SAF News

Prof. Salima Hashmi, Chairperson, SAF-Pakistan sharing light movement with UMISAA Scholars

Aum Nim Dem Secretary, Jamchong Thuendel Foundation, Bhutan with Dr Nishchal Pandey, Chairperson, SAF-Nepal

Opening Ceremony of the SAARC Cultural Capital-2018 in Thimphu, Bhutan

H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial, Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), addressed the Inaugural Session of the SAARC Cultural Capital-2018 in Thimphu, Bhutan, this morning.

Mr. Koshal Hamal, Alumini, UMISAA, curated an art exhibition,organized by Karnali Art Centre

Koshal Hamal, UMISAA's Alumini, curated an art exhibition (an Exhibition of Performance and Painting), Organized by Karnali Art Centre. Koshal Hamal worked himself as a performance artist during the exhibition titled “Identifying Karnali” in Mugu Nepal with his 14 art students in June 2018:

Press Release:Secretary General of SAARC calls on Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology of Nepal

During the meeting, the Secretary General felicitated the Hon. Minister on his assumption of the Office. He also expressed good wishes for success in the important assignment....

Mme. France Marquet, SAF Representative to UNESCO, attended World Day for Cultural Diversity, Dialogue and Development

UNESCO celebrated World Day for Cultural Diversity, Dialogue and Development on 21 May, and this year’s 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, with a panel debate on ways to ensure everyone’s right to access culture....

Pondicherry University Vice Chancellor & his team with Ms France Marquet visited UNESCO Headquarters

Press Release on Delegation of Bhutan Broadcasting Service Visits SAARC Headquarters

A 14-member delegation from the Bhutan Broadcasting Service paid a visit to the SAARC Headquarters in Kathmandu, this forenoon. The delegation was led by Mr. Jigme, Executive Producer...

Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey, Chairperson, SAF - Nepal met Ms. Maria Rosa Cardenas Tomazic

Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey, Chairperson, SAF - Nepal visited UNESCO Headquarters at Paris and met Ms. Maria Rosa Cardenas Tomazic regarding Man and Biosphere program to be set up in Nepal.

Mr Sunil Sapkota UMCSAFS Batch of 2015 attended COP23 the World Climate Conference Germany

I had a wonderful experience in Bonn,Germany 2017 attending COP23 the World Climate Conference and 13th Conference of youth. Kudos! to positive support from you and MSF SAF staffs in Bhutan. Here is the link to my channel which gives you insight about my contribution in Germany and my other works in Nepal and Bhutan to aware people about climate

UMISAA scholar, Ms. Murk Mangi won 1st prize in Painting category in a nationwide 'We the people We the Arts' Competition

Murk Mangi a 3rd year student of fine Arts from (UMISAA)BNU-SVAD has secured first position in 'We the people We the Arts' competition which was organized by the Switzerland Embassy......

Farewell at UMISAA 2018

Report Regional Kick-off Workshop of the Project, Strengthening Regional Infrastructure and Cooperation

H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial, Secretary General of SAARC, addressed the Inaugural Session of the Regional Kick-off Workshop of the Project, Strengthening Regional Infrastructure and Cooperation in the field of Quality Infrastructure, that commenced in Kathmandu from today...

Press Release- 12th Meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers in Manila

The Twelfth Informal Meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in Manila, the Philippines, on 04 May 2018 on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank...

The ACJ awards for investigative journalism 2017 and Convocation of the class of 2017-18.

UNESCO will lead the 25th celebration of World Press Freedom Day & the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Prize

In 2018, UNESCO will lead the 25th celebration of World Press Freedom Day. The main event, jointly organized by UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Ghana, will take place in Accra, Ghana on 2 – 3 May. This year’s global theme is ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’, and will cover issues of media and the transparency of the political process, the independence and media literacy of the judicial system...

Applications open for UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2018

Since 1967, UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have rewarded excellence and innovation in the field of literacy. Over 485 projects and programmes undertaken by governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals around the world have been recognized. Through these prestigious Prizes, UNESCO seeks to support effective literacy practices and encourages the promotion of dynamic literate societies.

UMCSAJ Invites to attend ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism ( 2017) and the Convocation of the Class of 2018

We have always commemorated May 3, World Press Freedom day. Our convocation for each batch of students at ACJ is held on that day. It is a well attended public event. There is a commemoration address by a renowned academic / thinker / public intellectual on a media-related theme...

Secretary General of SAARC calls on the Foreign Minister of Nepal

H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussian B. Sial, Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), called on Hon. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal this morning. While felicitating the Minister on his assumption of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, the Secretary General expressed his good wishes for success in the important position in the Government. He also briefed the Foreign Minister on the status of ongoing activities of the SAARC process, including four ministerial meetings that have been held in a year and the forthcoming meeting of the Finance Ministers.

