The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had approved the nomination of Mom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj for the initial consideration of the Committee on Anniversaries of Great Personalities and Historic Events.
Culture Minister Teera Slukpetch revealed the latest report from the Bureau of International Cooperation that the Selection Committee of the UNSECO had approved the nomination of MR Kukrit Pramoj in the initial consideration of the Anniversaries of Great Personalities and Historic Events, for the centenary of his birth in 2011.
There were 90 names submitted for consideration, and 51 of them had been approved after the initial process. MR Kukrit was the 46th in the list according to the alphabetical order of proponent countries.
UNESCO would convene the 181st meeting of the full committee at its Paris Headquarters during 23-28 April 2009 to consider the project to celebrate UNESCO’s Anniversaries of Great Personalities and Historic Events for the years 2010-2011.
The final consideration would be announced formally in October during the General Assembly of UNESCO.
21 April 2009
National News Bureau of Thailand
Posted by Thailand News on Tuesday 21 April 2009, 18:17 ICT1704Asia/Bangkok
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