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Seattle poetry brings solace and hope in times of confinement

The city of Seattle United States of America is a UNESCO Creative City of Literature since 2017 Its strong identity as a literary city has coalesced around a 10000year history of indigenous storytelling traditions Consistently ranked as Americas Most WellRead city it is one of the top three literate cities in the country Seattles writing traditions are guided by a sense of place especially in regards to the willingness of embracing diverse viewpoints and technologies Many events sustain Seattles striving literary ecosystem including the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival featuring indie comics and the selfpublished as well as the Pacific Northwest Writers Associations Conference amongst many others In response to the spread of Coronavirus the city of Seattle in close cooperation with the author Claudia Castro Luna Seattles inaugural Civic Poet uses its literary potential to counter the growing challenge of confinement and the lack of access to cultural activities Through the creation of an online forum Poems to lean On city dwellers are invited to share a link to a poem accompanied by a two or three lines message explaining how this particular poem resonates with them and how it brings to them comfort and joy The initiative aims to revive and recreate social ties amongst the community while respecting the rules on social distancing implemented to contain the spread of the virus The contributions are showcased on the same virtual space Poems to Lean On hosted on the Laureate Poets website Submissions can also be made digitally through the same online platform The project highlights the enabling role of literature and poetry to connect people and to offer solace and hope during such difficult times To participate in this meaningful initiative share your favorite poem or one of your inspiring creations on Poems to Lean On to offer fortitude hope resilience and humor For further information httpswapoetlaureateorgpoetrytoleanon

COVID-19: research partnership launched with Harvard’s Department of Sociology on racism and xenophobia

© Thahitun Mariam Bronx Mutual Aid Network for Covid19 UNESCO has launched a partnership with the AAPI COVID19 Project housed in Harvard Universitys Department of Sociology The AAPI COVID19 Project is a multimethod project investigating how COVID19 is shaping the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders AAPI communities in the United States focusing on the intensification of racism and xenophobia faced by these groups

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Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Withdrawal by the United States of America from UNESCO

October 12, 2017

Consultancy: Contract for an individual consultant - Education sector (in French)

International Symposium on "Healing the Wounds of Slavery: Towards Mutual Recovery"

October 20, 2018

Harnessing Africa’s demographic dividend by investing in youth

September 20, 2016

UNESCO supports the celebration of the First School Education for Citizenship Week in Burkina Faso Celebrated Zinda High School, Ouagadougou

October 31, 2016

Young Girls and ICT: The Perfect Combination to Fight Poverty in Burkina Faso

November 2, 2016

Le Burkina Faso avance sur la préparation de son Rapport périodique (in French)

January 30, 2017

Security forces and journalists Burkina Faso build professional relationships

February 10, 2017