United States planning to rejoin UNESCO organisation – announcement
Paris, FranceReuters The United States plans to rejoin the UNESCO organisation from this July onwards, UNESCO announced on Monday. The United States withdrew from the UN cultural agency in December, 2018, under President Donald Trump over accusations of anti-Israel bias and mismanagement. The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of […]
UN bodies urge Yemen’s Houthis to release two staff members
Geneva, Switzerland/Aden, YemenReuters Yemen’s Houthi movement has detained two staff members of UNESCO and UN Human Rights since early November, the UN bodies said in a joint statement on Tuesday, calling for their immediate release. The statement gave no details on the two individuals, but a Yemeni government official told Reuters they were Yemeni staff […]
Asia school closures for coronavirus expose digital divide
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Millions of children in Asia risk falling behind because of school closures amid the coronavirus outbreak, with unequal access to the internet hurting poorer kids as classes go online, technology and human rights experts warned on Friday. Worldwide, an unprecedented 363 million children and youth are affected by closures of schools and […]