i wanted to ask about unesco. following unesco's admission of palestine as a member in 2011, the u.s. stopped paying dues to unesco and eventually withdrew in 2019. the biden administration has requested a waiver to facilitate participation in unesco. can you speak to why the u.s. should participate in unesco, and what is at stake in that body? michele: thank you very much for that question, chairman. should the administration decide to rejoin unesco, there are a couple of key factors here, i think, that i would like to highlight. unesco is engaged in a broad range of work that impacts u.s. security and commercial interests, including the shaping of international standards, best practices, not only on education, but on issues like ethics of emerging technologies, ethics of artificial intelligence, open access to information, which has implications for intellectual property. i have to say, in the absence of u.s. leadership, while we have been out, the prc and others have become more assertive in unesco, shaping som

participation unesco. can you speak to the white united states shouldn't just [inaudible] unesco and was at state in that body? >> thank you very much for that question, chairman. you know, the -- sure the administration decide to rejoin unesco, there are a couple of key factors here, i think, that i'd like to highlight. unesco is engaged in a broad range of work that impacts u.s. security and commercial interests, including the shaping of internationalist standards and best practices, not only on education, but on issues like ethics of emerging technologies, ethics of artificial intelligence, open access to information which has implications for intellectual property. and i've got to say, in the absence of u.s. leadership while we've been out, the prc and others have become more assertive in unesco, shaping some of the draft language, or trying to shape some of the draft language, trying to shape standards in the way that run up right against democratic norms and which again, prc, we see them seeking to a

i wanted to ask you about unesco. as you know, the law prohibits the united states from funding certain u.n. organizations that admit palestine as a member. following unesco's admission of palestine as a member in 2011, the united states stopped paying dues to unesco and eventually withdrew from the organization in 2019. the biden administration has asked for a waiver from participating in unesco. can you tell us why the united states should participate in unesco and what's at stake for that body? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. you know, the -- should the administration decide to rejoin in unesco, there are a couple of key factors here, i think, that i would like to highlight. unesco is engaged in a broad range of work that impacts u.s. security and commercial interests, including the shaping of international standards and best practices, not only on education but on issues like ethics of emerging technologies, ethics of artificial intelligence, open access to information which has implications for intellectual

and what about unesco road? has unesco place an opinion in this their row, their actions or their inactions when it comes to the in goren cora conservation area? how do they stand on the moving of 70000 my sight as if aware to that exactly. men of the problem we are talking here we are discussing here are so much attributable to medical medicine by the unesco enough cause it is the interest of the government now to king are some fact for the, you know, when do you know what i, for many saw just for example, pretty 09, but the assistant, magically, the unesco has been recommending for i are the settlement of what they say f 121. but what is actually will look 30 unesco has never recommended, for example, because of the policies by the empty a, by that of the government in dallas for 40 years has met mosley, or one of the most forests are community acrylic and linea compared to other massey was i don't the area but unesco as a you an entity we it is concentrated by the way i created it. could protect human right.

the director of unesco's world heritage center joins us right now.o see you. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you. i'm wondering if you can tell us what confirmed damage there has already been to heritage sites in ukraine so far. >> from the reports that we are receiving from the ground, you know, from the -- our contacts who are professionals, who decided to stay in the cities, i mean, the situation devastating. more than 30 historic sites have been completely damaged in several cities like kharkiv. in chernihiv, for instance, the historic center seems to have been completely taken down and this is a terrible situation because no one knows if all these historic buildings and cultural heritage would be recovered again. >> yeah. i mean, they're intricate and just gorgeous as we look at these pictures. it's hard to believe that trying to repair or rebuild any of that, you know, is possible. so as you're in contact with so many officials there, cultural institutions, leaders of such places there in ukraine, i mean, is it their feeling that these 30

and then you know, it's not just our, it's also these incredible unesco heritage, cultural sites like the cathedral of st. sophia, but we don't know what, what pollutants gunning going to do here. we have a bit of video about this one following versus invasion of ukrainian cleaning. brazil harris age is currently at least, but also directly under attack varying intentionally. we already have proof of those accidental damages, but also very, very, very plans and these you to the facts. and i think it is very important to understand this point that put in to deny the existence of ukraine as a state and folly denies the existence of the prophet ukrainian culture anchored your heritage. it's really impossible to know what prunes full impact on ukrainian cultural heritage will be. what we do now is since his annexation of crimea in 20141000000 objects of archaeological importance have already been sent back to moscow. now, these objects in some way relate to russian history or imperialism. during this full scale invasion, putin is likely to do the same thing and move objects that in some w

