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New Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites - US News & World ...

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Aug 25, 2017 - The United Kingdom's Lake District is among UNESCO's 2017 World Heritage Sites. (Getty Images). The newly minted World Heritage Sites are about to make your travel bucket list a bit longer. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization and World Heritage Convention (UNESCO) ...

Memory of the World - UNESCO.org

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Memory of the World. UNESCO established the Memory of the World Programme in 1992. Impetus came originally from a growing awareness of the parlous state of preservation of, and access to, documentary heritage in various parts of the world.War and social upheaval, as well as severe lack of resources, have worsened ...

News - Republic of Korea | UNESCO - UNESCO.org

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memory_world_generic_688px.jpg. 30 October 2017, International Advisory Committee recommends 78 new nominations on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register ...

2017 - UNESCO World Heritage Centre - News

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On the occasion of UNESCO's General Conference, an international high-level panel on 6 November 2017, brought together Ministers from Iraq and Mali, the Chief ... On 27-30 September 2017, UNESCO, together with the Government of Afghanistan and Tokyo University of the Arts, convened a three-day closed technical ...

All Events | United Nations Educational, Scientific and ... - Unesco

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30.11.2017 10:00 - 30.11.2017 11:30 local time, France UNESCO Campus "UNESCO Today". 01.12.2017 00:00 - 01.12.2017 23:55 local time, Worldwide World AIDS Day 2017. 01.12.2017 08:30 - 01.12.2017 13:00 local time, Nepal Empowering adolescent girls and young women through the provision of comprehensive ...

News - Mexico | UNESCO - UNESCO.org

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News - Mexico ... 30 October 2017, International Advisory Committee recommends 78 new nominations on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register. 10 October 2017 ... 18 July 2017, Director-General calls for investigation into killing of Honduran video journalist Edwin Rivera Paz in Mexico ...

Egypt third in round two of UNESCO boss vote | Africanews

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Oct 10, 2017 - “I can assure you that there is no doubt that UNESCO needs the participation of all the countries in the world, without exception, small or big”, Al-Kawari. I can assure you ... heritage sites. Stay tuned to UNESCO for round 2 vote tally for nomination of the candidate to the post of Director-General, 17h30 CET.

Israel to join US in quitting Unesco - BBC News - BBC.com

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Oct 12, 2017 - Hours after the US says it is pulling out of the UN cultural agency, Israel says it will leave too. ... November 1945: Unesco founded by 37 countries in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, its purpose "to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among nations through education, ...

Countries with the most Unesco world heritage sites | Inquirer News

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Founded on November 16, 1945 the UN cultural organization, Unesco was created to promote international collaboration in education, science and culture as a way to ... DataLEADS/Asia News Network / 11:44 AM October 18, 2017 ... France has the fourth most sites with currently 30 different Unesco World Heritage sites.

Sacred Japanese island declared a UNESCO World ... - Inquirer News

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Sacred Japanese island declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. INQUIRER.net / 11:52 AM July 11, 2017. Image: UNESCO official website. Okinoshima, an ancient ritual site found in the Munakata region of the Fukuoka Prefecture, has been added to the list of UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural ...
Jul 9, 2017 - The Lake District been named as a World Heritage Site, Unesco has announced. ... 9 July 2017 • 9:43pm. The Lake District been named as a World Heritage Site, Unesco ... It was the 885 sq-mile region's third attempt to be awarded the status and was 30 years in the making. The first nomination was as a ...

21 new sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List00 ... - UN Web TV

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UNESCO encourages better protection and preservation of those sites, given their “outstanding universal value ...

International Days | United Nations

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These are the international days currently observed by the United Nations. New international days are established by the General Assembly. The resolution establishing each international day is listed in parenthesis.

Baguio among Unesco's Creative Cities | Headlines, News, The ...

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Nov 3, 2017 - BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Baguio City, the country's summer capital, is the first in the country to be named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one of 64 worldwide in its Creative Cities Network. A global initiative to improve urban living standards by ...

US is leaving UNESCO … followed by Israel - The National

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Oct 12, 2017 - Israel has also long been at loggerheads with UNESCO, particularly over the decision to admit the Palestinians as members in 2011. In July, the UN body declared the Old City of Hebron in the occupied West Bank an endangered World Heritage site, delighting Palestinians and infuriating Israel.

