US no to cultural multilaterism With the rest of the world poised to adopt a new UN treaty on cultural diversity, indications are that the US is once again going to say no to multilateralism.The 191-member UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is scheduled to... 20 Oct, 2005
Unesco rep inaugurates new tourism website Lalitpur, September 24:The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) representative to Nepal, Kato Kanno, on the 10th anniversary of the Patan Tourism Development Organisation(PTDO) and to mark the World Tourism Day on... Horoscopes 24 Sep, 2005
Afghan plan to exhibit legendary gold collection Agence France PresseKabul, March 25:Afghanistan is planning a foreign exhibition of its 2,000-year-old Bactrian gold, once thought to have been destroyed by the Taliban, to fund the rebuilding of a war-ravaged museum, officials said today. The... Women 25 Mar, 2005
Rato Machhindranath to hit UNESCO list of world fests Razen ManandharKathmandu, February 23:The month-long festival of Rato Machhindranath, locally known as Bunga-dyo, is on its way to becoming Nepal’s first intangible heritage “masterpiece”, and will be listed in the United Nation’s Eduational,... Horoscopes 24 Feb, 2005
Bangladeshi envoy’s call to preserve mother tongue Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 21:The embassy of Bangladesh today organised a talk programme to commemorate the tragic event of 1952, when many students were killed while demanding Bangla, their mother language, be declared the State... Horoscopes 22 Feb, 2005
Nepal’s state of media worries UNESCO Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 17:The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed serious concern over the state of media in Nepal following the recent political change.Issuing a press statement... Travel 17 Feb, 2005
Self-regulation best for scribes, says UN In the year 2001, more than 50 journalists were killed, 489 were arrested and 110 were jailed worldwide.In this context, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) organised a talk programme on ‘Terrorism and the... Horoscopes 03 May, 2002