glenn, also unesco world heritage status failed to protect the unique buddha statues. a balmy yawn and afghanistan carved into a cliffside by buddhist monks. they survived for centuries until the taliban arrived. as the world watched, total destruction was also inflicted on the syrian city of aleppo. it's historic center reduced to rubble by years of armed conflict. the 1954 hague convention bound signatories to protect cultural heritage in times of war. only one case has ever made it to court in 2012 islamist rebels in molly destroyed historic mausoleums and shrines in timber to in 2015. it was the 1st case of cultural destruction to be tried as a war crime at the international criminal court in the hague. dockman that's if teachers could, after cuba, they managed to convict the person responsible the leader of the islamist militants and sentenced him to 9 years in prison and a very high, 5 off i didn't go from. so there is a precedent where this instrument of international law has been successfully implemented. and one can only hope that it will offer protection for

and i understand that unesco had recommended that the reef should be placed on a lot of list of world heritage sites and that would have given it some degree of protection . the government, i believe, of scott morrison, love it against it. and therefore it didn't happen. do you think that this latest event, lens strength to the argument that the reef should be given greater protection? well, the great barrier reef is currently listed as a world heritage site and the unesco group is currently visiting the great barrier reef to assess the current situation and assess the state of the 2050 reef protection plan that's been put in place and the, the bleaching happening is often it's a global threat to the great barrier reef, but it's also a threat to all other world heritage reach science. the not just the great area region and it's up to unesco to decide what actions those will have for the future of a world heritage site throughout the world. in the us. as i mentioned before, the, the number they might have you marine life that is unique to the great barrier. we think we said was about 1

so even if, for example, we have these unesco heritage sites. ukraine is only now beginning to discover all of its inheritance. that brings it closer to western europe. that gives it broke forms. all of this has been neglected during the period of the russian empire. and during the soviet period, when the idea was to try to force this sort of bruce of billing identity on the ukrainian people to emphasize what was similar with to russia rather than what was different in the lands of not just ukraine, but also below loose. so for example, are the bombing of the city of libya that started yesterday. it immediately tears at the hearts of all ukrainians, because speak, city core of believe is a multi cultural center that has buildings from all periods represents various religions represents various ethnic communities. the buyer brand cultural site, i another unesco heritage, a site that would be lost forever without all of these structures even. but being fully recorded are link above me. thank you very much. you're welcome. now hollywood is praying for the biggest night of the year. the aca

and keith is one of 7 sites in ukraine, ostensibly under protection as unesco world heritage sites. but they're at risk none the less, they include cubes, revered monastery of the caves, under the jurisdiction of the moscow patriarch it. is it a red line that vladimir putin would dare to cross the street? i got kind of mood, moss. i don't want to speculate as to how much any one reflects on such things than to what extent read lines even exist as to urine. and so what this particular case does highlight is the degree to which cultures are interconnected, vizier could truant it. and undefined incident is it's an example of the absurdity of wars between parties that have long been connected to their traditions and share a history of cultural exchange. gland also, unesco world heritage status failed to protect the unique buddha statues. at balmy yawn and afghanistan carved into a cliffside by buddhist monks. they survived for centuries until the tale bon arrived. as the world watched, total destruction was also inflicted on the syrian city of aleppo, its historic center reduced to rubb

poles insist on the transfer of the forty-fifth session of the world heritage committee from kazan. unescoturies is so rich. decorated rural dk question considers the discussion of world heritage in kazan or any other city in russia it will be a violation of the spirit of unesco and an insult to the innocent ukrainian victims, and the entire heritage of the ukrainian nation will end. you wanted me to. you know, i now hear two people. only some little things. these are some episodic, some exotic, but moments, but in fact there is nothing of this. if you didn’t have any of this, then there weren’t a lot of comments from the same erdogan at once there were three or four german ministers. she spoke about it, even the baltic countries spoke about it, that there are problems in this direction and moreover, i gave an example. this means that they themselves are talking about it, which is actually clamping down on us and on the whole russian culture is clamping down, and this, of course, is categorically bad. it's just that they consist of us much less than it is quite easy to remove them. and her

