Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UN cultural agency
Apr 16, 2020, at 01:52 pm
New York/IBNS: With billions of people either in lockdown or on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic, this first celebration of World Art Day is a timely reminder that “art has the power to unite and connect in times of crisis”, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Wednesday.
Millions could escape poverty by finishing secondary education, says UN cultural agency
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:54 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN): While a new United Nations study shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed secondary school, data show high out-of-school rates in many countries, making it likely that education completion levels will remain well below that target for generations.