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• Australia vows to challenge UNESCO's plans to downgrade Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status

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• World Book Day 2021: History, significance of UNESCO-recognised day to celebrate world literature

• Manipur's Tarao language, on the verge of extinction, is being revived through a musician's folk project

• How the ancient city of Cyrene near Libya, a world heritage site in danger, faces threats of bulldozers and loot

• COVID-19-induced closure of 15 lakh schools impacted 24.7 crore children in India, finds UNICEF study

• World Radio Day 2021: All you need to know about significance, history and theme of day celebrated on 13 Feb

• 'Paddington' bear mother, cub spotted wandering around tourist-free Machu Picchu

• Faded Glory: A photographer's depiction of the Chhau, Ghora naach, through nostalgia and an archivist lens

• Human Rights Day 2020: UN urges nations to 'create equal opportunities for all'; all you need to know

• Eighty three of 252 World Heritage sites severely affected by climate change warns IUCN report

• Egypt's Berber speakers cling to language in isolated oasis, confident dialect will survive Arabic dominance

• World Science Day 2020: What you should know about this year's theme, day's history and significance

• At least 11 million girls across the globe may never return to schools due to COVID-19: UNESCO

• World Teachers' Day 2020: UN chief thanks educators for 'crucial role'; 'teachers leading in crisis' is this year's theme

• Once Hyderabad aristocracy's favoured weave, how 'Telia Rumal' gained new lease of life post-Independence

• Coronvirus Outbreak: Nandita Das films a short to raise awareness on domestic violence during lockdown

• Coronavirus Outbreak: Calicut University teams up with UNESCO to launch guidelines for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities

• International Jazz Day 2020: Herbie Hancock to host virtual concert to celebrate during COVID-19 lockdown