Culture and Education

Investing in education and jobs the key to promoting development in Laos – UN

29 July 2010
Asia Pacific

A new joint report by the United Nations and Laos recommends that authorities in the South-East Asian country invest more in education as well as promote good health and decent jobs to achieve their economic and social development targets.

Cover of The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Ban lauds Jordan’s Queen for children’s book on cross-cultural understanding

27 April 2010
Global

A cultural food fight between “gooey” peanut butter and jelly and “icky” hummus sandwiches leads to global acceptance – at least at the grade-school level – in a colourful picture book launched today by Queen Rania of Jordan and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Eminent Advocate for children.