Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) is an association of news agencies from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) member states in the Asia-Pacific region. It was previously known as Organisation of Asian News Agencies.
It was formed in 1961 on UNESCO's initiative. It provides a news wire service containing articles donated by its members.
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