DAVAO CITY, Feb. 2 (PNA) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has selected Davao City as the pilot site for sustainability science project on enhancing resilience to disasters of urban water systems in Mindanao. The implementation of the sustainability science projects will be formally introduced in a consultation Wednesday (February 3) at Grand Regal Hotel with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and HELP (Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy) […]
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Indonesia artists hope to promote local culture by going high-tech
A community of Indonesian artists is using technology to promote its mural, with hopes that this will attract tech-savvy tourists and boost the local economy. By adopting augmented reality technology, the artist enclave of Dago Pojok has become the latest attraction in Bandung, a city located 140 kilometers from capital Jakarta. Most of the murals in the area are scannable through a smartphone app “Indonesia In Your Hand”, which allows visitors to understand the creation […]
Psychosocial support to Typhoon Yolanda survivors continues
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Br. Armin Luistro, FSC, emphasized the importance of psychosocial support in rebuilding the lives of the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda in the turn-over ceremony of the “Enhanced and Improved Teachers’ Manual on Psychosocial Interventions for Secondary School-aged Students during Disasters and Emergency Situations.” “Life has to move on and life has to be better. And this project is a commitment to make life better for those affected by disasters,” Luistro […]
Islamic State destroys part of Syria’s Temple of Bel – monitors
SEPT.1 (Reuters) — The hard-line Islamic State group has destroyed part of an ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra city, a group monitoring the conflict said on Sunday (August 30). The militants targeted the Temple of Bel, a Roman-era structure in the central desert city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It is the second temple Islamic State has targeted in Palmyra this month. The group detonated explosives in the ancient Baal Shamin temple on […]
Australia keeps fingers crossed UNESCO won’t blacklist Great Barrier Reef
JUNE 30 (Reuters) — UNESCO is expected to announce on Wednesday (July 1) whether it is going to place the Great Barrier Reef, which is larger than the United Kingdom, Holland and Switzerland combined, on a list of endangered World Heritage sites, a move the Australian government wants to avoid at all costs. Australian government ministers have been lobbying hard overseas since a warning by the UN body was released saying the reef risked a […]
Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra – monitoring group
(REUTERS) Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday (June 21). Video released by the group in May appeared to show the ancient Roman-era ruins in Palmyra still intact, despite fears that it would be destroyed after the Sunni militant group seized the city from government control. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not […]
ASEAN Senior Officials on Culture and Arts Promote Culture, Art, and Community
MAY 18 (ASEAN Secretariat News) — ASEAN Senior Officials on Culture and the Arts met at the ASEAN Secretariat last week, 12-14 May, to set policies and strategies on promoting the culture and art sector of the ASEAN region. They also discussed how to celebrate the launching of ASEAN Community by the end of 2015, as well as ways for culture and the arts to contribute to building a people-oriented, people-centred ASEAN. “A key challenge […]
Every week, one journalist is killed, according to UNESCO
MAY 6 — Based on the latest statistics released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), one journalist is killed every week around the world. UNESCO added that 593 journalists have been killed worldwide from 2006-2013, with only 6.4% being resolved. (Paris, France) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Naming of Mount Hamiguitan as UNESCO World Heritage Site is boon to Davao Oriental, says governor
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) inscription of Mount Hamiguitan range wildlife sanctuary as a World Heritage Site is a boon to Davao Oriental, Governor Corazon Malanyaon has said.Mount Hamiguitan was recently inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site during a UNESCO Conference in Doha, Qatar, Governor Malanyaon said during a press briefing after she paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday morning.“It was declared as a […]
UNESCO expresses alarm, warns Australia over Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO has warned Australia that it could place the Great Barrier Reef on the World Heritage in Danger List. This follows the approval of a plan to dump dredge waste nearby. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a report released by its Paris headquarters on Thursday that it had recommended that the marine park of the Australian coast be considered for inclusion on the danger list. The report said UNESCO […]
