NEW YORK | Following the 2025 UNESCO General Conference proclamation of April 25 as the International Day for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Palau—as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), with its partners – Kyrgyz Republic and PVBLIC Foundation– hosted the inaugural celebration on Friday, April 24. Held at the United Nations […]
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Palau attends 40th UNESCO General Conference at Paris, France
Representing Palau at UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) 40th General Conference was current Chairperson of Palau National Commission for UNESCO Minister Baklai Temengil-Chilton at Paris France from November 12-27, 2019. Accompanying her in this trip are two sitting members of Palau National Commission for UNESCO, Sunny Ngirmang Director of Bureau of Cultural […]
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Palau celebrates 7th year of the Rock Islands’ inscription as UNESCO world heritage site
Palau is going to celebrate the seventh year anniversary of the inscription of the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon as a UNESCO world heritage site on June 29. Koror State’s Conservation and Law Enforcement Outreach Officer Dora Benhart told Island Times that their office is preparing activities for the celebration among which include the installation of […]