US withdraws from UNESCO - World - The Jakarta Post

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Washington, United States | Thu, October 12, 2017 | 09:02 pm. US withdraws from UNESCO This file photo taken on Sept. 14, 2011 shows a logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) displayed in front of the organization headquarters. The head of UNESCO Irina Bokova voiced ...

UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' Inequitable At Best | JAPAN Forward

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19 hours ago - The comments resulted from the apparent lack of consistency between the decisions announced in October and UNESCO's previous registration of the ... However, in April 2017, the Fund received a provisional statement of opinion from the Registration Subcommittee of UNESCO, stating, “Giving a new ...

Video: French UNESCO candidate meets Khattab after 1st run-off ...

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Oct 13, 2017 - CAIRO – 13 October 2017: Both Egypt's and French candidates for UNESCO top post met after the first run-off Friday concluded in France reaching final round with the Qatari candidate. The French candidate Audrey Azoulay has visited the Egyptian mission in UNESCO, including the Minister of Foreign ...
Oct 12, 2017 - In October 2016, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee passed a resolution that disregarded any Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and only referred to it by its Muslim names. Netanyahu ... In May 2017, UNESCO's executive committee passed a resolution critical of Israeli conduct in Jerusalem and Gaza.

French former culture minister to head UNESCO | world-news ...

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Oct 13, 2017 - Former French culture minister Audrey Azoulay was selected to head the embattled UN cultural agency UNESCO after defeating her Qatari rival by two votes in ... Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), speaks to the media at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, October 13, 2017.

UNESCO declares that UNESCO doesn't declare ... - Faking News

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This is not the first instance of a viral fake news involving UNESCO, since the invention of e-mail, Indians have been getting the mail that UNESCO declares Indian national anthem as the best national anthem in the world. This is the first email that greets 99% of Indian email users, even before Google's welcome mail.

Unesco's World Heritage List in pictures | Daily Mail Online

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Oct 27, 2017 - With more than 1070 Unesco World Heritage sites across the world, it can be difficult to appreciate their wonder. So here we present a shortlist of the most visually stunning.
Oct 27, 2017 - To celebrate UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (Friday, October 27, 2017), the Audio Engineering Society has established a scholarship to cover ... The conference will take place June 28 to 30, 2018, at the United States Library of Congress' National Audio Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC).

Cheers as Belgian beer is added to Unesco cultural heritage list ...

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Nov 30, 2016 - Next time you raise a glass of Belgian beer, rest assured: it's a cultural experience. Unesco is adding the drink to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Belgian beer is known throughout the world for its wide array of tastes, from extremely sour to bitter, and is brewed in numerous cities, towns ...

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Thu, 30 Nov 2017. Former Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan has died in Thailand at age 68. Today in History. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 ... Russia's U.N. envoy has clashed with the world body's humanitarian chief as well as U.S. and other Western diplomats over extending the delivery of ...

Watch: Bangladesh celebrates Unesco recognition of Bangabandhu's ...

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Unesco recognised Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic March 7 speech as a world documentary heritage last month. ... Bangladesh celebrates Unesco recognition of Bangabandhu's March 7 speech. Tribune Desk; Published at 03:21 PM November 25, 2017; Last updated at 03:23 PM November 25, 2017 ...

Bangabandhu's March 7 speech listed as world's documentary ...

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Unesco has recognised the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of the world's documentary heritage. ... Bangabandhu's March 7 speech listed as world's documentary heritage. Tribune Desk; Published at 11:04 AM October 31, 2017; Last updated at 12:28 PM October 31, 2017.

Five reasons the UNESCO Hebron decision matters to Israel and the ...

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Jul 7, 2017 - In a contentious secret vote, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee declared the Old Town of Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs a Palestinian heritage site in danger. The decision was .... The Israel-Palestinian conflict playing out at UNESCO is not good news for archaeology or history. The concept of ...

US withdraws from UNESCO, citing 'anti-Israel bias' - Arab-Israeli ...

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Oct 12, 2017 - UNESCO's Executive Board in 2016 passed two resolutions ignoring Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and one in 2017 that disavowed Israel's sovereignty in Jerusalem. Over the summer, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee declared the Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron's Old City as endangered ...

