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With “That Breath We Held”, Li Beirut sheds light on an unimaginable collective trauma

Directed by Alaa Minawi in collaboration with Vladimir Kurumilian and Ahmed Amer That Breath We Held is a unique performance linked to the tragedy of the port of Beirut as part of alBustan International Festival

Helping promote inclusive education in remote areas of Pakistan

How a literacy programme in Somalia changed the life of a teenage girl

International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education

Myanmar teachers empowered for the first time by mobile technology in class

September 27, 2016

2014 International Literacy Day celebrations in New Delhi

September 11, 2014

UNESCO Prize laureate builds science literacy among hard-to-reach Peruvian girls

Girls’ and women’s voices help shape the UNESCO Malala Centers in Guatemala

Will the Rashid Karami International Fair regain its missed glory?

January 17, 2022

Groundwater: Making the invisible visible in 2022 and beyond

Groundwater provides almost half of all drinking water worldwide around 40 of the water used in irrigation and about one third of the supply required for industry Not only does groundwater sustain ecosystems it is also an important factor in climate change adaption With the rise in water scarcity and the decrease in the availability of surface water due to human activity and climate change there is increased reliance and pressure on groundwater

January 25, 2022

Trash Hack Campaign in Egypt: Build for Sustainability, Build for Education

February 11, 2022

Venice and Sarajevo Haggadot recall the importance of Holocaust restitution and cherishing memory

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held an event on 24 January to present two exhibitions on the Sarajevo and Venice Haggadot The event gathered a round table of experts who participated both inpresence and virtually stressing the importance of memory and education to combat denial and disinformation on the Holocaust

February 22, 2022

Khitam al-Hissi, selected as a Laureate for the UNESCO-ISF “World Tales” Short Story Competition

February 11, 2022