📢 The UNESCO Courier – 03/2017

Discover the latest issue of the UNESCO Courier dedicated to Culture

Terms and conditions                                    View this email in your browser The UNESCO Courier | October - December 2017 WIDE ANGLE Culture: the bedrock of peace A historic resolution to protect cultural heritage Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga Curbing the spoils of war Samuel Hardy Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi: "I plead guilty" Interview by Anissa Barrak​ Deeyah Khan: "They chose to pick up a gun, I choose to pick up a camera" Interview by Jasmina Šopova Breaking the cycle of vengeance Marie Angélique Ingabire The story of Magdalena, South Sudan  Magdalena Nandege ZOOM Hijacked Education Text: Katerina Markelova Photo: Diego Ibarra Sánchez / MeMo IDEAS Philosophy versus tribalism Souleymane Bachir Diagne Refugee scientists: quiet pioneers dedicated to discovery Sarah Willcox OUR GUEST Ouided Bouchamaoui: "Prosperity springs from trust" Interview by Mounir Charfi Trending A Crystal Palace houses a shipwreck Jiang Bo   Around the globe in the world's first clean-energy ship Virginie Jourdan Harnessing submarine cables to save lives Bruce Howe and Kate Panayotou Download the latest issue Culture: the bedrock of peace In March 2017, the UN Security Council adopted the first ever resolution to focus on the overall threats to cultural heritage. In September 2016, the International Criminal Court pronounced the first ever conviction for war crime for the destruction of historic monuments. A new cultural landscape is being built and a new global awareness is emerging, with the birth of a new approach to protect culture for peace and security. Learn more about it in the October - December 2017 issue of the UNESCO Courier. Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.