019 - 19:01:50
Washington, US (PANA) - Across Africa, where less than a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving [...] Full text...

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Projects from Botswana, Brazil and Germany win UNESCO-Japan prize on Education for Sustainable Development

16 october 2019 - 14:43:15
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, has named the three winners of this year’s UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education [...] Full text...

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Saturday, 5 October, is World Teachers' Day 2019

05 october 2019 - 06:51:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The World Teachers' Day (WTD), held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates the anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Mexican actress, Yalitza Aparicio, named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples

05 october 2019 - 06:23:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill [...] Full text...

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Tigist, a young teacher, is making gender equality through education a reality in Ethiopia (A UNESCO Feature)

04 october 2019 - 19:46:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As a young girl growing up in rural Seydebir in Semien Shewa, Ethiopia, Tigist had to [...] Full text...

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Washington returns Libya’s archaeological statue illegally taken to USA

01 october 2019 - 21:58:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The US Home Security Department will return to Libya "the head of a marble archeological statue" [...] Full text...

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Burundi women gaining recognition in media publications

30 september 2019 - 21:34:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The latest monthly issue of Panos Great Lakes Institute (IPGL), a regional media support organization, in [...] Full text...

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Norway props up Gabon's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

23 september 2019 - 15:29:51
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Norway has granted Gabon about US $150 million appreciating the country's efforts to reduce  greenhouse gas [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

20 september 2019 - 14:20:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central [...] Full text...

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Congolese PM pledges free basic education in the DRC

12 september 2019 - 19:25:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba has promised free basic education in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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First Regional Conference of African Ministers on the Implementation of the Kazan Action Plan in Africa

11 september 2019 - 18:14:03
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Experts and African Ministers responsible for physical education and sports are meeting in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in [...] Full text...

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Two African programs win UNESCO 2019 King Sejong Literacy Prize

09 september 2019 - 22:19:19
Paris, France (PANA)   -   UNESCO awarded on Monday its King Sejong 2019 Literacy Prize, on the occasion of International Literacy [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief says engaging ‘head and mind’, key for effective learning

09 september 2019 - 05:46:18
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said that [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: The 11th Abidjan Performing Arts Market to be held in March 2020

04 september 2019 - 19:09:42
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 11th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA) will take place from March [...] Full text...

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UNESCO to promote literacy as part of right to education

01 september 2019 - 10:32:16
Paris, France (PANA) - This year’s International Literacy Day (ILD) will be celebrated worldwide to promote literacy as part of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO sponsors event on the future of African cinema at TICAD VII

27 august 2019 - 14:47:53
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay will on Wednesday lead an event on the future of African cinema [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for investigation into killing of Nigerian journalist

27 july 2019 - 14:28:51
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the murder of a Nigerian TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, on [...] Full text...

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Gambia among 100 countries vulnerable to climate change - VP

17 july 2019 - 22:58:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Dr. Isatou Touray, Gambia’s Vice-President, has disclosed that the country is among hundreds critical countries most [...] Full text...

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UNESCO welcomes establishment of Global Media Defense Fund

13 july 2019 - 10:31:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has warmly welcomed the establishment of a new Global Media [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia commits US$25 million to UNESCO for protection of heritage

13 july 2019 - 08:47:15
Paris, France (PANA) - His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Culture of the [...] Full text...

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