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literacy

International Literacy Day, 8 September 2026

Every year on 8 September, International Literacy Day raises awareness of the fundamental importance of literacy for building more just, peaceful and sustainable societies. Celebrated worldwide since 1967, the Day...
Inclusione
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people with disability

Arena per Tutti: When Culture Becomes a Shared Experience

The Arena per Tutti project of the Fondazione Arena di Verona, dedicated to making cultural experiences more accessible, has entered its fourth year with record participation and new multisensory activities....
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slavery

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, 23 August 2026

Every year on 23 August, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition commemorates the millions of people subjected to enslavement and honours those who...
The Pradiziolo woodland, now recognised as the 39th biotope of Friuli Venezia Giulia
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climate change

Fractured Metabolisms and Multispecies Kinships

IntroductionThe discourse surrounding the contemporary ecological crisis has outgrown the traditional boundaries of environmental science, transforming into a profound debate over human rights and the structural foundations of global capitalism....
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inequality

The wage gap of foreign workers in Italy

IntroductionThe report "The Wage Gap of Foreign Workers in Italy" has been published. It was produced for the Forum on Inequalities and Diversity by Giacomo Stazi, a research consultant at...
cultural participation

Art and Rights as a Journey

During the 61st International Art Exhibition in 2026, the Pinault Collection in Venice organised four contemporary art exhibitions across its two museum venues, Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana.These two...
research

Honorary Degree awarded to Laura Nota: reflections by Jean Guichard

Thursday 28 May 2026: notes from the conference​On 28 May, at 6 pm, we attended a discussion event organised by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the University...
United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy
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inclusion

Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities: The UN Strategy

In launching the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy in June 2019, the Secretary-General stated that the United Nations should lead by example and raise the Organization's standards and performance in...
Algoritmi affamati: il lato nascosto dell’AI
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Hungry algorithms: The hidden side of AI

The image of former US President Donald Trump (as Jesus or a doctor?) resurrecting or healing (Jeffrey Epstein or a patient?) is a recent creation produced using artificial intelligence systems,...