UNESCO IN NEWS 2022
Exam Target Daily Current Affairs:
➢ Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong gets UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2022.
➢ Glaciers at many UNESCO World Heritage sites including Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro National Park will likely vanish by 2050.
➢ Kilimanjaro National Park and Mount Kenya & Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks in the United States.
➢ Warangal in Telangana, Thrissur and Nilambur from Kerala 3 Indian cities join UNESCO network of learning cities.
➢ Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize 2022 for “her efforts to welcome refugees”.
➢ Royal Enfield tie-up with UNESCO to promote cultural heritage of India.
➢ India nominates Garba ( Dance Form Gujarat) to be inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.
➢ UNESCO recognized the use of information and communication technology (ICT), under a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA by the department of school education, Ministry of Education.
➢ Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO.
➢ Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) wins UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa AlKhalifa Prize for the year 2021.
➢ Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status.
➢ India chosen to join 2003 Convention on UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee.
➢ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, has contributed an amount of USD 72,124 towards UNESCO Fund for Elimination of Doping in Sport in 2022.
➢ Guadalajara, Mexico was named World Book Capital for the year 2022.
➢ Meghalaya’s living root bridges included on tentative list of UNESCO’s World’s Heritage Sites.
➢ UNESCO recognises Kolkata’s Durga Puja as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
➢ Centre nominates Hoysala Temples in Karnataka for World Heritage List in 2022-2023.
➢ Glaciers at many UNESCO World Heritage sites including Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro National Park will likely vanish by 2050.
➢ Kilimanjaro National Park and Mount Kenya & Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks in the United States.
➢ Warangal in Telangana, Thrissur and Nilambur from Kerala 3 Indian cities join UNESCO network of learning cities.
➢ Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize 2022 for “her efforts to welcome refugees”.
➢ Royal Enfield tie-up with UNESCO to promote cultural heritage of India.
➢ India nominates Garba ( Dance Form Gujarat) to be inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.
➢ UNESCO recognized the use of information and communication technology (ICT), under a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA by the department of school education, Ministry of Education.
➢ Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO.
➢ Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) wins UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa AlKhalifa Prize for the year 2021.
➢ Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status.
➢ India chosen to join 2003 Convention on UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee.
➢ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, has contributed an amount of USD 72,124 towards UNESCO Fund for Elimination of Doping in Sport in 2022.
➢ Guadalajara, Mexico was named World Book Capital for the year 2022.
➢ Meghalaya’s living root bridges included on tentative list of UNESCO’s World’s Heritage Sites.
➢ UNESCO recognises Kolkata’s Durga Puja as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
➢ Centre nominates Hoysala Temples in Karnataka for World Heritage List in 2022-2023.
