China authorities issue restricted entry of visitors to Mount Fanjingshan
Jul 14, 2018, at 04:13 pm
Beijing, July 14(IBNS): Mount Fanjingshan, which is China’s latest entrant in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has been asked to restrict the entry of visitors in an effort to protect the place, local media reports said.
Feb 22, 2018, at 02:39 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): Every two weeks, one of the world’s languages disappears, along with the human history and cultural heritage that accompanies it, the chief of the United Nations cultural agency warned on Wednesday, calling for greater efforts to preserve and promote mother languages and indigenous languages, to bolster inclusion, diversity and ultimately, sustainable development.
‘Discrimination against one is discrimination against all,’ says UNESCO on Day for Tolerance
Nov 17, 2017, at 05:51 pm
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): Marking the International Day for Tolerance, the head of the United Nations cultural agency underscored how tolerance must be nurtured to celebrate the diversity that makes us strong and the values that bring us together.
Nov 07, 2017, at 06:04 pm
New York, Nov 7(Just Earth News): The media industry, which remains the primary source of news and information in the digital age, faces both vast opportunities and steep challenges, the United Nations cultural agency said on Monday in its flagship analysis of new trends in media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists.
'Injustice against journalists costly for society,' says UNESCO chief on International Day
Nov 03, 2017, at 04:39 am
New York, Nov 2(Just Earth News): Justice must be done for the murder of journalists, who perform important functions in taking forward fundamental freedoms and bolstering the strength of societies, a senior United Nations official said Thursday, marking the International Day to end impunity for crimes against them.
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): Multilateralism is facing challenges just when it is most needed, senior United Nations officials told a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) forum in Paris on Tuesday, calling for a “new humanism” to counter rising doctrines of withdrawal and rejection of others.
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): Through sound recordings and moving images, audiovisual heritage provides priceless insight to the past while preserving unique documentation for future generations, the United Nations cultural agency said on the day set aside to raise global awareness about the importance of the fragility of this heritage.
Audrey Azoulay, former French culture minister, will be next Unesco Director General
Oct 14, 2017, at 08:58 pm
Paris, Sat 14 (IBNS): Audrey Azoulay, France’s former culture minister, has been elected as the next UNESCO chief, according to media reports on Saturday.
US withdrawal from UNESCO 'loss for multilateralism,' says cultural agency's chief
Oct 13, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voiced “profound regret†on Thursday over the United States' decision to withdraw from the agency.
More than half of children and youth worldwide 'not learning' – UNESCO
Sep 22, 2017, at 04:27 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): About 617 million children and adolescents worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, signalling “a learning crisis†that could threaten progress on global development goals, a report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows.
Worldwide remembrance of the slave trade 'a tribute to every victim' – senior UNESCO official
Aug 23, 2017, at 09:41 am
New York, Aug 23(Just Earth News): While the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is a tribute to every victim and their resistance against slavery, it is also a reminder of the importance of teaching history, a senior United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (UNESCO) has stressed.
Preserving cultural heritage, diversity vital for peacebuilding in Middle East – UNESCO chief
May 25, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Protecting cultural diversity is vital for peacebuilding in the Middle East, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on Wednesday, pledging solidarity with the victims of ethnic and religious violence in the region, and highlighting the need for both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power.
UNESCO urges investigation into murder of award-winning Mexican journalist
May 17, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, May 17(Just Earth News): Following the killing of award-winning Mexican journalist Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas, the head of the United Nations cultural agency on Tuesday encouraged the country’s authorities to move quickly to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure the killing does not go unpunished.
Baku Forum: Time to find 'magic formula' for peaceful coexistence, says UNESCO chief
May 07, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News): It is time to find that “magic formula†that will encourage people to live together in peace, the head of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) urged earlier today at the end of a UN-backed conference on intercultural dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan.
May 06, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): 'Hard power' can no longer stop conflicts nor the rise of violent extremism and “ancient hatreds†such as antisemitism and racial discrimination, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on Friday, insisting that “we need 'soft power' of education, knowledge, culture, communication, the sciences, to strengthen the values we share and recognize the destiny we hold in common.â€
Spread of literacy among women highlighted in UNESCO anniversary global review
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:39 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant up tic in their enrolment and completion of primary education over the last five decades, even as overall funding for adult literacy has remained low, a recently-launched study by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found.
