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Preserving Documentary Heritage in AlUla

Situated at the crossroads of ancient trade and pilgrimage routes AlUla isin spirit and substancea tapestry exhibiting cultural exchanges between civilizations over the ages

UNESCO flying high at United Nations’ Science, Technology and Innovation Forum

The Seventh Annual MultiStakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals STI Forum is taking place from 5 to 6 May in New York in a hybrid format In addition to the main programme there have been a number of preevents and side events throughout the forum that have tackled issues ranging from disaster risk reduction to energysaving technologies such as Tiny Machine Learning and green hydrogen

Challenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries

Representatives of Congo Ghana Namibia Sierra Leone Tanzania and Zimbabwe reflected on their experiences from implementing and monitoring the 2017 UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers RSSR at the fourth edition of the Africa Regional Science Technology and Innovation Forum in Kigali Rwanda on 1 March 2022

UNESCO seeks nominations for the 2022 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize

UNESCO invites individuals civil society actors governmental and nongovernmental entities active in strengthening foundations for peace and tolerance to propose candidates for the 2022 UNESCOMadanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and NonViolence The deadline for submissions is extended until 15 July 2022 at midnight GMT 2

Interview with Hugo Soares, Playing for Change Artist

Interview with Mário Gomes, Young Angolan Artist Participating in the ResiliArt/Jazz Day Exchange in Newark

Mário Gomes is an Angolan musician guitarist and songwriter He was born on November 26 1996 the youngest of three brothers in his family He started playing electric bass at the age of 10 and 2 years later decided to take up the guitar an instrument that characterizes him to this day

Interview with Fanny Bienga, Young Artist Participating in the ResiliArt/International Jazz Day Exchange in Newark

Fanny Bienga also known as Paula is an artistpainter born in Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998 and a refugee from the UNHCR in Angola She recently became the mother of a baby girl named Andrea who is now 10 months old

Interview with Esperança Miranda, Young Angolan Artist Participating in the ResiliArt/Jazz Day Exchange in Newark

Interview with Cesário Nguia Kassandeca (Evandro Kassandeca), Young Angolan Artist Participating in the ResiliArt/Jazz Day Exchange in Newark

Born in Benguela Angola in 1996 Cesário Nguia Kassandeca lives and works in Luanda He holds a degree in Visual and Plastic Arts from the Institute for Arts ISART of the University of Luanda

Youth Impact the Lives of Their Communities as Positive Agents of Change for Peace and Sustainable Development

Interview with Lucie Priscille Assongon Ela, Young Weaver of Peace

Lucie Priscille Assongon Ela is originally from the south of Cameroon in the border area She is part of the network Young People Weavers of Peace in the CrossBorder Regions of Gabon Cameroon and Chad

Tango Is Also Afro

A study published by the National Institute against Discrimination Xenophobia and Racism INADI Argentina highlights the African roots of several musical styles including tango

UNESCO launches 2022 Survey on Public Access to Information

UNESCO has launched the 2022 edition of the annual Survey on SDG Indicator 16102 calling for participation of Member States in tracking and reporting progress on the implementation of their Access to Information laws