Student Voice: Withdrawing from UNESCO is a Mistake - Global ...

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6 mins ago - Walking into our AP Comparative Politics class on October 12, 2017, we learned that the United States had announced its decision to leave UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. As a country, this is a collective step backward. Initially, when we learned about this ...

US withdraws from UNESCO, cites 'continuing anti-Israel bias' - RT.com

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Oct 12, 2017 - The United States and Israel have declared they are officially withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN's cultural body which the US helped found in 1945, citing a distortion of history and bias against Israel. The US is to depart ... UNESCO adds 12 stunning sites to its World Heritage List (PHOTOS). "This decision ...

Razzaz addresses UNESCO general conference in Paris | Jordan Times

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By JT - Nov 05,2017 - Last updated at Nov 05,2017. googleplus. AMMAN — Jerusalem is a priority for His Majesty King Abdullah, in his capacity as the Custodian of Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, Education Minister Omar Razzaz said in his speech at the UNESCO's 39th general conference. Razzaz, who is ...

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Best Laid Out Plans for the Restoration of Asmara. BY BILLION TEMESGHEN | SHABAIT With Asmara being registered in the UNESCO World Heritage… News | November 26, 2017 | 1,336 | 5 Comments ...
On November 10, see how girls and women scientists are transforming the world in a 24-hour, online video showcase supporting gender equity in the sciences, ... On November 10, 2017, UNESCO will celebrate World Science Day for Peace and Development with a focus on “Global Understanding,” another perfect fit with ...

UNESCO has inscribed Gada System as Intangible World Heritage |

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UNESCO has inscribed Gada System as Intangible World Heritage at its eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding. ... of the Intangible Cultural Heritage takes place in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, from 28 November to 2 December ...
Enclosures at the Dehiwela Zoo affected by heavy rains. Comments - 0 / views : 30. November 30, 2017 03:49 pm. Owing to the heavy rains and equally harsh windy conditions, enclosures at the Dehiwela Zoo have also been affected. According to our correspndent trees and foliage surr.

After US, Israel walks out of UNESCO over perceived 'anti-Israel bias'

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Oct 12, 2017 - Related News. Pak poll body adjourns petitions challenging Sharif's PML-N presidency. Updated: Nov 30, 2017 13:05 IST. Europe must strongly support Mehran Marri's cause, says journalist. Updated: Nov 30, 2017 12:25 IST. Two dead in shooting outside Islamabad imambargah. Updated: Nov 30, 2017 ...

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International Theatre Institute ITI. Latest News ... This was decided by the General Assembly during the 35th ITI World Congress in Segovia/Spain. The General Secretariat has created a ... Report 2014-2017. The Director General's Report (November 2014 – April 2017) is now available in English and French for download.

Six Months After Nepal Earthquake: Residents Grateful for Restoration ...

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Nov 10, 2015 - Six months after a deadly earthquake destroyed several UNESCO Heritage Sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, restoration efforts are underway.

Latest News: Vatican :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

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Nov 30, 2017 - 05:44 am . ... Vatican to UN: We must work together to eliminate causes of human trafficking ... Nov 21, 2017 - 06:33 am .- On Tuesday, Pope Francis sent a video greeting to the people of Bangladesh ahead of his Nov. 30-Dec. 2 visit to the country, saying he is looking forward to meeting everyone, especially ...

Judeo-Amazigh Audrey Azoulay Elected Head of UNESCO - Amazigh ...

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The United Nations cultural agency (UNESCO) has appointed Audrey Azoulay, the former French minister of culture, as its new chief on Friday by UNESCO board.

List of awareness days - Wikipedia

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... uses the symbolism of the United Nations (UN), perhaps a specially designed logo for the year, and the UN infrastructure to coordinate events worldwide. It also presents a written report about the event. This summarizes the activities that took place around the world under the auspices of the international observance, and ...

Full text of May 2017 UNESCO resolution on 'Occupied Palestine ...

