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Street art as a tool to fight for peace - UN Peacekeeping…

Street art as a tool to fight for peace - UN Peacekeeping

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News & Features
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00:02:31
Asset Language
English
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Broadcasting UN Entity
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - DGC
Subject Topical
ART WORKS
ARTISTS
PEACE
Summary
This year peacekeeping missions in Kosovo, Cyprus, Abyei and the Democratic Republic of the Congo harnessed the power of street art to promote social change.
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Description
Local artists and peacekeepers collaborated to create murals addressing issues such as youth engagement, misinformation, and gender-based violence.
Artists featured:
Adija Acuil (Abyei)Ramadan Naldjioglou (Cyprus)Vicky Panagi (Cyprus)Didier Binyungu (DRC) Prisca Tankwey (DRC) Almira Asani (Kosovo)Argjenda Azemi (Kosovo)Žarko Milosavljević (Kosovo)
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