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Director-General calls for an investigation into death of journalist Francisca Sandoval in Chile

The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has called for an investigation into the death of the Chilean television reporter Francisca Sandoval who died on 12 May jn Santiago

UNESCO modernises its digital ecosystem

Paris 11 May 2022 With its new portal wwwunescoorg UNESCO offers the general public and its partners a userfriendly browsing experience and new editorial formats which serve to facilitate access to information increase transparency and raise the profile of the beneficiaries of UNESCOs programmes

UNESCO highlights African cinema at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

UNESCO will organize a major roundtable to promote the African film industry on 24 May in Cannes on the occasion of the 75th edition of the International Film Festival The event will highlight the great development potential of the African cinema industry and UNESCOs initiatives to support it

Director-General condemns murder of journalists Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi and Sheila Johana García Olivera in Mexico

The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killings of two online journalists Sheila Johana García Olivera and Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi who were shot dead in the state of Veracruz Mexico on 9 May

UNESCO World Conference in Barcelona to shape the future of higher education

Faced with the challenge of growing student populations the third UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education will take place 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona Spain to chart a renewed vision for higher education in the next decade

Director-General condemns killing of prominent television journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine

The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of television reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank city of Jenin Palestine on 11 May

Director-General condemns murder of journalist Luis Enrique Ramirez in Mexico

UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killing of veteran journalist Luis Enrique Ramirez whose body was found in the city of Culiacan in northwestern Mexico on 5 May

UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture awarded to poet Dunya Mikhail and actress Helen Al-Janabi

Dunya Mikhail an AmericanIraqi poet and Helen AlJanabi a Swedish actress of SyrianIraqi origin will be awarded the 18th UNESCOSharjah Prize for Arab Culture based on the recommendations of an international jury of experts

Director-General deplores the killings of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky in Ukraine

The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killings of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky whose bodies were found by residents of the Ukranian localities of Yahidne and Bucha

Girls’ performance in mathematics now equal to boys (UNESCO report)

In mathematics the gender gap favouring boys in early grades gradually disappears according to a new publication by UNESCOs Global Education Monitoring Report The report calls for us to think harder about gender inequality and the barriers that still hold girls back from realising their potential

Belarusian Association of Journalists awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2022

The Belarusian Association of Journalists BAJ has been named as the laureate of the 2022 UNESCOGuillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize following the recommendation of the International Jury of media professionals The Award Ceremony will take place on 2 May in Punta Del Este Uruguay on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference and be streamed online

Director-General condemns murder of journalist Mohiuddin Sarkar Nayem in Bangladesh

The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killing of journalist Mohiuddin Sarkar Nayem who was shot dead in the city of Cumilla on 13 April

D-10 International Jazz Day 2022, a Call for Global Peace and Unity

Flagship All Star Jazz Day Concert to be hosted at UN in New York on 30 April UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock today announced the programme for the 2022 celebration of International Jazz Day 30 April with events taking place in more than 180 countries