UNESCO designates 11 new biosphere reserves… Gambia’s Niumi Biosphere named
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UNESCO has approved the designation of 11 new biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including Belgium and Gambia for the first time and two transboundary biosphere reserves. The other new biosphere […]
Seychelles thankful for Moutya’s designation as a UNESCO cultural heritage
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The people of Seychelles have extended their warmest appreciation to the world after Moutya, a dance which started as means of expressing oppression and hardship, was added to the United […]
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
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The African Film Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth is the first-ever mapping of the sector, which currently employs some five million people and accounts for $5 billion in […]
DRC’s Salonga National Park removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
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The World Heritage Committee at its meeting(online) on 16th of July has decided to remove the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Salonga National Park from the List of World Heritage in […]
Seychelles makes a push for moutya dance to be inscribed as world heritage asset
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(Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles’ moutya dance is now in the final stage of being considered as a world cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
African Group at UNESCO courts support for African World Heritage Fund
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The Africa Group at UNESCO is working to secure more funding for African World Heritage Fund which is dedicated to listing more heritage sites on the continent for protection and […]
4th UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Tourism highlights the future sustainability of Cultural Tourism
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Kyoto (Japan), 13 December 2019 – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Fourth World Conference on Culture and Tourism spotlights the […]
UNWTO/UNESCO Conference: Cultural Tourism Sustains Communities and Living Heritage
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The third cultural tourism conference (3-5 December) organized jointly between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) concluded today in Istanbul, Turkey. […]
African Tourism Ministers participate in UNWTO/UNESCO Cultural Conference
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Over a dozen African ministers of tourism and culture are participating at the ongoing United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World conference on […]