UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and the Permanent Delegate of Sweden to UNESCO, Ambassador Annika Markovic, on 10 July signed a Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA) whereby Sweden will allot 430 million Swedish Kronor, approximately US$48 million, over a four-year period, beyond its regular contribution to the Organization’s budget.
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On this day in 1903, famed author George Orwell was born in Bengal (present-day India). The year before his passing, he published one of his most famous works – 1984 – a fictional story that took readers into a dystopian future of government control and surveillance.
Orwell, whose birth name was Eric Arthur Blair, was convinced from a young age that he would be a famous author. Much like his peers, Orwell considered Lenin one of the most significant men of his time, but his refusal to conform often led him to be deeply critical of imperialism and capitalism. Later in life, Orwell vehemently criticized communism, as evidenced in his book 'Animal Farm'.
Today, we take the opportunity to remember Orwell’s contributions to literature and for his critical eye on social norms. Just shy of 1984, UNESCO published two special issues in The Unesco Courier and the review 'The Impact of Science in Society', exploring the intersection of fiction and reality and focused on Orwell's work. How does today compare to Orwell’s predictions for the future?
Check out here some of the articles dedicated to Orwell. Enjoy the read!
1️⃣️ George Orwell, a ‘Tory anarchist’ https://on.unesco.org/2MjZl98
2️⃣️ Nineteen Eighty-four: from fiction to reality https://on.unesco.org/2ttfvpP
3️⃣️ Orwell's vision: the world in 1984 https://on.unesco.org/2K5ydhz#UnescoCourier #OnThisDay #GeorgeOrwell #Culture #Literature#History
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