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International Internship with Monash University

We completed a partnership with Monash University TeaMWork to deliver an international virtual internship program 🌎 Students came together from Monash Melbourne, Monash Malaysia and the University of Warwick, UK, to discuss innovative solutions to enable the transition to circular economies. Representing the Netherlands, Chile, China and Kenya, students compiled country reports including case studies, […]

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 […]

UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia

© The Wall Street Journal | Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists.   On Friday, Mr. Gershkovich was handed a 16-year prison sentence on […]

‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

© IPC | Guillaume Junior Atangana, a Cameroonian vision-impaired sprinter, and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua, are competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. ORIGINAL ARTICLE Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team, the International Paralympic Committee announced on […]