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Embroidery is a “badge of identity” for Palestinians, and highlights their unique culture according to the president of the Palestinian Heritage Foundation.

Hannan Karaman Munayyer, was speaking ahead of the opening of a new exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York, which showcases intricately embroidered clothing and artwork by Palestinian people.

The exhibition coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which is marked annually on the 29^th of November.

The “mismatch” between required skills and qualifications in the labour market is the biggest contributor to youth unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa.

That’s according to Jasmine Nahhas di Florio, Senior Vice President of Education for Employment (EFE), a non-profit organization providing skill training to unemployed youth in both regions.

She says that two-thirds of all women are unemployed and around 26 percent of youth in the Middle East and North Africa overall are jobless.

Change STEM education to benefit women: NASA official

How can the United Nations ensure its historic library meets the demands of the digital age while still maintain its collection of books?

That’s the question Mereani Vakasisikakala, Acting Chief of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at UN Headquarters in New York, has been battling with.

The library has been providing research and information services to support the participation of Member States at the UN since its inception in 1946.

Space-based technologies such as satellite imagery and data can be useful tools for achieving global development objectives.

That’s according to the head of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Simonetta Di Pippo.

More than 100 representatives from the global space community, including heads of national space agencies, have been meeting in Dubai to share their views on how space can help drive sustainable socio-economic development.

The High Level forum was organized by UNOOSA together with the United Arab Emirates.

Exposing young girls to science and maths might help end the “macho” culture in the tech industry, according to a senior executive with one of the world’s biggest computer companies.

Astrid Tuminez is a Regional Director for Microsoft in South-East Asia.

She believes it would be a shame if one half of humanity were excluded from a sector that overflows with opportunities and careers.

What’s been described as a “digital classroom in a box” could provide a much-needed boost to rural education across Africa.

That’s the hope of Alex Masika, Head of Business Development for a Kenyan technology company called BRCK, which unveiled its new product called the Kio Kit, at the recent ITU Telecom World conference, in Thailand.

Countries that do not have their own space programmes could soon be reaching for the stars through a partnership between the United Nations and an American space and aviation company.

The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) plan to launch the first dedicated UN space mission within the next five years.

“Robust” funding is critical to ending violence against women and girls, the UN agency for gender equality & women's empowerment, UN Women, has urged.

On Monday, the agency launched a global campaign led by civil society organizations under the name “Orange the World”.

For the next 16 days until 10 December, a host of public events will draw attention to this pandemic that impacts one in three women worldwide.

Changing the way science and mathematics are taught could help increase the number of women employed in the aerospace industry, according to a senior adviser with the United States space agency, NASA.

NASA Deputy Chief Scientist Gale Allen said studies show that traditional methods of teaching the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) do not take into consideration how women learn.

Ms Allen participated in a networking breakfast for women in the space industry worldwide that took place in Dubai on Monday.