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Pakistan dangerous for journalists: Daily

Those in Pakistan`s high offices pay lip service to the media but what they desire is a media tuned ...

Indian-origin educator named UNESCO goodwill ambassador

Sunny Varkey is founder and chairman of Dubai-based GEMS Education, one of the largest private schoo...

Khasi no more a language in danger

The Khasi language of Meghalaya has been withdrawn from the UNESCO`s Atlas of the World’s Language...

Titanic`s remains to come under UNESCO protection

The wreckage of the Titanic will now come under the protection of the United Nations` cultural body ...

Vadakkunnathan temple for UNESCO`s Heritage Sites

ASI has recently recommended 14 sites, including temples and palaces, from Kerala to the UNESO to in...

2 new species of horned dinosaurs named

Scientists have named two new horned dinosaur species based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canad...

UNESCO weighs ousting Syria from rights committee

Officials at UNESCO are preparing to decide whether to remove Syria from a human rights committee.

Japanese tea master appointed as UNESCO ambassador

UNESCO appointed Japanese tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu as its second goodwill ambassador from ...

UNESCO cuts funds for Palestinian magazine

The UN`s cultural agency said it is pulling funding for a Palestinian youth magazine that published ...

New member Palestine raises flag at UNESCO

Palestine was admitted as a UNESCO member after an October vote that prompted the US to cut off fund...

Unesco museum to showcase Kalka-Shimla rail line

Kalka-Shimla rail link will feature prominently in the Unesco museum in Switzerland.

UNESCO reprimands Israel over newspaper cartoon

A newspaper cartoon shows Israeli Prime Minister telling pilots to bomb UNESCO`s office after bombin...

UNESCO won`t take on new projects this year

Palestine won full membership at the agency, leading the United States and Canada to pull funding.

Israel freezes UNESCO funding

The US has also halted its $60 million financial contribution to the UN agency.

UNESCO pleads with US to reinstate funding

On Monday, the members of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation voted to welcome ...

PLO to pursue statehood despite Israeli measures

Israel has decided to speed up Jewish settlements` construction on land where PA aims to establish a...

Canada cuts funding for UNESCO

The UN cultural agency UNESCO has approved a Palestinian bid for full membership.

`Palestine`s UNESCO membership reflects support`

Iran has commended the decision of the UNESCO to grant the Palestinians a full membership.

‘Palestine`s UN entry may cause financial crunch`

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said the admission of Palestine to the UN Educational, Scie...

UNESCO grants Palestinians full membership

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization became the first UN agency to we...

UNESCO warns over risk to Libya heritage sites

Libya`s ancient sites and cultural treasures have emerged largely unscathed from the country`s conf...

Palestinians to push heritage agenda at UNESCO

The Palestinians will seek World Heritage status for the birthplace of Jesus once UNESCO admits them...

Palestine quest wins 1st victory in UNESCO vote

Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood as UNESCO`s executive commi...

UNESCO mulls Palestinian membership bid

Palestine has won partnership status from the Council of Europe, the continent`s main human rights b...

It`s greens versus govt in Karnataka

The Karnataka government and Bangaloreans are on collision course, being on opposite sides of the de...

UNESCO names endangered sites

UNESCO has added tropical rainforests in Honduras, Indonesia to its list of endangered sites.

Kenyan fort among sites awarded UN heritage status

The committee met at UNESCO`s Paris headquarters where members considered a list of 35 nominations.

UNESCO adds Australia, Kenya to beauty spots

The heritage sites include Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia, Japan`s Ogasawara Islands and the Ke...

UNESCO removes danger tag imposed on Manas

UNESCO has removed the `danger tag` imposed on the famous Manas National Park of Assam 19 years ago...

Manas sanctuary no longer `in danger`

The decision to remove the `in danger` tag was announced during the ongoing 35th Session of the Worl...

Indian manuscript on Unesco`s world register

An illustrated Indian manuscript recounting the history of Mughal ancestor Timur has been inscribed ...

Pak home to over 50 million illiterate people: UNESCO

Over 41 per cent people have never attended school in Pakistan.

Govt approves establishment of UNESCO institute

The government on Tuesday cleared a proposal for setting up the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Educat...

Indian gets `UNESCO - L`Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship`

Jyoti Jiban Panda, a doctoral student at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotec...

Punjab, Unesco to join hands for cultural preservation

The Punjab government on Saturday announced a Rs 1 billion (Rs 100 crore) project with Unesco to pre...

UNESCO opinion survey report inaccurate: Govt

Government on Wednesday dismissed as "inaccurate" and "skewed analysis" the report of an opinion s...

Kerala’s ritual dance-drama gets UNESCO recognition

UNESCO has recognised Mudiyeettu, an age old ritual-drama of Kerala as an "intangible cultural heri...

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO over tomb dispute

Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Thursday to protest at the cultural organisation`s des...

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO

UNESCO has described the tomb of the biblical matriarch Rachel as a mosque.

UNESCO West Bank decision `absurd`: Israel

UN body defined West Bank shrines sacred to both Jews, Muslims as Palestinian.

Santiniketan, Western Ghats named for Unesco listin

India has nominated Santiniketan, the university town where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore found...

UNESCO team visits Santinekatan to assess world heritage tag

A UNESCO delegation made a two-day visit to Santinekatan to assess whether Nobel laureate Rabindrana...

UNESCO team visits Santinekatan to assess world heritage tag

A UNESCO delegation made a two-day visit to Santinekatan to assess whether Nobel laureate Rabindran...

China, Vietnam, Iran win UNESCO heritage honours

World culture body UNESCO added 15 sites to its top heritage list this weekend, including an imperia...

Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list

Being on danger list allows the agency to allocate immediate assistance from World Heritage Fund.

Galapagos removal from endangered list `premature`: Body

A body which gives conservation advice to UNESCO on Thursday criticized the removal of the Galapagos...

Galapagos dropped from UNESCO endangered list

UNESCO`s World Heritage Committee said it has removed Ecuador`s Galapagos Islands from its list of ...

UNESCO decries killing of Pakistani journalist

The UN agency tasked with defending press freedom on Wednesday condemned the murder of Pakistani j...

India bids to get back lost treasures

India is seeking UNESCO support to recover its priceless antiquities that were once taken away.

UNESCO alarmed over increased killing of journalists

It is getting dangerous day by day to enlighten people from the happenings around the world as ass...

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