The United Nations General Assembly declared 22nd March of each year World Water Day for water onDecember 22,1992.The day was first celebrated in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) Agenda 21. During World Water Day countries promote Public awareness through the publication and diffusion of documentaries and […]
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Man and Biosphere (MAB) Reserves of Malawi Lake Chilwa Wetland MAB Reserve Situated in the south of Malawi close to the eastern border with Mozambique, the Lake Chilwa Wetland Biosphere Reserve is home to one of the world’s most diverse populations of bird species. Lake Chilwa is the second largest […]
Read MoreTentative List Before submitting a dossier to nominate a site as world heritage site, states are encouraged to submit their Tentative Lists. A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party considers to be cultural and/or natural heritage of outstanding universal value and therefore suitable for […]
Read MoreThe United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) aimed at promoting the country’s economic development through culture and heritage. Through the MOU, UNESCO and the Bingu School of Culture and Heritage which is running […]
Read MoreTchopa Tchopa, the sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people was in 2014 inscribed on to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Gule Wamkulu Gule Wamkulu, the Great dance of the Chewa people was in 2008 inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural […]
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