{"id":2067,"date":"2026-04-07T19:27:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/nldsb\/?page_id=2067"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:33:37","slug":"proposed-members-by-sri-lanka-national-commission-for-unesco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLDSB\/proposed-members-by-sri-lanka-national-commission-for-unesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Members by Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2067\" class=\"elementor elementor-2067\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6607ae9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6607ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4688648 e-con-full e-flex e-con 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