by Camila Ponte | 27 August 2023 | News
North Kivu province in the DRC has been mired in a multifaceted crisis for two decades. The recent resurgence of M23 attacks has increased violence and xenophobia, and the region has seen a rapid increase in incitement, misinformation and hate speech. Aiming to...
by Camila Ponte | 24 July 2023 | News
The launch was organized by UNESCO in partnership with the Resident Coordinator Office and United Nations Information Center (UNIC) with the support of the Government of Nepal and UNESCO Nepal. It included contributions from HE Ashok Kumar Rai, Minister of Education,...
by Camila Ponte | 18 July 2023 | News
The new UNESCO and UN guide, “Teaching to Prevent Atrocity Crimes: a guide for Teachers in Africa”, seeks to address their concerns and meet their specific needs with practical advice on relevant pedagogical approaches tailored to existing curricula frameworks in the...
by Camila Ponte | 14 July 2023 | News
Uganda is currently one of Africa’s leading hosts of refugees. The country receives refugees at an unprecedented scale, keeping its borders open to over 1.4 million people, including more than 860,000 children. Refugees become a highly vulnerable group to exclusion...
by Camila Ponte | 28 June 2023 | News
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Mr. George Okoth-Obbo, introduced this week the Secretary-General’s 2023 Report on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) entitled Development and the responsibility to protect: recognizing and addressing embedded risks and...