NAIROBI, Kenya – African leaders, scientists, and policymakers have called for urgent and coordinated action to protect the continent’s oceans from the escalating impacts of climate change, pollution, and overfishing, warning that millions of livelihoods and coastal communities are increasingly at risk. The appeal was made during the 9th Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic […]
New Delhi, India – It was pomp, color and cultural pride at the Red Fort Hotel in New Delhi on Tuesday as the Taita community of Kenya celebrated a historic global triumph: the inscription of their revered Mwazindika spiritual dance onto UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. The announcement, delivered […]
