The 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Nepal National Commission for UNESCO, organized virtually, has approved the plan to organize the Asia Pacific Regional Conference aimed at preserving the intangible culture and heritages on June 25th.
The the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, UNESCO Kathmandu, relevant organizations working for the promotion and preservation of intangible cultures and the metropolitan cities will be coordinating to hold the conference.
Given the conference is difficult to organize physically this year, it will be organized virtually. The online meeting was chaired by the general secretary of the Commission and secretary at the Ministry of Education, Ram Prasad Thapaliya.
The assistant general secretary, Dr. Baburam Adhikari presented the upcoming schedule of the program in the meeting. As per him, a Buddhism Culture Related Museum and Museology Programme would be held in coordination with Lumbini Buddhist University this year.
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Education Ministry, UNESCO Headquarters will facilitate the programme.
Likewise, a modern library is also to be opened at the Commission’s office, Singha Durbar with the financial and technical support of UNESCO Kathmandu. The AGM has approved a budget of about Rs 4 million. Addressing the program, Thapaliya assured the government’s support to UNESCO to organize different effective and constructive programs.