UWICER Signs Memorandum of Understanding with College of Natural Resources

The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the College of Natural Resources (CNR) on 21st April 2018. This MoU forms the renewal of the MoU which was signed between the two institutions on May 07, 2012 to implement the program of UNESCO Madanjeet Centre for South Asia Forestry Studies (UMCSAFS).

Third Memorial Lecture on UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh was organized by UMISARC

UNESCO Goodwill Ambasador Madanjeet Singh 94th Birth Anniversary

Secretary-General of SAARC, delivered opening remarks at the 11th SAARC Conference on Cooperation in Police Matters in Kathmandu

International Workshop on Energy Materials and Devices (IWEMD-2018) Schedule

UNESCO Prize of Girl's and Women's Education

Gender equality in education is a basic right and a prerequisite to build inclusive societies. Although notable progress has been made over the last 20 years, 16 million girls will never set foot in a classroom....

Fully paid scholarship Admission Notice at UNESCO Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technology for the batch 2018-19

Nominations are requested For fully paid scholarship from the South Asia Foundation Chapters to M.Tech. in Green Energy Technology at Centre for Green Energy Technology, Pondicherry University for the Academic Year 2018-19 on or before 2 May 2018. Eligibility criteria: BE/B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Electronics, Chemical or Biotechnology or M.Sc in Physics

Mme. France Marquet representative of SAF to UNESCO attended Mobile Learning Week -2018

UNESCO is pleased to announce that it will partner with ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for ICTs, to organize Mobile Learning Week 2018 under the theme 'Skills for a connected world'.

Mme. France Marquet representative of SAF to UNESCO attended International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Press Release:Inaugural Session of the 6th SAARC Business Leaders' Conclave in Kathmandu

The lectures delivered by Prof. D. Suba Chandran, Dean National Institute of Advance Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, at UMISARC

UNESCO seeks nominations for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2018

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for South Asian Journalisum(UMCSAJ) announces fully paid scholarship for PG Diploma in Journalisum

UNESCO MADANJEET SINGH CENTER OF SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISUM (UMCSAJ) announces FULLY paid scholarship for Postgraduate Diploma in Journalisum. Last Date to receive the nomination from South Asia Foundation Chapters is 16th April, 2018....

H.E Amjad Hussain B.Sial, Secretary General of SAARC presenting momento to H.E.Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Prime Minister of Pakistan

The Secretary General paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 5th March 2018. He briefed the Prime Minister on the status of regional cooperation.

Mme. France Marquet, Representative of SAF attended UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize nomination

A Special lecture by Maj.Gen.ANM Muniruzzaman at UMISARC on 1 March 2018

SAF Bhutan Chapter newly registered, on 28th February 2018 as Jamchong Thuendrel Foundation(BJTF)

SAF Bhutan Chapter newly registered, on 28th February 2018 as Jamchong Thuendrel Foundation(BJTF)

UMISARC announces fully paid scholarship for MA Program at Pondicherry University for the session of 2018-20

Sixteen fully paid scholarships are awarded to MA students from South Asian countries (eight boys and eight girls). The scholarship award covers the entire tuition fees, travel (round trip economy airfare only for international students) boarding and lodging at Pondicherry University for two years. All selected scholars are entitled for a monthly stipend of Rs. 10000/ PM during their course period...

Ms. Trupthi Narayan officer at UNESCO, Paris visited SAF-Nepal & SAF-India office

Ms. Trupthi Narayan senior officer at UNESCO, Paris visited SAF-India office and had discussions on the activities of SAF and her interest in Biodiversity and Indigenous knowledge of South Asian countries.

SAF announces fully paid scholarship at UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Water Management (UMCSAWM)-2018

Applications are invited for the 2018-2019 intake of the above course offered by the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (www.civil.mrt.ac.lk). The programme will be conducted at the UNESCO Madanjeet Centre for South Asia Water Management (UMCSAWM).....

Mme France Marquet, SAF representative to UNESCO attended forum on International Day of Women and Girls in Science

This event, organized in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, brought together representatives of scientific institutions, international organisations, NGOs and tech businesses to analyse the current situation and identify effective ways to empower women through and for science

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA) announces a fully paid scholarship for a female from Afghanistan

Annual report of SAF Activities 2017

South Asia Foundation has submitted an annual Report of activities to SAARC

Gratitude again: Feedback by Dr Touseef Osman Khan, UMIKS, Alumnus, batch of 2013

I am writing today to share with you a piece of news that would surely make you glad. I have got a postdoctoral fellowship through Andrew Mellon Foundation in Studies in Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University, South Africa...

