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Climate·1 December 2023

Featured Story: Youth in Action: United Nations

Climate change has increased levels of uncertainty about our future. As its impacts intensify over time, one thing has become certain: We will leave the Earth to today’s children and young people, and to future generations.

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Climate·30 November 2023

COP28 talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund

“Today’s news on loss and damage gives this UN climate conference a running start. All governments and negotiators must use this momentum to deliver ambitious outcomes here in Dubai,” said UN climate chief Simon Stiell during a press…

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Climate·29 November 2023

UN COP28 Climate Change Conference

COP28 opens tomorrow with a resounding call to accelerate global climate action.

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Climate·29 November 2023

United Nations Climate Change - Global Stocktake

The global stocktake is a critical turning point when it comes to efforts to address climate change – it’s a moment to take a long, hard look at the state of our planet and chart a better course for the future. Decision 19/CMA.1 notes that…

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Education·23 November 2023

'Water is sacred': 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water

Tomorrow’s world Photograph: Serge Attukwei Clottey/WaterAid Global development is supported by About this content Tue 4 Aug 2020 07.30 BST The UN declared access to water and sanitation a human right a decade ago, but 785 million people worldwide still have no water close to home T en photographs m

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New Museum·23 November 2023

Francis Alys - to work with refugees

Francis Alÿs to work with refugees in Iraq and meet Isil’s victims

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Arts & Culture·23 November 2023

First online university for refugees - Kiron Open Higher Education

Five years have passed since Berlin-based Vincent Zimmer and Markus Kressler launched Kiron Open Higher Education , the first online university exclusively for refugees, boosted by a handful of volunteers and a crowdfunding campaign.

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Science & Tech·23 November 2023

He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.

Tim Berners-Lee, at home in Oxfordshire, England, envisions a framework in which personal online data could be stored in a “pod” that the person controlled. Credit...Lola and Pani for The New York Times

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Education·23 November 2023

Education Cannot Wait

17 September 2020, New York – World leaders today committed to expand education in emergency aid for children and youth impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – girls and boys already suffering the brunt of armed conflict, forced displacement,…

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Arts & Culture·23 November 2023

The Han Nefkens Foundation and Fundació Antoni Tàpies: Aziz Hazara “The Restless Echo of Tomorrow”

The Han Nefkens Foundation, in collaboration with the Fundació Antoni Tàpies, is glad to present the first solo exhibition of Afghan artist Aziz Hazara (Wardak, 1992), that will be inaugurated on October 2, 2020, at the Fundació Antoni…

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Climate·23 November 2023

GCC - Gallery Climate Coalition

Art being transported on the road from Cornwall to Berlin in 2017 - please note, the image is suggested by the Olive Network as a banner for this post. We hope that Gallery Climate Coaliton are ok with this.

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Climate·23 November 2023

Embracing a Beyond Growth Approach for Sustainable Futures

Our prioritization of economic growth at the expense of both human and planetary well-being has brought us to a crucial crossroads, constituting a real risk to life on Earth as we know it. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the embodiment of…

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International Music And Film·8 November 2023

Beethoven 250: how the composer’s music embodies the Enlightenment philosophy of freedom

Beethoven statue in Vienna, Austria. Mitzo/

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Arts & Culture·8 November 2023

Olive Network Online Exhibition

The Olive Network Exhibition was scheduled to take place at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens this summer, but was postponed due to Covid-19 and is now live online to coincide with the launch of the Olive Network. Within the website you will…

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Arts & Culture·8 November 2023

Sphinx President Responds to National Crisis

The Sphinx Organization is the Detroit-based national organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.

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Dwelling·7 November 2023

Pedro Arrojo Agudo: water should be a blue flag for peace, not a weapon of war

UN Special rapporteur Pedro Arrojo Agudo, speaking at an event during Geneva Peace Week on 31 October 2023, said water should be used as a tool for peace not war. (Geneva Solutions/Michelle Langrand)

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New Museum·6 November 2023

To Survive the Challenges Ahead, Cultural Institutions Will Need to Redefine the Value of Art.

The director of A Blade of Grass explores how the lockdown era might present an opportunity to change the way the art ecosystem functions.

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International Music And Film·6 November 2023

Lubomyr Melnyk on 'Ode to a Nightingale'

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