Putting the ‘art’ in heart


Encouraging acceptance: People taking part in the ‘Open Your Heart’ campaign in Phnom Penh. — Phnom Penh Post/ANN

UNESCO has launched an art campaign in Cambodia to counter xenophobia, stigmatisation and disinformation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The campaign was announced on Nov 16 with youths, journalists and officials taking part in blackboard chalk drawings to show their joint efforts against discrimination and fear of people with Covid-19.

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