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Today, instruments are provided for free to poor children throughout the country who rehearse in schools, conservatories and concert halls. Successive governments have provided financial support. International recognition has been widespread, with...
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Day was proposed by the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to recognize a group of students whom, in 1952, fought to make Bangla one of the national languages of the area, which was then Pakistan. It has been celebrated every Feb. 21 since. In 1999,...
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People dressed as 'Tigers' perform during the second day parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 19, 2012. Barranquilla's Carnival, a tradition cretaed by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by... View Photo »
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The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature is a private, nonprofit organization ... We were not affected by the U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO.
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It is because of the power of these partnerships that we have been at the fore-front of bringing together diverse groups of governments, foundations, and corporations. For example, the United States helped broker an agreement between Procter and Gamble...
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Second jobs Eventually, Ludwig let Havana take over the conversation. With eyes and ears wide open, we walked through the UNESCO World Heritage site, a restoration-plan-in-progress. In the Plaza de Armas, we stood among Spanish colonial buildings with...
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"Machinegun fire rains down from the citadel at anything that moves in the ruins because they think it is rebels," he added. Palmyra's pristine Roman ruins set off by dramatic desert sunrises and sunsets have earned it the status of a UNESCO protected...
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A women gets her makeup as 'Tiger' done before the second day parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 19, 2012. Barranquilla's Carnival, a tradition cretaed by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held... View Photo »
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It is a source of regret that the UN has only condemned the assassinations after several [murders] … while the UNESCO has not even condemned the issue. This comes as they should, in principle, deal with the issue and prevent it from happening
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TG: Can you start by giving us some history of your dissertation project and its reception in Israel? In 1985, for instance, Adir Cohen, a professor at the University of Haifa, published a book with an ostensibly similar focus, entitled Temurot...
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It is a remarkable encounter in a trip to Darjeeling when one takes the serpentine path of the Darjeeling Himalayan railway which is declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. Widely known as “Toy trains”- the trains of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway are...
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YANGON, MYANMAR - FEBRUARY 10: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) waves at the door of her home saying goodbye to UNESCO officials February 10, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi is continuing a very public campaign ahead of April 1 by-elections. Her decision to stand for a...
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Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, right, accompanied by Executive Director of Office of the Director-General UNESCO (ODG), Ryuhei Hosoya speaks to journalists at her lake side residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Suu Kyi was awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh...
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Nepalese men sit in an open area smoking cigarettes near Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, some 12 kilometres southeast of Kathmandu on February 17, 2012. Bhaktapur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is famous for fine architecture and pottery making and was once the capital of Nepal...
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