Sport is force of social empowerment and an engine for equality – UNESCO
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): There is no more powerful platform for promoting shared values than sport, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, said in a message marking the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Mexican reporter in Chihuahua
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Tuesday denounced the killing of journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea in the capital of northern Mexican state Chihuahua on 23 March 2017.
UNESCO meeting lays groundwork for reviving, protecting Iraq’s cultural heritage
Feb 25, 2017, at 11:43 am
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News): As details on the destruction of and damage to Iraq’s rich and diverse cultural heritage emerge, the United Nations cultural agency has appealed to the international community to help protect and revive the country’s archaeological, religious and cultural sites for future generations.
'Radio provides accessible, real-time medium to bridge divides,' UNESCO says on World Day
Feb 14, 2017, at 03:26 pm
New York, Feb 14 (Just Earth News): Radio has never been so dynamic, engaging and important in the midst of deep change in ways to share and access information, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Monday, World Radio Day.
UNESCO condemns murder of journalist in the Philippines
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:57 am
New York, Dec 28 (Just Earth News): Condemning the murder of Filipino journalist Larry Que on 19 December, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has called on authorities to investigate his death.
Cultural traditions in Portugal, Uganda and Ukraine added to UNESCO heritage protection list
Dec 01, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): With the current session of the United Nations committee tasked with safeguarding intangible cultural heritage under way, three cultural elements in Portugal, Uganda and Ukraine have been inscribed to the United Nations list of cultural traditions in need of urgent protection.
Nov 23, 2016, at 12:16 pm
New York, Nov 23 (Just Earth News): Hurricane Matthew disrupted education in Haiti for more than 100,000 children, affecting some 770 schools, 150 of which are still being used as shelters, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is working to restore education – one of the vital signs of recovery after a natural disaster.
Philosophy is an art of living together,' says UNESCO on World Philosophy Day
Nov 18, 2016, at 04:11 am
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News): Marking World Philosophy Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is encouraging people of the world to share their philosophical heritages and “dare to open spaces for free, open and tolerant thinking.â€
HABITAT III: ‘A human-centred city is a culture-centred space’ says UNESCO report
Oct 19, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): With top diplomats and urban development experts gathered this week in Quito, Ecuador, for a major United Nations conference on green, clean urban spaces, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a new report spotlighting the power of culture as a strategic asset for creating cities that are more inclusive, creative and sustainable.
Nearly 69 million new teachers needed to achieve global education goals, UNESCO reports
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:56 am
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): On World Teacher's Day, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued statistics revealing that close to 69 million new teachers are needed to provide quality universal primary and secondary education by 2030, the deadline of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In war on terrorism Egypt’s leader tells UN Assembly UNESCO has cultural role to play
Sep 21, 2016, at 12:35 pm
New York, Sept 21 (Just Earth News): Calling terrorism “the cancer of our age […] that breeds the call for extremism and violence in the minds of people,†Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday urged the United Nations to use cultural ‘weapons’ to eliminate destructive ideologies via access to knowledge, transfer of technology and confronting extremist ideologies.
On first International Day, UNESCO calls for protection of mangrove ecosystems
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:40 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Mangroves are rare and vital ecosystems that help to protect coastlines and mitigate the effects of climate change, but their survival is being jeopardized, the United Nations cultural agency said on Tuesday, calling for greater preservation efforts as the international community marks the first ever International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.
Mali site added to List of World Heritage in Danger – UNESCO
Jul 14, 2016, at 12:51 pm
New York, July 14 (Just Earth News): The Committee that establishes the locations that are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has on Wednesday added the Old Towns of Djenné in Mali to the List of World Heritage in Danger, due to insecurity, which is affecting the area and preventing the implementation of protective measures for the site.
Twice as many girls as boys will never start school – UNESCO report
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:54 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys if current trends continue, according to a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS).