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The new commemoration highlights the common linguistic and cultural heritage of the Turkic-speaking peoples and strengthens UNESCOour country's broader commitment to multilingualism and cultural diversity. A historic date The choice…
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Some hold back tears, others offer nervous smiles, each aware that this moment marks the start of a life-changing journey far from home. “I have never left Guatemala City, let…
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UNESCOIt is Intangible cultural heritage The program aims to keep alive the practices, knowledge and expressions that communities recognize as part of their cultural identity. The largest series of inscriptions…
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It provides an update on renewable water availability, which refers to the amount of fresh water that is replenished each year in rivers and aquifers through precipitation. The availability of…
Health
The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use traditional medicine. That’s according to Shyama Kuruvilla, director…
Human Rights
UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers. “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense of belonging, knowledge, safety and the…
Human Rights
“Human Rights and Peace – Better Together” Conference Puts Education and Cooperation at the Heart of Lasting Peace KINGNEWSWIRE // PRESS RELEASE // Conference at the Palais des Nations, promoted…
Christianity
By Archpriest Alexander Petrovsky The literary similarities between the Book of Job and the Babylonian Song extend even to their outward form: identical thoughts are expressed by identical turns of…
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The agency calls the report the most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken, with contributions from 287 multidisciplinary scientists from 82 countries – spanning over 1,000 pages. “Global…
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Unlike monuments or historic sites, “intangible cultural heritage” refers to living practices – traditions, skills, rituals, music, crafts and social customs that communities pass down from one generation to the…