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May 1, 2017 - UNESCO logo. Item 30: OCCUPIED PALESTINE. DRAFT DECISION. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories ... on the World Heritage List (1981) and on the List of World Heritage in Danger (1982), and the recommendations, resolutions and decisions of UNESCO on ...
Oct 26, 2017 - A Filipina scientist is among the five L'Oreal Australia For Women in Science fellows for 2017. Dr. Jacq Romero was recognized for her research about the "strangeness" of quantum physics and "how it is different from the world as we know it." "I am very proud and I feel very privileged that I've been chosen ...

World Science Forum

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HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan today welcomed her fellow members of the Steering Committee of World Science Forum (WSF) 2017 to the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan for their second meeting. The Princess, who is Chair of WSF 2017, led the Kingdom's bid to host WSF in Jordan in November this year.
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UNESCO on the destruction of cultural heritage by terrorist groups ...

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Oct 31, 2017 - Unesco on Monday, October 30, 2017, recognises the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of the world's documentary heritage. Photo: Collected. 0. Share this with. Facebook; Twitter; Google+; LinkedIn; Pinterest; E-mail; FB Messenger; Whatsapp; Viber. Copy this ...

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WORLD SCIENCE FORUM GATHERS AGAIN IN JORDAN IN 2017 ... Tuesday 3 November10:30 - 13:00. "MICROBES AND SOCIETY" SCIENTIFIC ... 4 November09:00 - 10:30. UNESCO SIDE EVENT ON CAMPUSAFRICA: CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE SERVICE OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

News – Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific

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3 days ago - November 10, 2017. Korean National Commission Supports Documentary Heritage in Africa Region. A UNESCO Memory of the World Training Workshop for the Africa Region was held in Windhoek, Namibia from 16-18 October. The workshop was organized by the Korean National Commission for ...

U.S. withdraws from UNESCO over anti-Israel bias | The London Free ...

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United States withdraws from UNESCO over anti-Israel bias. Matthew Lee and Angela Charlton, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:36:20 EDT AM. The UNESCO flag flies next to the national Palestinian flag in front of Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the southern West ...

Knowledge Bocconi - UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova to Open ...

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Sep 21, 2017 - The Fall Meeting of the Global Consortium for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (25 and 26 September) will address the theme of sustainable ... (Bocconi University, Milan, 25-26 September 2017), GCPCH enters its operative phase, with the blessing of UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, who will ...
An Ethics Teacher Training Course (ETTC) will be organized at the Uganda Martyrs University, in Kampala, Uganda, from 27 November - 1 December, 2017. The ETTC is a collaborative effort involving UNESCO and Uganda Martyrs University, and is supported by other stakeholders, including the Uganda National ...

Jamaica vying for seat on UNESCO Executive Board | Lead Stories ...

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Sep 4, 2017 - The election of members to the Executive Board will take place at the 39th session of the UNESCO General Conference scheduled for October 30November 14 at ... According to the Culture Ministry, Jamaica first served as a member on the Executive Board of UNESCO during the period 1970-1976 and ...

US to withdraw from Unesco - Times of Malta

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Oct 12, 2017 - The United States is pulling out of Unesco after repeated criticism of resolutions by the UN cultural agency that Washington sees as anti-Israel. While the US stopped funding Unesco after it voted to include Palestine as a member in 2011, the State Department has maintained a Unesco office at its Paris ...

US, Israel to exit UN agency over alleged anti ... - Bangor Daily News

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By MATTHEW LEE and THOMAS ADAMSON, The Associated Press • October 12, 2017 10:39 am ... The State Department informed Bokova it intends to stay engaged at UNESCO as a non-member “observer state” on “non-politicized” issues, including the protection of World Heritage sites, advocating for press freedoms ...

Unesco committee gives Nepal a year to restore Valley's world ...

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Jul 29, 2016 - The earthquake-damaged world heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley are at risk of being put on the Unesco List of World Heritage in Danger if they are not renovated within a year.

Ahmedabad declared India's first heritage city by UNESCO - The Hindu

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Jul 9, 2017 - Ahmedabad was in the race for the prestigious UNESCO title along with Delhi and Mumbai. ... More than 600 year old Walled City of Ahmedabad founded by Ahmed Shah has been declared India's first World Heritage City, recognising heritage value of the walled .... Cartoonscape - November 27, 2017.

Metal band Dream Theater moves concert from UNESCO World ...

