Pokhrel at UNESCO General Assembly Kathmandu, November 13 Minister of Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokhrel is attending the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference representing Nepal. During the Session under way at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, Pokhrel... Travel 14 Nov, 2019
US, Israel to exit UNESCO over its alleged anti-Israel bias PARIS: The United States announced Thursday it is pulling out of the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias and a need for “fundamental reform” in the agency. Israeli Prime... Women 13 Oct, 2017
Bravo, well done The good news is that the Capital Valley might be taken off the UNESCO’s ‘monuments in danger’ list. A high-level UN mission, comprising conservation experts from the World Heritage Centre and International Council on Monuments and Sites, is due... 22 Apr, 2007
Himalayas warming since 70s: Report Kathmandu, July 11:The Nepali Himalayas warmed about 1°C since the 1970s, almost twice the global average, affecting hundreds of glaciers and glacial lakes, said a release issued today by the World Heritage Center and Greenpeace.It says the rise in... Travel 12 Jul, 2006
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