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UNESCO general conference opens in Paris
Paris - Representatives from UNESCO's 193 members gathered in Paris Tuesday for the opening of the organization's bi-annual general conference. The aim of the 17-day meeting is to determine policies and main lines of work as well as to adopt the budg...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Culture (General) ]

Hong Kong aims for UN World Heritage status for geological site
Hong Kong - Hong Kong is hoping to clinch UNESCO World Heritage status for a 49-square-kilometre geological site which boasts the high-rise city's most dramatic land and seascapes, officials confirmed Wednesday. The site, already designated China's 1...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Egypt: Suspension of ties with Louvre is not over UNESCO bid loss
Cairo -Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny said Thursday that the decision to suspend ties with the Louvre museum had nothing to do with his failed bid for the UNESCO top job last month. Egypt announced Wednesday that it was suspending its ties...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Bokova officially elected first woman UNESCO director-general
Paris - Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova was Thursday officially elected the first woman director-general of UNESCO, the Paris-based scientific and cultural organization said late Thursday. The 57-year-old Bokova was confirmed by a vote of the 193-mem...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Bokova elected first woman UNESCO director-general - Summary
Paris - Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova was Thursday officially elected the first woman director-general of UNESCO, the Paris-based scientific and cultural organization said late Thursday. The 57-year-old Bokova was overwhelmingly confirmed by a vote...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]