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Sep 28, 2017 - ... anniversary tour, had planned to play a couple of shows in Jogjakarta on September 29 and 30. Their initial venue of choice was the world famous Prambanan temple compound, one of only four cultural sites in Indonesia to feature on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list. Photo: Facebook/Dream Theater.

UNESCO declares Hebron Old City as Palestinian heritage site ...

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Jul 7, 2017 - The resolution was brought forward by Jordan and included two main clauses: the first states that Hebron's Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque are Palestinian heritage sites and should be registered as such in UNESCO's World Heritage List; and the second asserts that the two sites are to be recognised as ...

Former French culture minister picked to head UNESCO » Capital News

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Paris, France, Oct 13 - French former culture minister Audrey Azoulay was named to head the UN's embattled cultural agency on Friday, beating her Qatari ri - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke. ... Former French culture minister picked to head UNESCO. October 13, 2017 11:30 pm. 0Shares. 16. 0. 0.
Oct 12, 2017 - Israel has withdrawn from Unesco following America's decision to leave the United Nations body, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. "This is a brave and moral decision ... World news in pictures. 31 show all .... There are more than 30 world heritage sites between the two countries. More about ...

"Kosovo's UNESCO bid? They'll lose every time" - PoliticsEnglish - on ...

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Sep 22, 2017 - That means the countries that abstained (in 2015) will now vote against Kosovo's admission to UNESCO," Dacic said. He added that Pristina, if it wishes UNESCO to decide on its bid this year, must submit an application by mid-October. UNESCO's General Conference will then be held in November, and ...

Asmara Became UNESCO's World Heritage Site - EthioHub

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Eritrea's capital, Asmara, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list today. The announcement came during the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee that's taking place in Poland. Asmara has been described as a "Modernist City in Africa." The European Union is contributing to the conservation of ...

Ancient Hun capital to be designated a UNESCO world heritage site ...

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Jul 6, 2015 - Shaanxi province, located in the People's Republic of China, is preparing to apply for UNESCO world heritage listing for its Tongwancheng, the world's only ruins that the ancient Huns left behind, trt.net.tr reported. Zhang Tinghao, director of the Shaanxi Cultural Relics Bureau, announced that they wanted ...

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Check it out in the NEW map of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves! http://on.unesco.org/2i80Bmf . 27/11/2017 social_fb. #Unite4Heritage by entering the @WikiLovesAfrica competition in November! Share on @Wikipedia your photos , video & audio of people at work in #Africa. ℹ️ http://on.unesco.org/ ...

Flamenco declared World Heritage Treasure by UNESCO | The Dance ...

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Jan 12, 2011 - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized flamenco as a World Heritage Treasure. The honour was given during a UNESCO meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16th, 2010. Spain first nominated flamenco for UNESCO recognition in 2005 but was ...

Sex Slave Documents Describing 'Comfort Women' Practice in WWII ...

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Nov 1, 2017 - UNESCO's decision to avoid making a decision on the comfort women materials follows years of pushback by Japan, which has repeatedly tried to distance itself from the World War II-era brothels that forced an estimated 200,000 women to service Japanese Imperial Armed Forces. This past May, for ...
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 19, 2017. World's Deepest Lake Undergoing Gravest Crisis In Recent History. Lake Baikal is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, experts say, as the government bans the catching of a signature fish that has lived in the world's deepest lake for centuries but is ...

Egypt complains to UNESCO head alleged ... - Daily News Egypt

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Oct 14, 2017 - UNESCO - Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that individuals showed in Qatar's Al Jazeera video is Egyptian.

UNESCO´s recognition to Bangabandhu´s historic 7th March Speech ...

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Nov 17, 2017 - The decision was announced by Ms. Irina Bokova, the immediate past Director General of UNESCO, on 30 October 2017. The objective of creating the World International Register is to ensure the preservation of and access to documentary heritage in various parts of the world. Hon´ble Foreign Minister of ...
Oct 22, 2017 - The prize will be presented to them on November 6 during the 39th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, which will bring together the organisation's 195 member-states between October 30 and November 14, said a UNESCO statement issued on October 17. The Pakistani professor, Dr Shahida ...

Stonehenge could lose UNESCO heritage status due to new road ...

