Heidi: how one child can inspire peace Heidi has the potential to contribute to worldpeace – if we take her seriously and understand her as an invitation to dialogue By Peter Otto Büttner and Peter Polzin | CULTURE | 1 May 2026
Forty years into eternity Four decades after the death of Jorge Luis Borges in Geneva, the city is honoring the seminal writer with a series By Marcos Liyo | CULTURE | 1 May 2026
UNRISD Explores Fanon,Youth & Decolonization on Social Justice Day An afternoon of cinema, resistance, and dialogue exploring Fanon’s legacy and youth voices By Karima Cherif | CULTURE | 23 February 2026
Espionage and Resistance in Switzerland 1939-45 Various intelligence services operating from Switzerland played a major role in the clandestine war that contributed to the Allied victory of 1945 By Gudrun Beger | CULTURE | 1 December 2025
Celebrating Arabic: a language that connects cultures Mohamed Ougammadan, Chief of the Arabic Translation Section at UNOG offers his reflections to mark World Arabic Language Day on 18 December By Prisca Chaoui | CULTURE | 1 December 2025
The hidden footprint of digital sustainability Can digital technology save the planet — or is it fuelling the very crisis it claims to solve? By Joyce Cortez | CULTURE | 1 November 2025
Notes from a restless Peru: cats and the Condor Coast A country where memory and poetry coexist, from coastal cafés to sacred peaks and silent booksellers By Niels Barrezeele | CULTURE | 1 November 2025
In the archives: rediscovering the UN’s past to shape its future To understand the UN’s evolution, look to its archives: a prism of hidden voices, lessons, and ideas still shaping today’s challenges By Diego Salama | CULTURE | 1 October 2025
Yo, Clara. Tú, Malica: a novel for youngsters by Cristina Leyva A novel that unites present and past through the friendship between a Neanderthal girl and a modern-day teenage girl By Isabel Calderón | CULTURE | 1 October 2025