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UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools to reduce classroom disruption

Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption and improve learning, a UN report has recommended.

UNESCO, Pakistan Academy of Sciences hold webinar on ‘Open Science’

It was a follow up for an online ministerial dialogue ‘Open Science,’ which took place earlier in March.

UNESCO adds 8 Pakistani historical sites to world heritage list

Derawar Fort, Ziarat Juniper Forest, Deosai National Park and Khewra Salt Range are among the eight Pakistani sites included in World Heritage Sites. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has accepted Pakistan's recommendation to include eight Pakistani...

Pakistan’s education policies failing too many children: GEM Report 2016

The Education systems must provide people vital skills and knowledge that can find new solutions for environmental problems ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan is home to 9% (24 million) of the world's 263 million out of school children, adolescents, and youth, which is a...

Experts urge to promote Pakistan’s creative industries for social development

Pakistan’s creative economy has huge potential but current structures don’t provide the flexibility these businesses need to achieve that potential ISLAMABAD -- Entrepreneurs, cultural policy makers and experts across Pakistan, together with UNESCO are engaging in talks to revitalize support for...

Pakistan completes first phase of SDG-4 consultation at federal, provincial level

The plan of action for Sustainable Development Goals requires the government and relevant stakeholders to act in collaborative partnership to align SDG-4 (Quality Education) for implementation QUETTA (Pakistan) - The final consultation phase-1 on SDG-4 – ‘’the Education 2030’’ concluded...

Pakistan urged to prioritize Safety of Journalists, Access to Information

World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every 3rd May across the world with the aim to advance the fundamental principles of press freedom and its evaluation, to defend the media from attacks and to pay tribute to journalists who...

Pakistan should submit potential culture sites for UN World Heritage Sites list

All provinces encouraged to submit nominations of natural and cultural sites of Pakistan ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - To prepare and finalize the list of potential Cultural, Natural and Mixed Heritage Sites of Pakistan for inscription on the World Heritage List of UNESCO...

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South Korea’s KAI signs $1.4 billion deal to launch mass production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jets

Nine years after the development of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae began, the Korean government finalized a significant deal with Korea Aerospace Industries for the production of 20 fighter jets