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Could Stonehenge LOSE it's UNESCO status? New road plans could ruin ancient settlement. STONEHENGE is under threat of losing its UNESCO heritage status if a new road which is planned is built. By Kara Godfrey. PUBLISHED: 10:15, Tue, Sep 12, 2017 | UPDATED: 10:20, Tue, Sep 12, 2017 ...

Unesco News: Latest News and Updates on Unesco at News18

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Get all the latest news and updates on Unesco only on News18.com. Read all news ... November 19, 2017, 3:14 pm explore: India ... World Literacy Day 2017's UNESCO International Literacy Prizes are going to be awarded to Laureates from five countries namely Canada, Colombia, Jordan, Pakistan and South Africa.

France's Audrey Azoulay nominated as candidate for next UNESCO ...

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Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-14 01:40:10|Editor: yan. Video PlayerClose. PARIS, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- French candidate Audrey Azoulay was nominated as candidate for next Director-General of UNESCO on Friday by the executive board. The election of the executive board's nominee is expected to take place on Nov. 10 during ...

Galway UNESCO City of Film | Galway Film Centre

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Nov 30, 2014 - On Dec 1st, 2014 UNESCO Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova announced that Galway has been designated a UNESCO City Of Film. Under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Galway is now one of only five cities in the world to achieve this much sought-after status. Galway joins Sydney, Australia and ...
6 days ago - Students of Salihiyah School in Pattani province on a field trip to Jordan on Thursday erased the graffiti they – or maybe their principal and other adults – left scrawled on walls of the 1,500-year-old Umm ar-Rasas, a UNESCO Heritage Site in central Jordan, after a historian posted photos of the handiwork.

UNESCO President Vote: Audrey Azoulay Head-to-Head with Former ...

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Oct 12, 2017 - The winner has then to be granted approval from the organization's 195 member states in November. A fourth round of voting is due to take place on Thursday. If no candidate gets the 30 votes needed, the top two candidates will go into a run-off. Born in 1972 in Paris to a Moroccan Jewish family, Audrey ...

Did UNESCO Declare India's 'Jana Gana Mana' the World's Best ...

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The world's 10 best UNESCO world heritage sites, rated by TripAdvisor

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9 hours ago - TripAdvisor®, the travel website that helps to find the latest reviews and lowest prices, presents the UNESCO Cultural and Natural heritage sites best rated by travellers around the globe, and highlights a selection of tours bookable on TripAdvisor to maximise their experience in these wonders of the world.

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Thursday,November 30,2017. rss; facebook; twitter; linkedIn ... UN urges DR Congo to 'respect freedom' ahead... Opposition forces are ... says civilians not killed in... Local elders called a news conference in the capital Mogadishu and displayed nine bodies, two of them children, saying they were civilians killed in cold.

At a Tumultuous Moment, Unesco Picks a New Leader - The New York ...

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Oct 13, 2017 - Ms. Azoulay received 30 of the board's 58 votes, according to results posted online by Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural .... A version of this article appears in print on October 14, 2017, on Page A6 of the New York edition with the headline: Unesco Names Its New Leader In ...

Bulgaria has Presented the Episcopal Basilica of Philippopolis and the ...

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Nov 15, 2017 - Bulgaria has presented the Episcopal Basilica of Philippopolis and the Antiquity mosaics of Plovdiv to a large audience from different countries at the UNESCO head offices in Paris. With its 2000 square meters of Antiquity mosaics dated to 4 and 5 c.

BREAKING: United States Withdraws From UNESCO (See Document ...

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Oct 12, 2017 - United States withdraws from UNESCO pic.twitter.com/g3rhjR2z8g. — Dan Linden (@DanLinden) October 12, 2017. Unesco said the withdrawal was a loss to the “UN family” and to multilateralism. The agency is known for designating world heritage sites such as Syria's Palmyra and the US Grand Canyon.

Coral Reefs Could Be Gone in 30 Years

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PUBLISHED June 23, 2017. The world's coral reefs, from the Great Barrier Reef off Australia to the Seychelles off East Africa, are in grave danger of dying out completely by mid-century unless carbon emissions are reduced enough to slow ocean warming, a new UNESCO study says. And consequences could be severe for ...

Following UNESCO Pull-Out, Haley Puts Human Rights Council on ...

