UNESCO Office in Kathmandu
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The UNESCO Office in Kathmandu contributes to building peace, alleviating poverty, and fostering sustainable development and intercultural dialogue in Nepal through education, science, culture, communication and information.
UNESCO works to attain quality Education for All focusing on gender equality and adult literacy, to mobilize scientific knowledge and science policy for sustainable development, to preserve cultural heritage, promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, and to empower people through the free flow of ideas and access to information and knowledge.
To achieve these objectives, UNESCO actively participates in the work of the UN Country Team in Nepal and closely cooperates with other development partners in the country.
News
International Women’s Day
Conservation of Lumbini‘s three most endangered monuments to start in situ in April
New figures on Nepal’s education achievements in Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2011
Call for Expressions of Interest: Assessing the media landscape in Nepal
UNESCO assists in organizing a conference on higher education policy in Nepal
International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2011
Lightning damages Kathmandu Valley World Heritage site
Wenhui Award for Educational Innovation calling for nominations
Conservation of archaeological remains in Lumbini begins with support from UNESCO and the Government of Japan
Kathmandu Conference on Higher Education Policy in Nepal
Internships at UNESCO Office in Kathmandu
Workshops share knowledge to preserve the birthplace of Lord Buddha
Nepal Peace and Development Strategy: A contribution to development planning from Nepal’s international development partners
Archaeological survey begins in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, with funding from Japan
UNESCO supports community radio performance assessments in Nepal
UNESCO supports strengthening public service broadcasting in Nepal
Collecting science, technology and innovation statistics at December workshop in Kathmandu
Nepali community radio team share their experiences with counterparts from Mozambique
NFE-MIS: Developing planning and monitoring tools for Non-Formal Education in Nepal
UNESCO clubs and schools promote a culture of peace
Earthquake monitoring stations to be installed in Nepal
Reducing Disaster Risk with Nepal’s education sector
UNESCO Office in Kathmandu in new premises
UNESCO Science Report 2010 shows Nepalese Government’s focus on science research but stresses major challenges at universities
Nepal celebrates World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Nepal PM highlights importance of UNESCO’s Lumbini preservation project on UN Day
Research on transition from primary to secondary education
UNESCO report shows Nepal has yet to achieve the EFA goal on literacy for all
A roundtable discussion and a concert mark the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in Kathmandu
New website to focus on media accountability in Africa, Asia and Europe
Nominations are sought for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2011
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Latest round of UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi fellowships for young researchers
International Literacy Day celebration in Nepal: The Power of Women’s Literacy
Neo-literate person’s appeal to be recognised as an able and independent citizen
“Recovery Begins with Teachers”. Celebrating World Teachers’ Day 2010
UNESCO presents method to assess Nepal’s media landscape
Literacy in Nepal: interview with Axel Plathe, UNESCO Kathmandu Office
UNESCO study to address multiple aspects of Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace
Nepali student in prestigious Science Olympiad
International Literacy Day celebrates the power of women’s literacy as 4.5 million adult women are still illiterate in Nepal
New permanent delegate of Nepal to UNESCO presents letter of credentials
UN concerned about reports of threats and intimidation of journalists
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme 2011
UNESCO builds capacity of Community Learning Centres in Nepal
Nepal to report the status of its four World Heritage sites
UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of community radio chairman in Nepal
Journalism education in Nepal set to benefit from UNESCO’s model curricula
Documents
E-newsletter, Volume II, Issue IV
E-newsletter, Volume II, Issue III
World conference on early childhood care and education, concept paper (Nepali version)
