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“What appears to be an emerging cultural cleansing must stop immediately. Attacks against civilians and minority groups are in direct violation of humanitarian law, as stated by the UN Secretary General and the UN Security Council.

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights from Participant Media and Omidyar Network to the documentary MERCHANTS OF DOUBT, a film by Academy Award® nominated producer-director Robert Kenner (FOOD, INC.).

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed alarm at reports of the systematic persecution of, and attacks on the vulnerable Christian, Turkmen, and Yazidi communities in the north of Iraq, and its cultural and religious heritage, notably churches, shrines and monuments.

Participants at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2014.

The remnants of hurricane Bertha looks set to track across the UK over the next few days.

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.

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.

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.