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Splash

Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul

Mosul still bears the scars of the brutal reign of the Islamic State group, who overran the northern Iraqi city in 2014 and imposed their ultra- conservative interpretation of Islamic law. Now, in...

UNESCO inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ on Wednesday. Photo :Hindustan Times
South Asia

Kolkata’s Durga Puja gets UNESCO heritage tag

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Education

7% Bangladesh families have to borrow to send children to school: Unesco

International leaders pose for a family picture during the 75th anniversary celebrations of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, November 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

'Happy birthday': Eiffel Tower pays tribute to UNESCO

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni. Picture: Collected
Education

Dipu Moni elected to Unesco education committee

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay speaks during a news conference at Lady Cochrane Palace which was damaged due to the massive explosion at Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon August 27, 2020. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Unesco chief re-elected for second-term

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Glitz

Netflix, UNESCO team up for Africa talent hunt

Bangladesh Representative to UNESCO delivers speech at the Plenary Debate
Bangladesh

Bangladesh Representative to UNESCO delivers speech at the Plenary Debate

Bangladesh’s school closure longest in the world
Education

Bangladesh’s school closure longest in the world

The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at their headquarters in Paris, France, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
World+Biz

Unesco, citing destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, urges Afghan cultural protection

People sit at bar terraces on a hot summer night, avoid to the heatwave hitting Spain, in Algar, August 12, 2021. Picture taken August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Europe

Spanish town takes neighbourly chats 'al fresco' to UNESCO

Liverpool's iconic waterfront property the Royal Liver building is viewed across the River Mersey in Birkenhead , northern England October 17 , 2016. The 105 year old building is to be sold for the first time, for an expected 40 million pounds ($50 million). REUTERS/Phil Noble
Europe

UNESCO strips English city of Liverpool of its world heritage status

In this Dec. 2, 2017, file photo shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The Chinese host of this year's meeting of the UN World Heritage Committee defended on Sunday, July 18, 2021, the body's proposal to label the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” against Australian government suspicion that China influenced the finding for political reasons. Photo : UNB/AP
World+Biz

UNESCO chides Australia over Great Barrier Reef proposal