News and Events
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Sites in Himalchal Pradesh,
Sikkim, added to UNESCO ecotourism
network
05 May
2004 - Two new project sites have been added to the
Central and South Asian ecotourism
network. |
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audiovisual authorities in the world discuss cultural
diversity in the globalized arena
17 May 2004 - The meeting,
to be held on 28 and 29 May at the Barcelona Forum 2004, will study
ways of promoting cultural diversity in the context of global
operator activity. |
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Anti-piracy training for
trainers
Sofia, Bulgaria
17 May 2004 - 20 May
2004 UNESCO, in the framework of its Global Alliance for
cultural diversity, and in collaboration with the Bulgarian National
Commission for UNESCO, the Bulgarian stakeholders in the field of
copyright and the international anti-piracy associations in the
music and motion picture sectors, is organizing an Anti-piracy training for
trainers seminar. |
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The Hague Convention: 50 Years
of Protecting Cultural Property in the event of Armed
Conflict
14 May
2004 - A commemorative symposium on the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of
Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict will be held at
UNESCO Headquarters on Friday, May 14 (9.30 a.m.- 6.45 p.m., Room
X). |
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Launching of the travelling
exhibition "Lest We Forget: From Slavery to
Freedom"
Nassau, the
Bahamas
19 May 2004 - 19 June 2004 Inauguration of
the travelling exhibition: "Lest We Forget: From Slavery to Freedom"
by the Director-General of UNESCO during his official visit to
Nassau, the Bahamas.
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"World Day for Cultural
Diversity"; in Central America, Managua (Nicaragua), 21 May
2004
Managua,
Nicaragua
21 May 2004 On the occasion of the
celebration of the "World Day for Cultural Diversity", the
Nicaraguan National Commission for Co-operation with UNESCO has
organized this sub-regional event in collaboration with UNESCO's
Offices for Central America and Mexico, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sports, the National Institute of Culture, and the Institute of
Tourism. |
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Plenary Session of the International
Co-ordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural
Heritage of Iraq
UNESCO
Headquarters, Room IV
24 May 2004 This Plenary
Session will be opened by the Director-General of UNESCO in the
presence of Mr. Mufid al-Jazairi, Minister of Culture of
Iraq. |
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Documentary
film "Les Héritiers d'Angkor".
UNESCO, Cinéma
24 May 2004 Preview
of the documentary film "Les Héritiers d'Angkor" by Image In
Production, Jérônimo, Cityzen télévision and KTO TV. The film deals
with the cultural heritage and the globalization stakes involving
the conservation of the Angkor site and the choice of techniques and
ideas: differences of conception depending on whether one is
Cambodgian, Chinese, French, Japanese or
Swiss. | |
