The diplomat added that Russia is not going to withdraw from UNESCO. Despite all the "political burdens", the Russian Federation and the organization have a solid and constructive agenda, he stressed.

Citing no evidence, Ortega and Murillo accuse the UN Agency of publishing “biased and one-sided” information, and of ...

Nicaragua’s decision comes shortly after UNESCO announced that the 2025 World Press Freedom Prize would be awarded to the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. Created in 1997 , this prize honors ...

UNESCO's regret. In a statement announcing Nicaragua's decision to leave, Azoulay said, “UNESCO is fully within its mandate when it defends freedom of expression and press freedom around the ...

UNESCO handed its annual award to Nicaragua's oldest newspaper, La Prensa, whose staff have been forced to publish from abroad as President Daniel Ortega tightens his grip on power.

Nicaragua has left UNESCO. This happened because UNESCO gave a press freedom prize to La Prensa, a Nicaraguan newspaper. Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director general, expressed regret. She mentioned ...

Nicaragua has withdrawn from the U.N. cultural and educational body UNESCO because of the awarding of a prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa.

Nicaragua angrily announced its withdrawal from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in a letter that UNESCO’s director general, Audrey Azoulay, said she received Sunday ...

Nicaragua angrily announced its withdrawal from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in a letter that UNESCO’s director general, Audrey Azoulay, said she received Sunday ...

UNESCO Nicaragua Withdraws FILE - The main building of the UNESCO headquarters is seen through the Globe in Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file) (Michel Euler/AP) ...