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News UNESCO and the Lee Seung-yuop Baseball Foundation launch partnership on sport for development and peace14 December 2018
News United Nations General Assembly acknowledges important role of Kazan Action Plan in advancing sport for development and peace4 December 2018
News Intangible Heritage: Jamaican reggae, Georgian wrestling and Irish hurling, inscribed on Representative List alongside Jordanian, Kazakh and Japanese rituals29 November 2018
News Traditional Korean wrestling listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage following unprecedented merged application from both Koreas26 November 2018
News UNESCO’s Partners’ Forum: Young Leaders gather in Paris for Youth Empowerment for Peace14 September 2018
News Evaluation of the Anti-Doping Fund – States Parties invited to complete the online survey5 September 2018
News Discover the winners of the UNESCO and Juventus Photo Contest on Football’s Power to Overcome Discrimination13 June 2018