UNESCO Champions United Efforts for Ifugao Terraces
UNESCO and stakeholders unite to craft a conservation plan for the historic Ifugao rice terraces in the Philippines.
Tag: UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or Unesco is an agency of the United Nations headquartered in Paris. It administers programmes like the World Heritage Sites, Memory of the World and Intangible Cultural Heritage lists. In Southeast Asia, it has regional offices in Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, Manila and Phnom Penh.
See also: Tentative Lists, Unesco nominations
Amnesty: UNESCO Has Failed to Prevent Forced Evictions at Angkor Wat
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[Free Book] Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0
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UNESCO and Cambodia Collaborate on Angkor’s Next Decade
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Vietnam’s Cultural Policy Reform: Aligning with UNESCO’s Sustainable Goals
via VNA/Vietnam Plus, 17 November 2023: Vietnam's Minister of Culture, Nguyen Van Hung, emphasized culture as a pivotal factor in ...
France and Cambodia Join Hands for Monumental Heritage Projects
via Phnom Penh Post, 17 November 2023: Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced a significant collaboration with ...
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via Bangkok Post, 06 November 2023: Phra Racha Wang Derm, the former palace now within the Royal Thai Navy's precincts, ...
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via Unesco, 31 October 2023 and various sources: On World Cities Day, UNESCO announced the addition of 55 new cities ...
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