The importance of education for and about persons with albinism
Statement by Humanists International 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 5 April 2024) Interactive Dialogue…
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At UNESCO, Humanists International urges states to commit to human rights and reject exclusionary politics and disinformation
Humanists International has delivered a statement to the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO, urging states to reaffirm…
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The anti-rights movement in the context of UNESCO’s International Day for Tolerance
Statement by Humanists International General Policy Debate at the 42nd Session of the UNESCO General Conference (7th to 22nd November…
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At UN, Humanists International highlights importance of artistic expression during Covid-19
In this time of heightened fear, enforced isolation and loss, defending freedom of artistic expression is more important than ever.
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UNESCO’s relationship with NGOs and Member States
The Board of Directors of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, bearing in mind two basic principles of humanism, as…
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UNESCO’s 20th Anniversary
The Board of the International Humanist and Ethical Union assembled at this fourth IHEU Congress in Paris, July 25-30, congratulate…
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UNESCO and Human Rights
The congress considering that humanism and ethical culture are particularly interested in a free and complete development of all human…
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US Withdrawal from UNESCO (1984)
Whereas the International Humanist and Ethical Union continues its historic support of the United Nations and its member agencies, and…
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The Safety of Journalists and the Freedom of the Press
Reports are emerging today of a crackdown on media in Uganda, with Monitor group newspapers and radio stations "besieged"…
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Statement by IHEU following the 36th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO
Founded in the same year as UNESCO, by Julian Huxley and Bertrand Russell, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)…
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UNESCO reports on education: 73 million children out of school!
UNESCO has recently published a series of reports on education[1] for the year 2010. All reports warn: Education is at…
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