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08 Sep

Blog, Education, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner

Today is International Literacy Day!

Every year, on September 8, The United Nation’s International Literacy Day shines a light on global literacy need as it promotes the significance...

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24 Aug

Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Interns' Corner

Yesterday was International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition!

Every year, on August 23, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed. The United Nations...

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03 May

Blog, Global Issues, Human Rights, Society and Culture

What is World Press Freedom Day?

By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern One of the founding principals of the United States of America is the protection of free speech. Unfortunately,...

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