Tag: Unesco

UNGA adopts Pak-sponsored resolution stressing interreligious dialogue

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution, by consensus, on promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue to advance a culture of peace...

Israel angered as UNESCO adopts Jerusalem resolution

The UN cultural agency the other day adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel’s actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem, deepening anger...

Israel slams UNESCO over ‘Occupied Jerusalem’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday blasted UNESCO for holding a vote Thursday on “Occupied Palestine” saying the Paris-based UN cultural body has...

School out of reach for nearly one in 10 children worldwide:...

Some 263 million children worldwide, nearly one in 10, do not go to school, posing a daunting hurdle to the United Nations’ efforts to...

UNESCO says never awarded Islam title of ‘most peaceful religion in...

On Monday, Radio Pakistan reported that UNESCO had issued an award to Islam calling it the 'most peaceful religion in the world'. The article, sourced...

Unesco approves Arab resolution criticising Israel

The UN's cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticising Israel for failing to protect heritage sites and...

UNESCO faults Israeli handling of holy sites

Amid a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence, the United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO adopted a resolution on Wednesday condemning Israeli handling of Jerusalem’s Al...

UNESCO listed Nanjing Massacre helps to preserve crucial human memory

Nearly 80 years after the Nanjing (Nanking) Massacre, one of the darkest moments in human history, records of the atrocities have been added on...

Government – UNESCO “Girls’ Right to Education” Programme worth USD 7...

To support better access, improved quality and safe learning environments for girls in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country, UNESCO and the Government of...

Relics stolen from Balochistan recovered in Rome, Italy

QUETTA- Antique artifacts stolen from the archaeological site of Mehargarh, Balochistan have been recovered from Rome, according to a statement issued by the provincial government. The...

Caution! Landmine ahead!

The Peace Education and Development Foundation (PEAD) in collaboration with UNESCO organised a one-day awareness workshop on Monday, for teachers in Federally Administered Tribal...

Because bullets cannot stop girls’ education

UNESCO launches Malala Funds-in-Trust for Girls' Education in Pakistan UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Pakistan's Minister  of State for Education, Training and Standards in...

Illiteracy in Pakistan has fallen over 20 years: UNESCO

UNESCO Islamabad Director Dr Kozue Kay Nagata has said, “Illiteracy in Pakistan has fallen over two decades, thanks to the government and people of...

UNESCO to help PMNH in stuffing, display of shark

UNESCO Country Director Dr Kozue Kay Nagata said on Saturday that UNESCO will help Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) in a documentary on...

UNESCO reiterates commitment to invest In youth

The tenth Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Putting Education to Work of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes dire need...

UNESCO lauds parliament on approval of Right to Education Bill 2012

Mandated to support and coordinate the achievement of Education for All (EFA) goals, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday organized an...

UNESCO, UNGEI reaffirm commitment to Girls’ education in Pakistan

The United Nations agencies, Government and Civil society representatives on Tuesday praised the Malala Yousufzai's brevity and services for the promoting education in Pakistan. United...