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News 15th February 2022
News Colombo, Sri Lanka - 9th February 2022

Ms. Krishnapriya Tharmakrishnar SAF Scholar UMISAA Batch (20018-20) work in Columbo scope - using her fathers letter press

My drawing is a representation of experience rather than appearance, and in this sense relinquishes the mantle of perception. There is a sense of openness in the act of drawing despite its medium of execution that lends itself to be a dynamic space for experimentation.

News UNESCO Headquaters, Paris - 9th February 2022

INVITATION: Conference on Human Rights Go Local: What Works

The International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Level under the auspices of UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security in cooperation with the UNESCO, OHCHR, UN-Habitat, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)..

News The National News, Afghanistan - 7th February 2022

Mr Aziz Hazara, Alumnus (2017 Batch) of UMISAA sends 20 tonnes of rubbish from Afghanistan to US as 'gift to the American people

Aziz Hazara is tracking an unusual shipment - 20 tonnes of rubbish collected from Bagram air base, formerly the largest US military base in Afghanistan. It is making its way west, back to its source. It’ll pass through Karachi and the Gulf, sailing the Indian Ocean and crossing the Atlantic to return to the US.

News Museum in Santiago, Chile - 3rd February 2022
News Museum in Santiago, Chile - 3rd February 2022

Ms Bachelet UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, inaugurated the women’s exhibition in The Museum of Memory and Human Rights

Mrs Bachelet UN High Commissioner for human rights, inaugurating the women’s exhibition in the Museum of Memory and Human Rights (Museo de la Memoria) directed by Mr Francoise Javier Estevez laureate of the 2014 UNESCO Madanjeet Singh prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence......

News UNESCO Headquaters, Paris - 3rd February 2022

Launch of the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 Youth Platform - Call for contributions for WHEC2022 is now open

he UNESCO WHEC2022 Youth Platform is officially launched! You are invited to join us in the World Higher Education Conference Youth Strategy, participating in a range of dynamic activities including calls, webinars, masterclasses, consultations, and podcasts, among others....

News UMCSAWM Moratuwa, Sri Lanka - 1st February 2022

Graduated SAF-Scholars Batch-2021 of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Water Management with Prof Lalith Rajapakse

During Covid-19 pandemic SAF Scholars 2021 Batch of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Water Management ( UMCSAWM )successfully completes its Post Graduation

News Thimpu, Bhutan - 7th January 2022
News Thimpu, Bhutan - 31st December 2021

Renewal of MoU between College of Natural Resource, Royal University of Bhutan (CNR) and South Asia Foundation (SAF)

Organization for Youth Empowerment, Thimphu (SAF-Bhutan ) renews Memorandum of Understanding between "UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Forestry Studies (UMCSAFS)" & "College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa" on 31 December 2021