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News UNESCO’s civil society partners unite for impact at UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi31 May 2024
News Repositioning ethics, justice, and peace through higher education for human development18 October 2023
News Leveraging Faith-based Universities for Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in East Africa9 October 2023
News UNESCO supports capacity-building of the Kenyan Coalition on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression12 July 2023