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UNESCO has announced the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate as the laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of the role the collective has played in condemning the deliberate targeting of journalists in the ongoing conflict in the country. Since fighting broke out in 2023, the Syndicate has documented 32 journalists’ deaths; 556 violations against media workers, and the cessation of numerous newspapers and radio stations, making Sudan one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist. The members of the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate have demonstrated extraordinary…

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On Earth Day, celebrated on 22 April, UNESCO and partners highlight the growing global movement toward greener education systems. nearly 112,000 schools in 98 countries have become green schools and received the badge, as part of the Greening Education Partnership. These include 32,944 nursery schools, 54.292 primary schools, 17,138 secondary schools and 7,535 higher education establishments globally that have adopted UNESCO’s Green school quality standard, published in 2024.  The green school quality standard defines for the first time the minimum requirements for creating ‘green learning environments’ around four dimensions: governance,…

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