- UNESCO has selected the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum, built in memory of earthquake victims in Gujarat, for the Prix Versailles award.
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial has been listed among the seven most beautiful museums in the world under the prestigious Prix Versailles award, which is announced every year by UNESCO for architecture and design.
UNESCO
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a constituent body of the United Nations.
- Its function is to promote international peace through education, natural and social sciences, culture and communication.
- This special institution of the United Nations was formed on 16 November 1945.
- Its objective is to establish peace and security through international cooperation in education and culture, so that a global consensus is formed for justice, rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms described in the Charter of the United Nations.