UNITED NATIONS, New York, 27 September—A new international initiative to enhance the protection of cultural heritage targeted by terrorists and illicit traffickers has been launched on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly.The “Protecting Cultural Heritage—An Imperative for Humanity” ... Open

9 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today discussed the refugee and migrant crisis with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, as he continued to confer with European leaders on what has become the biggest influx of people into the continent in decades. Open

The theme of International Literacy Day 2015 is Literacy and Sustainable Societies. Literacy is a key driver for sustainable development. Literacy skills are the prerequisite for the learning of a broader set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, required for creating sustainable societies. Open

The show, Beginning of the Bright, by well-known sculptural artist Ran Hwang is presented in the context of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, one of two prizes awarded by UNESCO annually to celebrate literacy worldwide on September 8. Open

UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, participated in the opening session of the Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security, hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, moderated by Mr Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General Envoy on Youth. Open

On Sunday, 9 August 2015 at 12:00 pm, an important milestone was reached by the wind-hydro plant of Gorona del Viento. I For the first time, it supplied the entire electricity demand of the Isla de El Hierro Biosphere Reserve (Spain) using renewable sources. Open

31 July 2015 – Oscar-winning actress and United Nations refugee agency Special Envoy, Angelina Jolie, travelled yesterday to Myanmar’s Kachin state, where internally displaced persons (IDPs), including a number of women, told her their stories. Open

30 July 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised a Paraguayan man whose “profound vision that the forces of animosity and hatred in our world are no match for the power of the human spirit” led to the creation of the International Day of Friendship, which falls on July 30 every year. Open

Gruppo Alcuni - Young Leonardo. UNESCO and FAO have collaborated to produce the ‘Leonardo for EXPO’ cartoons, currently on display at EXPO Milan as part of the United Nations multimedia installations and in the EXPO Children’s Park. Over the next months, kids from around the world – an estimated 200,000 – Open

UNESCO/ Maria Rosa Cardenas. Approval of a plan for the use of timber and opening of a boarding school for girls in the village of Boca Manu. In the last few days, the Manu Biosphere Reserve (Peru) has taken two significant steps: it has approved a plan for the use of timber and opened a boarding school ... Open