Paris, July 13, 2017—Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, and Sameh Wahba, Director of the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice of the World Bank, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding...
Date: July 13, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Beijing, September 2016 – The Liu Ancestral Hall Preservation and Renovation Project in China’s southeast Guizhou Province recently won an Honorable Mention in the 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural...
Date: September 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Kingston, JAMAICA, March 12-13, 2016—Hundreds of professional animators and artists from across the globe and the Caribbean region – including executives from Cartoon Network and South Africa’s most...
Date: March 10, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ALBA IULIA, ROMANIA, September 24, 2015— Today, the city of Alba Iulia and the World Bank held a ceremony to officially conclude their year-long engagement, which helped the city to assess its long-term...
Date: September 24, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Bango Vasil - or Roma New Year - is celebrated every year in Bulgaria on January 14. This event is one of the most prominent traditions in Roma culture and is linked to Saint Vasil, believed to be the...
Date: January 14, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Yaoundé, July 17, 2014 — On June 26, 2014, the World Bank’s country office in Yaoundé could have been mistaken for an art gallery. Buzzing with over 100 art enthusiasts, members of government, and curious...
Date: July 17, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
With a living history of over 1000 years, Lahore’s androon shehr (Walled City) serves as the city’s historic core and forms a part of Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage. It also represents a link to the...
Date: August 28, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
What is Aynak? Aynak is a large undeveloped copper resource, located about 40 km southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan’s Logar province. After a competitive bidding process, the government of Afghanistan...
Date: April 2, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
HERAT, Afghanistan – With hands that fly and tie, Shirin Waziri repeats movements made for centuries by the carpet-weavers who worked in the shadow of Herat’s ancient citadel. “This is our history, our...
Date: April 2, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Afghanistan’s little trumpet girls have the giggles. It’s just too funny, trying to explain how they were selected from an orphanage to study at the country’s most prestigious new music school. “We’re...
Date: January 17, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Washington, D.C. – The South Asia Regional Art Exhibition "Imagining our Future Together" organized by the World Bank will open on Jan. 22, at World Bank headquarters.South Asia is the least integrated...
Date: January 10, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Shrouded in scaffolding and netting, the façade of one of St. Petersburg's most well-known architectural monuments is undergoing a makeover. But the facade work is only the minor visible surface touch...
Date: July 10, 2011
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BAMAKO, January 15, 2010— In Mali, Nyogolon is a popular form of theater that blends comedy, acrobatics, music, dance, and interaction with the public. This broad range of disciplines fused into a single...
Date: January 15, 2010
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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