glenn, also unesco world heritage status failed to protect the unique buddha statues. at balmy yawn and afghanistan carved into a cliffside by buddhist monks. they survived for centuries until the tale bon arrived. as the world watched, total destruction was also inflicted on the syrian city of aleppo. it's historic center reduced to rubble by years of armed conflict. in 1954 hague convention bound signatories to protect cultural heritage in times of war. only one case has ever made it to court in 2012 islamist rebels in molly destroyed historic mausoleums and shrines in timber to in 2015. it was the 1st case of cultural destruction to be tried as a war crime at the international criminal court in the hague. dockman, that's a figures good after cuba, they managed to convict the person responsible the leader of the islamist militants and sentenced him to 9 years in prison and a very high 5 offer either into effect. so there is a precedent where this instrument of international law has been successfully implemented. and one can only hope that it will offer protection for

glenn, also unesco world heritage status, failed to protect the unique buddha statues. a balmy yawn and afghanistan carved into a cliffside by buddhist monks. they survived for centuries until the taliban arrived. as the world watched, total destruction was also inflicted on the syrian city of aleppo. it's historic center reduced to rubble by years of armed conflict. in 1954 hague convention bound signatories to protect cultural heritage in times of war. only one case has ever made it to court in 2012 islamist rebels in mali destroyed historic mausoleums and shrines in timber to in 2015. it was the 1st case of cultural destruction to be tried as a war crime at the international criminal court in the hague. dockman that's if teachers could, after cuba, they managed to convict the person responsible the leader of the islamist militants and sentenced him to 9 years in prison and a very high, 5 off i didn't go from. so there's a precedent where this instrument of international law has been successfully implemented. and one can only hope that it will offer protection for oth

and what about unesco z row? has unesco place an opinion in this their row, their actions or their inactions when it comes to the in goren goro conservation area? how do they stand on the moving of 70000 messages if a wed luckily men of the problem we are talking here, we are discussing here. so much are commutable to the commission by the, you know, school in a cause. it is the interest of the government now taking some facts to the you know, the need for monday. so for example, 2009. but as he's to magically the units have been commending for are the settlement of what they say. evelyn teddy one. but what is actually 130 you missed call has never be commended, for example, because of the policies by the n p a by the, by the government in the 40 you have met mosley, or one of the most part of the community actually. and then yeah, compared to other murphy, which i don't the area, but you never call you and entity which is caused by the way i created it. could protect human rights, have never be commended for pro

places that were damaged but it was not destroyed and so people here are hopeful that this world unescoches, many of these monuments would be targeted but they are not ruling anything out. people are not ruling anything out. people are increasingly nervous. this has become a hub for the tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in other parts of the country. predominantly from the east and the south of the country and also those suburbs around kyiv and so the city really has become a home, a shelterfor up to so the city really has become a home, a shelter for up to 200,000 people and the mayor of lviv says we are overstretched. we do need more assistance. we are seeing people here in the streets carrying their bags, carrying their children, trying to find shelters once they come out of the train station but increasingly, it does feel like nowhere here in ukraine is safe. there's been further arrests in moscow — following more protests against the war in ukraine. police were seen man—handling protesters and dragging them away, in what appeared to be a relatively small—scale protes

today at 11:30 and 17:30 on the channel russia has become italy hopes that unesco will include espresso in the list of protected intangible objects. why not? pizzas cost there 2 years ago with similar honesty, but this type of coffee preparation and the ritual associated with it also glorified italy to the whole world, according to official statistics, only italians drink about 30 million cups of espresso a day. in addition, coffee is the second most popular drink in the world after water, but the truth is the paradox is that, with all the love for italy's express, in general, coffee is drunk more than others in finland in russia . i always want to say, well, well invigorates not only coffee in childhood. that's what everyone remembers. it was a spoonful of fish fat. yes, fats, omega-3s. now sold in capsules, as we know, and doctors still call this supplement better for health. brain and these substances slow down the aging process and cognitive impairment . girls are still far from the age at which memory begins to fail, but she was convinced to cherish and train brain. it is necessary

