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World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21 every year. This day is marked in celebration of the most treasured poems and supports linguistic diversity through poetic expression. The day creates the opportunity for the endangered languages…
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New Delhi: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General Audrey Azoulay has expressed deep concern over the announcement made in Afghanistan to gradually reopen secondary schools for boys and…
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Bhubaneswar: While Odisha has been lauded earlier for its able disaster management the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO has recognised two communities of the State for successful implementation of Tsunami Ready…
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New Delhi: The COVID-19 crisis is hitting the culture sector hard, says UNESCO, which has launched initiatives to support cultural industries and cultural heritage as billions of people around the world turn to culture for comfort and to…
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Rome: UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on Thursday deplored journalist Urooj Iqbal's murder last month in the Pakistan's Lahore and urged the country's authorities to investigate the killing "I condemn the murder of journalist…
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New Delhi: In yet another landmark achievement, Pink city Jaipur got inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site list on Saturday. The decision was taken at the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO at Baku in Azerbaijan…
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Bhubaneswar: The International Day for World's Indigenous People takes place every year on 9 August. It was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1994. The date also marks the day of the UN Working Group's first meeting in 1982…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday responded to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who had apprised him about the joint initiatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
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New Delhi: The ONGC and UNESCO will work together towards conservation of Chilika Lake and various other activities including improving livelihood opportunities in the region. It was informed by Union P&NG Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
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