Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference

21st May is the World Day for Cultural Diversity. The United Nations established this day to enhance our understanding and acceptance of different cultures. Besides the cultural differences that exist between people, there are also variations in the way societies organise themselves, and in their shared conception of morality. Bridging the gap between cultures for peace and development will be vital for the long-term survival of humanity. Unesco in its Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity asserted - cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind, as biodiversity is for nature
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: May 21, 2018
Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference

Image by : Damir Sagolj/Reuters

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  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
  • Cultural diversity: Embracing the difference
Rohingya refugees Saddam Hussein, 23, and his wife Shofika Begum, 18, pose in a colourful tent decorated with blankets they just married in, at the Kutupalong camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The happiness of their wedding day belies the uncertainty that Saddam and Shofika feel about their future. Fleeing from Myanmar, nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived in Bangladesh, recounting horrific stories of burned villages and killings at the hands of Myanmar’s military. Despite an outsized burden on the nation’s social safety net, Bangladesh has accepted the poverty-ridden Rohingya, building camps and providing humanitarian aid, actions that have been praised around the world.