i've been but i can start with the fact that ukraine is home to 7 unesco world heritage sites in places like live channels, etc, which we saw earlier. and for example, right in kiev with sites like the picturesque love rock cave monastery, that's an incredible complex or the famous st. sophia cathedral, both of those sites 8 back to the 11th entries, a very rich history there. unesco is incredibly concerned of course and will be holding a special section session next week to talk about what damage is happening. there are also count was other churches. so things like a wealth of icons, liturgical artifact, sacred texts are at stake. but also many things like frescoes and mosaic, the buildings themselves, of course, that that can't be carried away. there. museums with very impressive, modern contemporary art collections and archaeological fines, a great many which aren't only in danger of destruction and damage, but also of looting by russian troops as of many fear exactly what you're talking about. this wiping out most shocking of all perhaps was also the as you know, the missile attack

a city that is a unesco world heritage site. 0nly unesco world heritage site.e to the bbc and he spoke about needing more military help from the west. have a listen. attack, it's more that attack, this shock, i had meeting with polish politicians and polish mayors. i sent very strong message, 20 km from european union borders. we need military equipment, we need bulletproof vest, we need help. that's the mayor of lyviv speaking a little earlier to the bbc talking about the importance of needing military support and a new fly zone which of course his country has been asking for for weeks now. which of course his country has been asking forfor weeks now. and nato has said that is off the table because it would put it at work directly with russia. at this stage still no military, no fly zone over the skies of ukraine. as i was saying, in the last 48 hours something has shifted in this city. there really is a sense that nowhere in ukraine is safe now. western ukraine had very much become a hub for the tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in the north, e

state ideas where the 3rd general rado becomes 5th state to allow their gender on licenses in 2019 unesco report shows that this can have real life consequences. alexa, turn off the ones. okay. given orders to a seemingly female assistant could perpetuate the cliche that it's easier to tell a woman what to do than a man. but there's help in sight. like the gender neutral voice assistant q from denmark. high, i q, the world's 1st gentlest voice assistant. what a great idea, why do digital voice assistance have to be men or women anyway? they're just machines. and we should look at the digital world through a more diverse lance. whether it comes through design, programming, or content, take the dating at bumble, developed by women and men for old genders. it's founder, whitney wolf, hurt one at online dating to be safer for women, and on bubble, they always have to make the 1st move. her idea made whitney wolf hurt the youngest female self med billionaire in the world in 2021. this shows that the digital gender gap is narrowing. but especially in the regions that have been hardest hit by ge

now the city which is listed at the unesco world heritage site is taking steps to protect its cultural treasures. in an attempt to offer diversion from the horrors of war, volunteers have organized tours around the town. for people displaced by the fighting. i want to distract myself for from war to sink like it's fine, but sir, i know it's not it, it's not fine. i know it's hark if and i am, i wouldn't it were, it's for my friends and my professors, unless i get your story, if i have to judge what is happening now in ukraine, it's comparable to the destruction of grand nika, spreading of stalingrad and with the siege of leningrad not history is repeating itself with all its nightmare. a story of thought itself. liam was ricky give nightmares that reached the northern outskirts of the capital. keep on monday morning. emergency services say a 9 story apartment building was hit in a russian artillery strike killing at least 2 people and has cost now to date of these nic connelly who's standing by in the capital cave. nick new talks scheduled today. is there any reason for ukrainians to b

i've been but i can start with the fact that ukraine is home to 7 unesco world heritage sites in places like live channels, etc, which we saw earlier. and for example, right in kiev with sites like the picturesque love rock cave monastery, that's an incredible complex or the famous scene, sophia cathedral, both of those sites 8 back to the 11th entries, a very rich history there. unesco is incredibly concerned of course and will be holding a special section session next week to talk about what damage is happening. there are also count was other churches. so things like a wealth of icons, liturgical artifact, sacred texts are at stake. but also many things like frescoes and mosaic, the buildings themselves, of course, that that can't be carried away. their museums of very impressive, modern contemporary art collections and archaeological fines, a great many which aren't only in danger of destruction and damage, but also of looting by russian troops. as of many fear exactly what you're talking about. this wiping out most shocking of all perhaps was also the as you know, the missile attack

and in lviv's historic center, itself a unesco heritage site, monuments and sculptures are protectedh sandbags, muse collections packed and stored as much as possible. ihor poshyvailo was able to move part of his museum's colction, to an undisclosed location. he's now in lviv, where he helped form a cultural protection coalition to help institutions around the country. >> this aid has different forms, depending upon the situation there. for example, our colleagues need some pocket money, or they need food or water, or they need some equipment-- for example, generators for light. some packaging materials to prepare their collections for evacuation, or for keeping them in safer locations and safer storages. >> brown: international organizations, including the smithsonian institution, are also involved. cori wegener heads the smithsonian's cultural rescue initiative. >> this really is sort of the worst-case scenario. your country is invaded, and your heritage is there for the taking and, you know, that damage that's caused by the giant kind of munitions that we're seeing being used here

