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NewsUNESCO New Delhi Celebrated the Power of Women and their Contribution to Sustainable Development on International Women’s Day14 March 2024
NewsNIOS awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 for its work on inclusion9 September 2021
NewsUNESCO literacy prize is awarded to programme enabling education of persons with disabilities in India3 September 2021
NewsUNESCO launches publication ‘Mobile Phones & Literacy: Empowerment in Women’s Hands’ at Bangalore summit7 September 2015