Month: August 2024

The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity

By Assumpta Massoi, Hisae Kawamori and Abdelmonem Makki What happens when you blend creativity, cultural heritage and economic growth? Up pops the vibrant world of an orange economy, also known as the creative economy. But, what exactly is it, and how does it foster peace, accelerate sustainable development and empower communities? UN News/Hisae Kawamori | The […]

That’s a wrap on Language-specific Model UNs!

After six languages, some 900 students, almost 100 schools across nine Model UNs over three weeks, UNAA Victoria has successfully facilitated the Language-specific Model UN season as part of our Global Education Program. With generous support from the Victorian Department of Education, VCE students were able to put their language skills to the test whilst […]

UN chief warns of nuclear ‘danger’ as world remembers Hiroshima; urges elimination of weapons

© Unsplash/Alessandro Stech | The Peace Park in Hiroshima. The UN Secretary-General called for nuclear disarmament on Tuesday as the world marked 79 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, promising that the UN will “spare no effort to ensure the horrors of that day are never repeated.” On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped a bomb […]