Ms Kubra Khademi, Alumna, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Arts (UMISAA) exhibiting 12 ministry of Culture

Kubra Khademi is an Afghan artist who was born 1989. She is an Afghan performance artist and a feminist based in Paris. Through her practice, Khademi explores her life as a refugee and a woman. She studied fine arts at Kabul University, before attending UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Arts (UMISAA) at Beaconhouse National University

Mme France Marquet representative of SAF to UNESCO attended 11th commemoration in Memory of the victims of the Holocaust

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh's legacy is alive

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh's legacy is alive even in Santiago de Chile, through the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Chair on tolerance and non-violence

UMISAA scholars Mr. Sher Ali & Ms. Lati Attaii selected to participate in young subcontinent project of Serendipity Arts

Mme France Marquet represented MSF at seminar 'Making climate finance work for women'

Because women play a key role in combating climate change on the eve of the One Planet Summit, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs held...

SAF-Bhutan 2017 - Annual Report

SAF Bhutan is pleased to report here that after almost two years of going back and forth with the Civil Society Organisation Authority (CSOA) of Bhutan, we have made a presentation to the CSOA Board on 6th December 2017 under a local name “Bhutan Jamchong Thuendel Foundation” (BJTF); which means “Bhutan Foundation of Compassion and Goodwill”. The COSA Board directed to submit the following documents for final registration:

SAF Governing Council Meeting held on 9th Dec 2017

33rd SAARC Charter Day Celebrations at UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Green Energy Technology (UMSGET )

Join the Gem Report Rights to Education Campaign

he Youth version of the 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments, is now available. It was launched this morning, to mark December....

Mobile Learning Week -2018

UNESCO is pleased to announce that it will partner with ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for ICTs, to organize Mobile Learning Week 2018 under the theme 'Skills for a connected world'.

UNESCO Monthly Digest - December 2017

Mme France Marquet attended Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Global Action Programme on Education & Sustainable development

The Asia-Pacific regional workshop, organized by UNESCO in partnership with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India and with the support of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study......

Prof. Salima Hashmi gives Delhiites and students a glimpse of art and art education in Pakistan

Amidst the ongoing uncertain political relationship between India and Pakistan, a lecture series in Delhi by the renowned Pakistani artist Salima Hashmi provided some much-needed insights into life across the border....

Inauguration Ceremony of the MSc in Engineering and Water Management Programme for the 2017 Batch held

The inauguration ceremony of the Fifth Intake of the MSc in Water Resources Engineering and Management program at UMCSAWM was held on 07th November 2017. Eight participants (Two from Afghanistan, two from Bhutan, one each from India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) were offered with South Asia Foundation (SAF) - Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarships/Fellowships to pursue M. Sc. in Water Resources Engineering and Management offered by the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Water Management (UMCSAWM.....

Mr Sashi Kumar, Director, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ) met UMCSAJ's alumni from Nepal

Art work of Mr Moonis Ahmad, Alumnus, UMISAA Batch (2012-16)

Mr. Moonis Ahmad a BFA graduate of 2016 batch from UMISAA currently is a Doctoral Candidate researching in Archive at the University of Melbourne ....

Mme France Marquet, Trustee, MSF & SAF representative to UNESCO attended 39th Session of the General Conference

The General Conference consists of the representatives of the States Members of the Organization. It meets every two years, and is attended by Member States and Associate Members, together with observers for non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Each country has one vote, irrespective of its size or the extent of its contribution to the budget....

An open mobile video competition was organized by Madanjeet group scholarship students for the students studying at UMCSAFS

An open mobile video competition was organized by Madanjeet group scholarship students for the students studying at the College of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Forestry Studies (UMCSAFS)

Mme France Marquet, Trustee, MSF & SAF representative to UNESCO attended Knowledge Forum on Water Security and Climate Change

UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme organized the Knowledge Forum on Water Security and Climate Change.The aim of the Knowledge Forum was to facilitate knowledge exchange and to develop new projects. Featured activities of the Knowledge Forum on Water Security...

UMISAA holds Advisory Council meeting

Visit to the School- Kom Pu Lof Ni Kimeliuwe

Visit to radio Werken Kuruf at Mapuche Community

Visit of Mme France Marquet Trustee, Madanjeet Singh Foundation to Lago Budi

Visit to the Pablo Neruda Foundation, La Chascona Santiago, Chile

Reception at PEN Club International de Chile

Mme France Marquet, Trustee, Madanjeet Singh Foundation, visited Ministry of Education, UNESCO National Commission, Chile

Audience with H.E President Michelle Bachelet, of Chile at the Palacio de la Moneda