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- 1UNESCO adds Singapore hawker culture to heritage list●Great news – Singapore Hawker Culture has been inscribed on the @UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Herit
Singapore's hawker culture has been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the recognition, thanking the city-state's hawkers for nourishing the nation's 'stomachs and spirits'. The listing formally acknowledges the food centres and their stallholders as a living tradition central to Singaporean identity, and officials are celebrating it as a proud milestone for the country.
- 2UNESCO Launches Literacy Programme in Aroma, Kassala▼UNESCO and Partners Launch Literacy Programme to Expand Learning Opportunities in Aroma, Kassala
UNESCO and partner organisations have launched a new literacy programme in Aroma, in Sudan's Kassala state, aimed at expanding learning opportunities in the area. The initiative seeks to improve access to education and basic literacy skills for local communities, though further details on funding, beneficiaries and implementation partners have not yet been made public.
- 3North Devon residents revolt against vast AI datacentre plans●🤖 ‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre Plans for one of Europ
Plans for one of Europe's largest AI datacentre campuses in north Devon, within a Unesco-designated biosphere reserve, have sparked fierce local opposition. Residents are campaigning against the development, citing its scale and the threat to the protected landscape, with organisers saying people are standing up and fighting back against the project.