UNESCO

UNESCO is pushing for classrooms around the world to ban smartphone use, arguing that the devices distract from learning, are bad for students’ mental health and well-being and come with a host of privacy concerns for young people’s…

U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking Washington's official reentry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus. Issued on:…

Issued on: 14/07/2023 - 16:02 The world's top neurotechnology companies can keep indefinite possession of the data generated by the brains of their trial subjects and customers, and…

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday formally rejoined the UN’s scientific, educational and cultural organization after a five-year absence.The US return to the Paris-based UNESCO was based mainly on concerns that China has filled a…

A report from a United Nations body on environmental threats to Canada's largest national park shows the urgency of the problems, says a spokesperson for the First Nation that originally brought concerns about Wood Buffalo National Park to…

After five long years of absence, the United States formally rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday, June 30. The US claims it needs a place back at the table, where…

The Louvre in Paris is hosting some of Ukraine’s most treasured works of art that were secretly evacuated from Kyiv to shield them from the war. Their exhibition at the world’s best-known museum highlights the role played by…

After five long years, it just couldn’t afford to be absent any longer: On Monday, the United States formally asked to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The US claims it…

The United States will rejoin UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, in July, the agency announced on Monday, after years of turbulent relations that culminated in 2017 with a full withdrawal by the U.S. government. The move,…

<!-- -->US pullout from UNESCO took effect in 2018. (File)Paris: The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced…