Many Peaces in Iraq: Creating a Foundation for Conflict Transformation Through Peace Studies
“We heard children singing ISIL songs, and saw them role play executions in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp playground. We were distributing humanitarian aid. It was then that I realized, if we don’t do anything about this
Universal Education Can be Achieved by 2030 by Investing in Technology
We are in the midst of an education crisis: 100 million young children will never get a chance to attend school while another 250 million go to school yet leave without ever having learned how to read, write, or use
Shaping The Future Of Our Cities
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY IRINA BOKOVA, DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF UNESCO SINCE 2009. THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda
UNESCO Jikji Award to be Given on Festivals’s First Day
Editor's Note: The following article was previously published by Yonhap News Agency. In 2004, three years after confirming "Jikji" as the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided to establish a
Education: A Committed Future
SDG4: Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for all The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets an ambitious, aspirational and universal agenda to eradicate poverty through sustainable development by 2030, to bolster lasting peace and to
North and South Korea Unite in A Joint Archeological Excavation
A Metal Movable Type Block Excavated at Goryeo Palace Manwoldae On November 14, 2015 at Manwoldae in Kaesong, North Korea, where the official royal palace of the Goryeo Dynasty was located, a metal movable type printing block was discovered during an
The United Nations Is Not What You Think
Sorry to disappoint, but the UN is neither. Not a beast, not a dream utopia. Too often in the news the UN is reported as if it acts autonomously, as if it is solely responsible for waging war, building peace, providing