On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged that governments and the international community must take steps to protect those who provide us with the news. Despite their critical role, he pointed out in his message for the Day that more than 70 journalists have been killed […]
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Most murders of journalists go unpunished: UNESCO
An overwhelming majority of killings of journalists across the world go unpunished, a United Nations agency reported on Wednesday. “Impunity for killings of journalists remains unacceptably high at 86 percent,” said UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organisation whose brief includes media issues. UNESCO called for “all necessary measures to ensure that crimes committed against journalists […]
8 September: International Literacy Day celebrated globally
8 September is marked as International Literacy Day across the globe. As every Human has the right to literacy and education. It is celebrated to spread awareness among people for importance of literacy for individuals, communities and societies. Moreover, this day reminds individuals and societies the need for more literate societies. Literacy is a necessity […]
‘Gone to hell’: The battle to save Europe’s oldest lake
Dimitar Pendoski marches to the end of a rickety walkway, skips around sunbathing youngsters and sweeps back a tarpaulin protecting his empty lakeside restaurant, recently closed by officials under pressure from UNESCO. North Macedonia’s government is scrambling to enforce environmental protection rules and shut down places like Pendoski’s self-built restaurant, to save Lake Ohrid from being […]
Australia to challenge UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef
Australia said Tuesday it will strongly oppose a UNESCO plan to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” over deterioration caused by climate change. The UN body released a draft report on Monday recommending the reef’s World Heritage status be downgraded because of its dramatic coral decline, after years of public threats to do so. […]
Saudi holds first Riyadh concert since Covid-19
Hundreds gathered Thursday for the first concert in the Saudi capital since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to watch performances by Syrian diva Assala Nasri and Kuwaiti crooner Nabeel Shuail. Before stiff rules were brought in a year ago to stem the spread of coronavirus, the ultra-conservative kingdom had started to ease decades-long restrictions […]
Sindh wants Bhanbhor, Nangar Parkar on UNESCO’s world heritage sites
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Culture Syed Sardar Ali Shah told Italian Development Mission member Emanuela Benini that the Culture Department has submitted the dossiers of Nangar Parkar and Bhanbhor to UNESCO for inclusion of both in list of world heritage sites. “We will further work on the dossiers of embroidery, music and poetry of Sindh […]
Myanmar´s temple city Bagan awarded UNESCO World Heritage status
UNESCO inscribed Myanmar´s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing. The decision recognizes the importance of the central Myanmar site – which includes more than 3,500 stupas, temples, monasteries and other structures built between […]
Yemen government accuses UAE of landing separatists on remote island
The Yemeni government has accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops on a remote island in the Arabian Sea this week, a claim the UAE denied, deepening a rift between nominal allies in Yemen’s war. The UAE is one of the Arab countries fighting formally on behalf of Yemen’s internationally recognised […]
Billionaires and private donors mobilise to rebuild Notre-Dame
Billionaires and private donors pledged hundreds of millions of euros on Tuesday to help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris which has been devastated by fire. President Emmanuel Macron has vowed the emblematic monument will be rebuilt after its spire and roof collapsed Monday night in a blaze thought to be linked to extensive renovation work. […]