{"id":126516,"date":"2025-06-11T10:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=126516"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:45:18","slug":"unesco-resumes-operations-in-syria-after-14-year-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/126516\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO resumes operations in Syria after 14-year hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Tuesday the resumption of its operations in Syria, marking an end to a 14-year hiatus following the suspension of cooperation with the former Syrian regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/syria-unesco-resumes-operations-first-initiative-national-museum-damascus#:~:text=News-,Syria%3A%20UNESCO%20resumes%20operations%20with%20a%20first%20initiative%20at%20the,with%20the%20Al%2DAssad%20regime\">statement<\/a> published on its official website, UNESCO said it has launched a new initiative aimed at providing urgent relief to support the rehabilitation of the National Museum of Damascus. 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