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Ghanaian Media and Youth Converge to Discuss Issues of Migration in the Country
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International Peace Day campaign #EnoughWar – Youth for peace in Yemen
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace a youth campaign calling for a ceasefire throughout Yemen has been launched In the framework of the United Nation Peace Building funded project Empowering Yemeni youth towards peace ensuring access to information and participation UNESCO and RNW Media through the Manasati30 platform are jointly implementing the campaign which aims to bring young people together to play a role in shaping the future of their country and calling for a ceasefire throughout Yemen as a fundamental step towards a lasting peace The campaign was launched on the International Day of Democracy on September 15 and continue until September 28 with a special focus on the International Peace Day September 21 Under the hashtag EnoughWar the campaign uses social media to call for a ceasefire in Yemen In line with the theme of this years International Peace Day building peace together the campaign is mobilizing young people to play a role in the peace process and amplifying the voices and opinions of young women and men calling for peace The campaign kicked off with a vox pop video in which young people share their messages on peace
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UNESCO empowers stakeholders to safeguard intangible cultural heritage through community-based inventory
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Improving Social Assistance Services in Brazil
UNESCO Brasilia and its partners develop projects to improve public policies and social assistance services
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Africa
The African region estimated to contain a third of the worlds languages is a priority for UNESCO and its Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems LINKS programme UNESCO works with African Indigenous Peoples and local communities in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation climate change adaptation disaster risk reduction and traditional knowledge language and culture safeguarding
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and the Pacific region is home to vast cultural and linguistic diversity including some of the most populous countries and some of the highest linguistic diversity in the world Local economies rely heavily on many types of Indigenous and traditional knowledge UNESCOs main activities in the region are summarized below
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
North America and the Arctic
Climate change is hastening transformations of Arctic and Subarctic environmental social and cultural landscapes with yetunknown global consequences To tackle these issues UNESCO is coordinating an effort to draw on relevant natural and social science cultural and educational perspectives and ethical frameworks
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UNESCO, WFP welcome funding from Netherlands for sustainable development in Lake Turkana
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Young Syrians learn to convert fear into hope with education
Young Syrians learn to convert fear into hope with education?
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Promoting Learning Habits through Data Analysis and Cash Transfers for Disadvantaged Children
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Abejas de Barrio, a dignified tourism in Mexico accelerates Food Security
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UNESCO in Brazil and Energisa distribute 2,500 basic-needs grocery packages in 11 states in the first stage of the 'Energia do Bem' Movement