UNESCO playing crucial role in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 29: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has been playing crucial role towards pushing educational advancement and preserving the cultural heritages during 20 years of its partnership with Nepal.
Addressing a reception hosted by UNESCO Representative Christian Manhart to celebrate 20 years of its collaboration, in the capital on Wednesday evening, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokharel lauded the UN agency’s role in preserving and exploring cultural heritages of Nepal.
Minister Pokharel also expressed gratefulness to UNESCO for its cooperation to Nepal’s bid to rebuild historical heritages devastated by the earthquake and also recalled its contributions to the professional advancement of journalism and expansion of community communications.
In the programme, UN Resident Representative Valerie Julliand said that the UNESCO has been providing support to Nepal’s peace process, education, science and technology, defence of press freedom and development of community communications, and pledged to continue such support in future as well. UNI