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Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time

·December 25, 2023·4 min read

Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the dilapidated machine and presses a few buttons. He’s beginning a time-intensive process to digitize some seven decades of unique historical recordings belonging to the government-run Radio...

Opera, glass blowing, poncho weaving and more: UNESCO celebrates world’s cultural heritage

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·December 6, 2023·1 min read

Convened in the town of Kasane, the Intergovernmental Committee is considering new entries to UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and on Tuesday night they unveiled dozens of different entries which have made the cut already, ranging from glass blowing to poncho weaving. The session in Botswana – the latest annual...

Banksy highlights cultural revival amid rubble strewn Kyiv suburb

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·October 22, 2023·6 min read

The artwork – a ballerina balancing precariously on the rubble – solidified the town’s reputation as a beacon of resilience. Despite Borodianka’s sudden fame, the efforts of its local artists musicians and librarians to revive their beloved hometown remain largely unknown outside Ukraine. Now, cultural activities, one supported by the...

United States commits to rejoin UN cultural agency

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·June 13, 2023·1 min read

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay told Member States that the decision was “a strong act of confidence, in UNESCO and in multilateralism,” and in the way that the agency was implementing its mandate on culture, education, science and information. Reforms and modernisation UNESCO said that in a letter sent to Ms....

Ukraine seeks UNESCO support for post-war cultural renaissance

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·April 6, 2023·3 min read

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay was in Ukraine to reaffirm support to the population amid the continuing full-scale Russian invasion, which began on 24 February last year. She visited the capital, Kyiv, and the cities of Odessa and Chernihiv, during the two-day mission, which concluded on Wednesday. Pillar of peace ...

The Jewish cemetery of Fez, a symbol of cultural harmony

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·January 15, 2023·2 min read

Before he died, Johanna Devico Ohana’s father asked her to promise him one thing: “if I ever die when I’m in France”, he insisted, “bring me to Fez”. He also asked her to take care of the Jewish cemetery, a role that was his responsibility before he passed away. His...