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Durmitor World Heritage site is no longer threatened (Serbia and Montenegro)
25 04 2005 The government of Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro, has cancelled a project to
build a dam that would flood part of the Tara River Canyon in the buffering
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve next to Durmitor National Park, a World Heritage site
inscribed in 1980.
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Major archaeological discoveries in Aksum (Ethiopia)
25 04 2005 - Major archaeological vestiges have been discovered at the World Heritage site of Aksum (Ethiopia) by the experts UNESCO sent to Aksum (Ethiopia) to survey the World Heritage Site. |
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Saharan MeetingsUNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France)
09 - 13 05 2005 Organized as part of the intersectoral programme "The Sahara of Cultures and People", the aim of the meetings is to draw the public's attention to the socio-cultural aspects of life in the Sahara. The approaches include the interactive participation of cultures, with a view of difference populations' way of life and the importance of combating poverty. |
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UNESCO to take part in the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes (France)
11 - 22 05 2005 In pursuance of the common goal to promote the cinema and film-makers from the South, UNESCO - by way of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC) and the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity- and Radio France Internationale (RFI) have decided to form a partnership. |
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World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape
Vienna (Austria)
12 - 14 05 2005 About 200 historic cities and urban centres illustrating the diversity of cultural achievements are inscribed on the World Heritage List. This number rises to more than 300 sites inscribed, if the monuments located in an urban context and towns included in cultural landscapes are also considered. |
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UNESCO Donors Conference for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France)
13 05 2005 This Conference is organized in close cooperation with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Council of Europe and the European Commission. |
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Cultural Diversity in Knowledge Societies St Petersburg (Russian Federation)
17 05 2005 - 19 05 2005 UNESCO is organizing a three-day expert meeting on "Cultural Diversity in Knowledge Societies" in St. Petersburg. The event takes place in the framework of the conference "UNESCO between the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society" organized by the Russian authorities. |
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Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe Varna (Bulgaria)
20 - 21 05 2005 The regional Forum entitled “Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe: Common Past and Shared Heritage - A Key to Future Partnership” will be held on 20 and 21 May in Varna (Bulgaria) in particular to encourage Heads of State of South-East Europe to promote this sub-region as a potential ground for meeting, recognition and peace with culture very much to the fore. |
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Festival on Cultural Diversity and Dialogue in Central Asia
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France)
24 05 2005 - 01 06 2005 The Festival is one of a number of events celebrating World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on 21 May. |
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Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts on the Preliminary Draft Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France)
25 05 2005 - 04 06 2005 The participants to this 3rd session* - all the UNESCO Member States are invited, Observers and interested Intergovernmental and Non-Governmental Organizations - will examine the text of the Preliminary Draft Convention drawn up by government experts at the close of the Second Session (February 2005). |
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Exceptions to copyright UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France)
27 05 2005 The meeting is one of a series of French-German meetings on copyright which will take place in 2005. It is organized by UNESCO’s Cultural Enterprise and Copyright Section in collaboration with the Research Institute of Intellectual Property Henri-Desbois (IRPI) and the Max Planck Institute. |
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Conserving Cultural and Biological Diversity: The Role of Sacred Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes Aichi, Japon
30 05 2005 - 02 06 2005 This International Symposium will take place during the EXPO 2005, AICHI (25 March -25 September). |
