Art & Culture
New report points to the power of the arts to change lives
The work of arts and cultural organisations is life-enhancing and delivers positive effects on people’s health and wellbeing and on the strength of their communities, a new report reveals.
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Gender mainstreaming in the Humanitarian Response
Women, men, boys and girls, including those with specific needs are affected differently by armed conflicts, and experience different fears, worries and reactions. They face different risks and have different needs.
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Traditional Burials Hamper Efforts to Fight Ebola
World health officials say traditional burial practices are among the obstacles that are making it difficult to control the worst Ebola outbreak in West Africa's history.
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Experts: Humans Share Fairness Concerns With Other Species
Humans aren’t the only species to react strongly to actions they consider unfair. A similar drive for fairness in monkeys and some dogs may offer insight into people’s desire for equity, according to experts presenting at the American Psychological Association’s 122nd Annual Convention.
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Wives' Higher Education May Not Affect Divorce Rate
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Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard Iraqi heritage
(Right to Left): Kishore Rao, Director of UNESCO’s Heritage Division and interim Assistant UNESCO Director-General for Culture, Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO , and Mahmood Al-Mulla Khalaf, permanent delegate, Delegation of Iraq to UNESCO.
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World Celebrates Mandela Day
This year’s Nelson Mandela Day, which will be celebrated on Friday, is the first time the day will be observed since the death of the South African leader last December at the age of 95.
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Pivot’s New Docu-Series “Human Resources” Takes the Trash Out of TV
What if there were a use for everything we throw away? If so, could we eliminate the idea of trash altogether? That is the question that drives Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle, an award-winning international company that takes incredible amounts of anything and everything that is landfill bound – from millions of used potato chip bags to tens of millions of cigarette butts – and recycles, upcycles, or reuses all of it. On Friday, August 8 at 10 pm ET/PT, Pivot will premiere “Human Resources,” a new kind of docu-comedy that pulls the curtain back on life at TerraCycle, one of the fastest growing green businesses in the world and whose mission is to “eliminate the idea of waste®.” Produced by Left/Right, the half-hour original series will debut as a lead-in to the second season premiere of the critically acclaimed series “Please Like
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020