what you're seeing is the smoke emanating from beyond the unesco world heritage site of the city center in lviv, where the city hall is located and frankly a tourist destination in more normal times in the city of 700,000 people. earlier today, you and i were talking about how that senior russian general had announced what sounded like a potential shift in strategy for the russians. perhaps a tacit admission of a failure in strategy, to sack the capital, to sack other cities here. instead they were going to focus on the eastern region of donbas. very clearly that is not the case. you can see behind me that is not the case. you can see that for the first time here near the city center of lviv, the city in the west of the country of 700,000 people, it has been a transit hub for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people who have become refugees in poland, in romania, and moldova, in all of the countries of nato's eastern flank. this city that was considered safe, that was considered a sanctuary is no longer that. and the smoke continues to rise, dark black smoke, which suggests

ukraine is home to seven unesco world heritage sites, including the 1000-year-old st.l in kyiv, often described as the spiritual home of the capital. and it has a wide range of old and new museums and cultural institutions. ask for a few centuries when ukraine was dominated by empires, austro-hungarian, polish, the russian empire, soviet empire, our culture was laying dormant, imprisoned. and only since regaining our independence in 1991, ukrainian culture survived its rebirth, revival, and today we are rediscovering our culture in many forms and ways. jeffrey: now, devastation in kharkiv's central square, with its architecturally and culturally important buildings, including an opera house. and in lviv's historic center, itself a unesco heritage site, monuments and sculptures are protected with sandbags, museum collections packed and stored as much as possible. ihor poshyvailo was able to move part of his museum's collection to an undisclosed location. he is now in lviv, where he helped form a cultural protection coalition to help institutions around the country. >> t

it has been included on unesco list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. thousands of people gather in the streets, the main attraction of appear, moshe figures some more than 20 meters high. co fire. i like allowed the fire festival because it's from valencia. i'm from valencia. i love is 3 dark and this is also $3.00 the another way that i used to bang this is 3 d. i and it's really cool. i am antonio. so we're dog. i'm a book thoroughly figurative and i'm doing the main file volunteer every year. an artist is commissioned to create the main fire for the town full square. at the end of the festival, the fires are bent, but they still have to be sturdy. their fire made of wood uncovered when youth form to do like the 1st culture. and then we use the cardboard on paper to cover it. and then we took all the form. after that we build the different for inside the garbage. can i give the front? i've a team of 20 people helps to wreck the figure. it take several days until the 23 meter high. main fire is in place. i feel so happy regards. be here in the main plaza, valencia with o

this week i'm in dublin, a unesco city of literature that has produced a host of famous writers fromuel beckett to oscar wilde. but i'm here puzzling over one particular novel that's made the irish capital a must—visit destination for any book lover. a novel that this year celebrates its 100th birthday. and that book is ulysses byjamesjoyce. now, even though it's widely regarded as being one of the finest pieces of literature of the 20th century, it's also notoriously difficult to read. now, i've tried, and i must admit, i've failed too, but i am told that if you invest in it, if you flow with its stream of consciousness, it's extremely rewarding. set over a single day, ulysses follows two characters, leopold and stephen, on theirjourneys across dublin. today, there are guided tours that follow their footsteps and help readers make sense of it all. this is davy byrne's pub, it's like one of the set pieces in ulysses. bloom goes in there and ends up getting a gorgonzola cheese sandwich, which even now, is hip to the groove. and a glass of burgundy, like, you know? you're not dealing w

, mariposas unidas llega a todas las mujeres en las que quiere crear un impacto y recalcarles que unescoincendios. en el sur de california, mÁs de cien bomberos tratan de contener el siniestro cerca de taicoma, hasta el momento no se reportan daÑos materiales, ni fue necesario emitir evacuaciones, la causa de las llamas estÁn siendo investigadas. >>> vamos con las temperaturas. hola, feliz lunes. >>> feliz lunes, inicio de semana. vamos a reparar los titulares, amanecimos con bastante nubosidad, sobre todo niebla densa en nuestras costas, tenemos temperaturas templadas y tiempo seco en el dÍa de hoy, pero tan pronto como esta noche, continuando hacia el mar desde la madrugada. vamos a tener oportunidades de lluvia a travÉs del Área de la bahÍa, sobre todo hacia el norte y tambiÉn en las costas mientras que lo que es el prÓximo fin de semana vamos a recibir otro sistema y nuestras costas estarÁn peligrosas con altas marejadas. comenzamos con las temperaturas, esta tarde alcanzarÁn los 70 grados, al este y sur de la bahÍa, como el caso de (nombre en inglÉs), y san josÉ, alrededor de la bah