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“The UN Spends Half its Time on Israel, Other Half on Rest of World”: Nikki Haley. By Abra Forman November 5, 2017 , 9:30 am. “For the nation or the kingdom That does not serve you shall perish; Such nations shall be destroyed.” Isaiah 60:12 (The Israel Bible™). UN Ambassador Nikki Haley in 2016. (Official Governor's ...

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The UNESCO Amman office, in collaboration with Al Quds College, honoured the achievements of 201 Jordanian and Syrian youth on 20 November 2017,… .... The world's heritage is about more than monuments and natural wonders—the intangible ideas and beliefs that make up our collective memory also have their ...

Improving Kuching's chances of receiving Unesco recognition - Metro ...

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KUCHING: A workshop to discuss ways to enhance Sarawak's effort to get Unesco to recognise Kuching as a “City of Unity” under its heritage list will be held on Dec 11 and 12 at ... Metro News. Thursday, 30 Nov 2017. by geryl ogilvy. Abdul Wahap (centre) speaking at the press conference announcing the workshop as Dr ...
Oct 25, 2017 - The Global Education Monitoring Report 2017-18 released by Unesco on Tuesday claimed that Pakistan used test scores as part of teacher ... “In addition, although 30pc of pupils in Pakistan are in private schools, while there are regulations on the numbers of pupils per teacher in public schools, there are ...

Ethiopia eyes inscribing 14 heritages on UNESCO list by 2020

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Sep 7, 2016 - Addis Ababa September 07/2016 Ethiopia targets to have further 14 world heritages on UNESCO list during its second Growth and Transformation Plan GTP-2 period, disclosed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Alongside the global recognition, the next five years plan aims at saving and transferring the ...
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Dubai Cares working to reduce, ideally remove, obstacles that prevent children across the developing world from accessing quality primary education. ... in Schools • All funds raised through the Award will.... Read more · Dubai Cares volunteers successfully set the foundation for a new school in Nepal. 30th October, 2017 ...

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Pope Francis urges world to act on Rohingya refugee crisis. Nov 30, 2017 - 10:17 PM. Pope Francis praises Bangladesh for taking in the mass exodus across the border into overcrowded makeshift camps since a fresh outbreak of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state in late August ...

Changdeokgung Palace and Huwon (창덕궁과 후원) [UNESCO World ...

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**Click here for more information on Changdeokgung Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Telephone +82-2-3668-2300. Closed Mondays Operating Hours [Palace Tour] Feb-May, Sep-Oct 09:00-18:00. Jun-Aug 09:00-18:30. Nov-Jan 09:00-17:30 * Last admission: 1 hour before closing [Huwon Tour (Guided Tour only)]

Culture | Scoop News - Scoop NZ

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Thursday, 30 November 2017, 1:41 pm | Nga Taonga Sound and Vision. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is very pleased to announce that the seminal arts documentary television series, Kaleidoscope has been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand documentary heritage register . The register draws ...

China's Gulangyu island joins UNESCO world heritage list | Video ...

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Jul 9, 2017
Gulangyu island in east China's Fujian Province, famous for its varied architecture and pedestrian-only policy ...

UNESCO Denies Releasing Money To Enlist Ekpe And Nyoro Into ...

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Jul 13, 2017 - UNESCO Denies Releasing Money To Enlist Ekpe And Nyoro Into World Heritage Map ... National Professional Officer for Culture, UNESCO Regional Office, Mr. Ifeanyi Ajaegbo, cleared the air when he visited the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon ... New Feature: Don't miss any of our news again.
3 November 2017: Policy Statement by Mr. Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology during the 39th Session of the General Conference ...

France's Azoulay wins Unesco director general election - Gulf News

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Oct 13, 2017 - France's Azoulay wins Unesco director general election. The former culture minister defeated her Qatari opponent 30 to 28. Image Credit: AFP. A picture taken on October 12, 2017 shows the logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) headquarters in Paris.

UNESCO recognises Bangabandhu's historic 7th March speech ...

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Oct 31, 2017 - UNESCO has included the historic speech made by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Mar 7, 1971, which effectively declared Bangladesh's independence, on the Memory of the World International Register, the foreign ministry said. The decision to include the famous address among a list of the ... Alexander Language School Franchise Alexander Language Schools
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