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Tourists relax in the shade in St. Mark's square, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 17, 2021. After a 15-month pause in mass international travel, Venetians are contemplating how to welcome visitors back to the picture-postcard canals and Byzantine backdrops without suffering the indignities of crowds clogging its narrow alleyways, day-trippers perched on stoops to imbibe a panino and hordes of selfie-takers straining for a spot on the Rialto Bridge or in front of St. Mark’s Basilica. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism

By Colleen Barry Jun. 25, 2021 02:47 AM EDT

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director general, right, attends the exhibition " Revive the Spirit of Mosul ", in Venice, Italy Friday, May 21, 2021. The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul that underlines the role of architecture in helping heal wounds. The exhibit is on the sidelines of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition that opened after a one-year pandemic delay Saturday for a six-month run under the title: “How will we live together?” (UNESCO via AP)
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites

By Colleen Barry May. 22, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov.4, 2017 file photo, the logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is seen during the 39th session of the General Conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious plan: a new global system for sharing scientific knowledge that would outlast the current pandemic. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Beyond vaccines, UNESCO wants more global science shared

May. 11, 2021 02:24 PM EDT

UN chief says 1 billion students affected by virus closures

By Edith M. Lederer Aug. 04, 2020 01:41 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history,...

This May 22, 2020 photo shows a boy looking at the damage caused by Cyclone Amphan in Deulbari village, in South 24 Parganas district in the Sundarbans, West Bengal state, India. The cyclone that struck India and Bangladesh last month passed through the Sundarbans, devastating the islands that are home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests and is a UNESCO world heritage site. (Samrat Paul via AP)
Sundarbans devastated by cyclone, as virus halts migration

By Aniruddha Ghosal Jun. 02, 2020 01:04 AM EDT

A view of the Roman Forum archaeological area, which is still closed following the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Rome, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Italy’s museums were allowed to open on Monday, but many are waiting till anti-contagion measures can be put into place. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
UN agency warns pandemic could kill 1 in 8 museums worldwide

By Raf Casert May. 19, 2020 12:36 PM EDT