. >>> de acuerdo a estadÍsticas de la unesco de los cientÍficos que existen a travÉs del mundo.salvar para las noticias. >>> mujeres imparables al regresar lin-manuel miranda es candidato a ganar un . >>>♪. >>> el compositor y actor lin-manuel miranda no asistirÁ a premios Óscar porque su esposa dio positivo a covid-19. >>> dijo que Él y sus hijo dieron negativo y escribiÓ que su esposa se encuentra bien, pero por precauciÓn decidiÓ no ir maÑana a la premiaciÓn. >>> y los monumentos mÁs icÓnicos de mundo apagaron sus luces hoy como parte de la hora del planeta. se realiza el Último sÁbado de marzo desde el 2007. la edificaciones como new york y el coliseo de roma dejaron de brillar por 60 minutos para crear conciencia sobre la protecciÓn del planeta y las amenazas del cambio climÁtico. >>> una noble causa porque en abril, es el mes de la tierra. este es el final del noticiero viene ahora zona >>>♪. >>> (♪mÚsica♪). >>> mÉxico en honduras, buscando el pase a la copa del mundo del qatar 2022. >>> histÓrico, lo del checo pÉrez por primera vez un mexicano en la pole position. >>> lo

sand, along which luxurious villas stand and a modern beach hotel complex, which was awarded the unescoward for cleanliness. interestingly, apart from the beaches. in that the city has something. wow ha ha beautiful. yes, this picture is beautifully multi-colored. it's just a sewer hatch. stunned not by the city, but by the rainbow. my legs conspired with my stomach and brought me here to try the local street food. now it will be interesting how you like a set of cuban fast food, everything is fried in fat. here's a fried banana. yes, even a banana is fried in cuba, though, these are not the bananas that we all know, but others that we do not know are called plantains. very dry, starchy, crispy on the outside, no way say it's a banana if you don't look at it. or from the abdomen. wow, how rusk crunches, of course, here we feel oil, because again everything is fried. but when i heard pork, skin, i expected something like rubber, you know, which you burn and don't give, but in fact, it's super super, dry , crispy, but even airy is inside the air. but this comrade reminds me of something,

national opera down there. stunning architectural gems amongst i'm afraid for old cities that are unesco, cultural heritage sites. thought arabella ah. asana studied music in levine, not far from her place of birth. brody, my name would dial me deerish vest and my mother and her sister, my aunt, are hiding in a sort of bunker. it's actually a potato seller, escal buffy. but it's an old nazi bunker from world war 2 good leavin funds, vitamin valley creek. my father, my father made it a bit more livable there and less dam did. this is me. so forest is mind fought that he continues putting on concerts with his choir dining and my mother's things in it to him. what does they sing? patriotic songs to keep up the ukrainian spirits in guys from graham one that's a heisman asana has long been a big name outside of ukraine. she's had international debuts throughout europe and in 2021. she appeared at the bi road festival and performed with a benefit on monica in spring of 2021. we accompanied asana to ukraine. that i the my dad square and key of was the faithful setting for a turning point. ukrai

steepest railways to operate without gears or aids and the stretch from thusis to tirano is on the unesco of its tunnels, viaducts, and bridges. the trummelbach falls reopen for summer this month, and they're well worth a look. they carry the mouthwaters from thejungfrau mountain down to the valley below. 20,000 litres pour over the edge every second, along with tons of boulders, the force of which causes the entire mountainside to shudder. switzerland's known for being quite pricey, but has an excellent network of youth hostels if you're on a budget. there's around 50 dotted around the country, and there's plenty of variety — from one in castles and stately homes to something a bit more modern and urban. expect to pay an average of around 90 euros a night for a double room. and finally, your lunch could help fund dinner for someone who really needs it. the recently reopened refettorio geneva calls itself a "solidarity kitchen". go along for a 30 euro three—course lunch and they'll reinvest that money on feeding some of the poorest in geneva. the philosophy is that social good can still b