As the diplomatic missions to UNESCO in Paris returned to some semblance of normality after a lengthy closedown as a result of Covid-19, the St. Kitts and Nevis envoy to UNESCO met his counterparty representing Brazil this week to discuss areas of mutual cooperation in relation to UNESCO activities and programmes Over a fruitful discussion …
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Stakeholders in the St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve made their contribution in a workshop on Tuesday October 30th towards the development of a management plan for the reserve. At the opening ceremony at the conference room of the Bird Rock Beach Hotel, Minister responsible for UNESCO Shawn Richards acknowledged the importance of the St Mary’s Biosphere …
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UNESCO Workshop on the Development of the Management Plan for the St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve-SKNAntonio Maynard Posted by St. Kitts – Nevis National Commission for Unesco on Thursday, November 1, 2018
The significance of the St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve to St. Kitts and Nevis and the inhabitants of the communities forming the St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserves, will be focal points over the next few weeks in St. Kitts. Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems promoting solutions to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with …
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PRESS RELEASE Basseterre, St. Kitts – October 11th, 2018. UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province organized the 6th Training Course for Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserve Managers from October 1 to 3, 2018 in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. The overall aim of the training course was to …
Lecture Series Part 2 M.Y.S.M.B. Lascony – African Historian. Posted by St. Kitts – Nevis National Commission for Unesco on Friday, February 9, 2018
Our Brochure highlights a few of the main cultural assets of Charlestown, the capital of Nevis, in its pursuit of inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Nevis World Heritage Committee (NWHC) welcomes your valuable support as it seeks to protect and preserve the richness of an authentic history, steeped in outstanding universal value, …
The St. Kitts-Nevis National Commission for UNESCO is pleased to inform the general public that International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the lead agency will be commemorated on October 17th. The theme for this year is “Answering the Call of October …
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to leave no one behind, and calls for eradicating poverty by 2030. For this, we need swift action by Governments to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into effective policies that are supported with appropriate resources. The 2030 Agenda is ambitious — we need ambitious measures to take …
(NATCOM) – Basseterre, March 14, 2017: The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO is noting its sympathy on the passing of former Governor General of the Federation H.E. Sir Probyn Inniss MBE. Secretary General of the National Commission for UNESCO Mr. Antonio Maynard said that His Excellency had been an outstanding resource for …
The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1991. It operates as an agency of the Ministry of Education and Information of the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis.
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