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Cuba thanks France for solidarity, reaffirms commitment to peace

Published on: February 2, 2023
18:28

By: Pavel López Lazo

Paris, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban ambassador to France Otto Vaillant on Thursday thanked France for its solidarity with Cuba and also reaffirmed his country's commitment to peace, multilateralism, International Law and the UN Charter.

UNESCO event on urban development opens in Cuba

Published on: January 24, 2023
14:39

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The 9th International Meeting on Culture, Communication, Marketing and Community opened in the Cuban capital on Tuesday as a space to defend the value of culture in urban development and promote exchange among nations.

Unesco’s deputy director will carry out a broad agenda in Cuba

Published on: January 22, 2023
09:53

By: Martin Hacthoun

Paris, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Unesco's deputy director general for Social and Human Sciences, Gabriela Ramos, is visiting Cuba to fulfill a broad agenda, which will include the presentation of the Jose Marti International Award.

UNESCO analyzes biodiversity in marine protected areas

Published on: December 7, 2022
16:34

By: Pavel López Lazo

Paris, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) UNESCO on Wednesday heaped praise on establishing a global biodiversity snapshot of marine species across 25 of the world´s most unique marine protected areas.

UNESCO removes Belgian d’Ath Festival from heritage list

Published on: December 3, 2022
00:15

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Rabat, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The Intergovernmental Committee for the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity decided to remove Belgium's Ducasse d'Ath Festival from UNESCO's representative list for these elements due to the racist behavior of one of its

Nobel Prize winner requests naming Julian Assange a UNESCO ambassador

Published on: November 30, 2022
14:28

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Asuncion, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan Alternative Nobel Prizewinner Martin Almada asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to appoint journalist Julian Assange Goodwill Ambassador to the world, said Almada, who is also a lawyer and pedagogue when disclosing the request on Wednesday.

Cuba praises recognition of rum masters’ knowledge as heritage

Published on: November 30, 2022
11:29

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Rabat, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) On Wednesday, Cuba's Ambassador to UNESCO, Yahima Esquivel, and representatives of the Cuban Movement of Masters of Light Rum expressed their gratitude for that UN body inscribing those experts' knowledge in the World's Intangible Cultural Heritage.

UNESCO will support Chile after fire in Rapa Nui national park

Published on: November 26, 2022
12:57

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Paris, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) UNESCO on Saturday announced a donation of almost 100,000 dollars to assess the damages caused in early October by a fire in the Chilean national park Rapa Nui (Easter Island), declared a World Heritage Site.

Mongolian heavy metal band is named UNESCO Artist for Peace

Published on: November 25, 2022
13:26

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Ulaanbaatar, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Mongolian heavy metal band The HU, creator of the musical genre Hunnu Rock, was named Artist for Peace by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Montsame reported on Friday.

Cuba urges at UNESCO for full access to ICTs

Published on: November 24, 2022
18:02

By: Pavel López Lazo

Paris, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban expert Hilda Saladrigas on Thursday urged for inclusive access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), while speaking at a UNESCO Forum.

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