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China's Sanya to build int'l center for UNESCO ASPnet

AninternationalcenterfortheUNESCOAssociatedSchoolsNetwork(ASPnet)willbeestablishedinsouthChina'sSanyaCity,localauthoritiesannouncedMonday.TheEducationDepartment

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Israel to formally leave UNESCO

IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaidSundaythathiscountrywillwithdrawfromtheU.N.culturalagencyUNESCO.NetanyahuhadalreadyannouncedinOctoberthatIsraelwouldpul

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Troubled UNESCO confirms France's Azoulay as new chief

UNESCO'smemberstateshavevotedtoconfirmthenominationofformerFrenchCultureMinisterAudreyAzoulayasthebody'snewleader.Azoulay,45,wasnominatedlastmonthbytheUNcultura

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China's first astronaut, received the first UNESCO Space Science Medal

China'scontributiontospaceexpeditionhasonceagainbeenadmittedbyaninternationalorganization.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganisation(UNESCO)h

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Mont Blanc to become candidate for famed UNESCO list

Switzerland,FranceandItalyTuesdayhaveinkedadealtoinitializethecandidacyprocedurefortheMontBlanctojoinUNESCO'sWorldHeritageSitelist,accordingtoSwissinfo.ch,aten-

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UN, France regret U.S. decision to quit UNESCO

TheUnitedNationsandFrancehavevoiceddeepregretsovertheU.S.decisiontowithdrawfromUNESCO,theParis-basedUNculturalorganization.TheUnitedStatesonThursdayinformedUNES

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World heritage listing is not a green light for exploitation

Gulangyu,apedestrian-onlyislandoffthecoastofEastChina'sFujianprovince,andtheKekexiliNationalNatureReserveinNorthwestChina'sQinghaiprovince,wererecognizedasparto

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China succeeds in bidding for UNESCO heritage status for Hoh Xil

UNESCO has awarded World Heritage status to Hoh Xil – also known as Kekexili – in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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China succeeds in bidding for UNESCO heritage status for Hoh Xil

UNESCOhasawardedWorldHeritagestatustoHohXil–alsoknownasKekexili–intheTibetAutonomousRegion.UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization'sWorldHeri

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China’s Hoh Xil and Gulangyu nominated for inclusion on UNESCO

TwoChinesesites–HohXilinQinghaiProvinceandGulangyuIslandinFujianProvince–areamongthe34sitesbeingnominatedforinclusiononUNESCO’slistofworldheritagesthisyear.The4

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China seeks UNESCO recognition for two more sites

China is hoping to see two more of its cultural landmarks recognized by UNESCO, with the 41st session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee being held from July 2 to 12 in Krakow, Poland.

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China seeks UNESCO recognition for two more sites

ChinaishopingtoseetwomoreofitsculturallandmarksrecognizedbyUNESCO,withthe41stsessionoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteebeingheldfromJuly2to12inKrakow,Poland.EastC

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Youth forum promotes cultural diversity, peace

​A youth forum aiming to promote cultural diversity and world peace opened in southwest China Wednesday.

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China is making "big stride" in quality education: UNESCO chief

China is making "a big stride" in quality education and is moving towards education for sustainable development, a top UN official has said.

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"Comfort women" records as UNESCO heritage to spur vigilance: scholar

The records of Japan's wartime exploitation of forced sex slaves, known as "comfort women," should be preserved as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World to spur much-needed vigilance, a South Korean scholar and activist has said.

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UNESCO alerts on heritage sites damage in Syria and Iraq

The destruction of Syrian and Iraqi heritage sites by the Islamic state (IS) group have been a wake-up call for nations on how much damage lack of education can cause to the global community.

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China to consider joint UNESCO nomination for "comfort women" files

China will consider and discuss whether to nominate the "comfort women" files to the Memory of the World Register with other relevant countries as recommended by UNESCO's feedback, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.