Tag: UNESCO

• Tuesday, November 20th 2018 - 06:25 UTC

  Migrant workers in UK send £8bn a year back home; Unesco complains of transfer costs

  

  Migrant workers in the UK, many in low-paid jobs, are sending £8bn a year to support families in their home countries, says a report from the United Nations' education agency. This is often used to help relations in poorer countries to stay in school.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2018 - 16:50 UTC

  Killed journalists worldwide now on UNESCO online database

  

  UNESCO Tuesday announced the creation of an online database of murdered journalists around the world and on the ensuing investigations of their deaths.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:05 UTC

  World Press Freedom Day 2018: “Keeping power in Check”

  

  On World Press Freedom Day, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres made a brief statement saying ”a free press is essential for peace, justice and human rights for all. It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is vital for sustainable development.

• Monday, January 15th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Macron lobbying for the French baguette as a UNESCO “intangible heritage”

  

  French baguettes could soon join Chinese calligraphy, Neapolitan pizza and Belgian beer on a global list of officially recognized cultural treasures. President Emmanuel Macron is hoping to lend some serious sway to a campaign by his country's bakers to have the iconic doughy delicacy secure a place on UNESCO's “intangible heritage” list.

• Friday, October 13th 2017 - 12:11 UTC

  Israel follows the US and will pull out of “highly politicized” UNESCO

  

  Israel has said it will join the US in pulling out of the UN's cultural organization Unesco, after US officials cited “anti-Israel bias”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US decision as “brave and moral,” a statement said.

• Friday, June 17th 2016 - 07:48 UTC

  Argentine Jewish community criticize UN chair hopeful Malcorra on a Unesco vote

  

  Argentina's Jewish community sent a strong letter to foreign minister Susana Malcorra rejecting and condemning the administration of president Mauricio Macri for having supported a controversial Unesco resolution under the heading of “Occupied Palestine”.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 05:08 UTC

  UN honors journalists killed in the line of duty for 'reporting the truth'

  

  Marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon honoured journalists and media workers who were killed in the line of duty for merely ‘reporting the truth’ and is underscoring the importance of protecting their rights and ensuring they can report freely.

• Friday, May 3rd 2013 - 03:00 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon on World Press Freedom Day: “When it is safe to speak, the whole world benefits.”

  

  United Nations officials issued a call to action to ensure the safety of journalists in every country, echoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who declared; “When it is safe to speak, the whole world benefits”.

• Monday, July 2nd 2012 - 05:53 UTC

  Rio do Janeiro and its spectacular landscape declared world heritage site

  

  Rio do Janeiro's iconic landscape, marked by soaring granite facades that drop into the ocean and white-sand beaches that go on for miles, is now an official world heritage site.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 22:01 UTC

  UN highlights role of press freedom as catalyst for social and political change

  

  United Nations top officials today May 3 highlighted the power of press freedom to spark social and political change and to hold governments accountable, stressing that this vital right must be ensured across the world by creating the conditions that allow journalists to perform their work safely.