UNESCO in Asia-Pacific News, December 2018

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The recent 2018 inscriptions of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) on UNESCO Lists has raised again global awareness of variations of masked dance in South-East Asia, which retell the story of Rama, the god-reincarnated king who defeats the demon king Ravana. Read more

Thailand has been a major destination for migrants and refugees for decades, now with more than 164,000 migrant and non-Thai students enrolled in schools and learning centres across the country. Read more

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Networking and collaboration are the strategic tool arts practitioners use to navigate and survive complex, challenging and sometimes hostile working conditions. Read more

Urgent challenges for learning achievement in Myanmar include child labour, students being too tired or hungry to study, different languages, and parental lack of interest, among many other factors. Read more

With the backdrop0 of the IPCC’s warning0 for the consequences of a global increase in Like 3 Tweet temperatures0 Share of more thanSave 1.5 0degrees Celsius, a group of 130 open source activists and students bunkered down to develop mobile apps around UNESCO’s soon to-be-published climate handbook for journalists in the Asia-Pacific. Read more

The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) turns five – a Q&A assesses the network’s contributions to national capacity development and SDG4 in the past, present and future. Read more

As a supporter of youth empowerment and safe sport participation, UNESCO is saddened by the death of 13-year-old Muaythai fighter Anucha Thasako. Read more 0 Like 3 Tweet 0 Share 0 Save 0

The young people sitting together in a classroom at Chiang Mai University came from countries across the region, yet they do not only identify as Cambodian, Lao, Myanmar, Thai or Vietnamese. Read more

The video is heartbreaking. A group of older girls in school uniforms surround a smaller girl sitting on the floor, yanking on her hair in a pantomime of braiding it until she cries out, and then repeatedly kicking and beating her. Read more 0 Like 3 Tweet 0 Share 0 Save 0

By the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish, according to some estimates.Read more

In the context of increasing mistrust between journalists and Myanmar authorities, UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, local and international media organizations, and civil-society organizations held the 7th Myanmar Media Development Conference on 5 December, 2018.Read more

A mother’s determination: Building a better A foundation for life and love – Thailand: A life through Lifelong Learning. Read more Thai family’s perspective on comprehensive sexuality education. Read more

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Asia-Pacific In Graphic Detail: A series of As we celebrate the recent Intangible Cultural infographics illustrates the key issues and Heritage inscriptions, it is a reminder of the challenges for UNESCO’s work in the region. value and inclusivity of ICH generally.