Key discussion topics include the value of sport to civil society, education and culture, most notably with respect to reinforcing family structures and building community.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

They will analyse developments over the past year and their impact on politics, society, culture and education.

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The country needs sustainable investments in those areas that form the backbone of any society: youth, education, culture.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

This is a quasi-religious belief that crosses all sectors of Palestinian society, and which is endlessly reproduced in Palestinian media, education and culture, and which is endorsed by UNRWA, the UN organ charged with maintaining health, welfare and education services for those it has deemed Palestinian refugees.

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Ikramullah grew up in a society where women were not encouraged to have an education, but she ignored this culture and went on to become the first Muslim woman to receive a PhD from the University of London.

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