TNPSC Thervupettagam

Nicaragua and UNESCO

May 10 , 2025 20 hrs 0 min 10 0
  • Nicaragua has announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO.
  • This happened because UNESCO gave a press freedom prize to La Prensa, a Nicaraguan newspaper.
  • UNESCO member states created the World Press Freedom Prize in 1997.
  • This is the only UN prize awarded to journalists.
  • Earlier, Nicaragua announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
  • Nicaragua has also withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council, International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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