Year in Review: Annual Report 2024

UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia

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UNESCO South Asia Regional Support Strategy 2025-2029
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4 new entries from South Asia on the Memory of the World Register

With submissions from 72 countries and 4 international organisations, total number of inscribed documentary heritage collections at 570 globally

4 new entries MOW
Ethics by Design

Conversations on Ethical AI at RAM Hyderabad

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UNESCO launches heritage project in Taj Ganj to empower local artisans in design innovation, market linkages and heritage storytelling
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International Expert Meeting on Sacred City of Anuradhapura Highlights Integrated Approach to Heritage Protection
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Asia-Pacific States prioritize culture for sustainable development at MONDIACULT 2025 consultation
MONDIACULT-HUB-2025
India paves the way for ethical adoption of AI

UNESCO and MeitY co-organize the 2nd AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) Consultation to craft an India-specific AI policy report that identifies strengths and opportunities for growth within India’s thriving AI ecosystem.

Descriptive graphic of a woman interacting with AI
Culture and Arts in Education

UNESCO's flagship State of the Education Report for India 2024: Rhythms of Learning highlights how culture and arts education foster holistic learning, enhances skills, and promotes cultural diversity and social cohesion.

A girl dressed and acting as Ravana in front of a poster of a Kathakali dancer
Bhutan laying the foundation for its first Biosphere Reserve

Bhutan has embarked on a process to prepare a dossier for designating its first Biosphere Reserve in the country.

Surveyors at a natural site with a lake
India’s 43rd World Heritage Site: Moidams – The Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty

46th Session of the World Heritage Committee Inscribes Moidams – The Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty as India’s 43rd World Heritage Site

Moidams

Based in New Delhi, India, the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia is mandated to cover six countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. UNESCO's programmes in Bangladesh and Nepal are implemented by UNESCO Offices in Dhaka and Kathmandu respectively.

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Based in New Delhi, India, the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia is mandated to cover six countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. UNESCO's programmes in Bangladesh and Nepal are implemented by UNESCO Offices in Dhaka and Kathmandu respectively.

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