Brasilia Field Office News Archive
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09.04.13 Applications to the FBB Award on Social Technology are open until 31 May
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08.04.13 UN Joint Programme Security and Citizenship promotes training in Bahia
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01.04.13 Director of UN Millennium Campaign arrives in Brazil for official visit
Rio de Janeiro, April 1st 2013 – The Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Ms. Corinne Woods, arrives in Brazil tomorrow for an official visit aimed at strengthening collaboration with the Brazilian Government and civil society organizations in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.
26.03.13 Water for Development (Op-Ed)
Water for development
by Lucien Muñoz
Published in O Globo newspaper, 26/03/2013, Opinion, p. 17
25.03.13 Recife to host regional preparatory meeting for the world Science Forum in April
Recife will be hosting the 5th regional preparatory meeting for the World Science Forum (WSF) on the 15th and 16th of April at the Northeast Regional Headquarters of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in Cidade Universitária. The meeting is a lead up to the international event scheduled for November in Rio de Janeiro – it is the first time it will be held outside Europe.
22.03.13 15th Annual L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science - 2013
Each year, five outstanding women scientists – one per continent – are honoured for the contributions of their research, the strength of their commitments and their impact on society. The Awards jury was chaired by Professor Ahmed Zewail, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology.
21.03.13 Message from Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Water Day
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2013
21.03.13 Message from Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Poetry Day
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Poetry Day, 21 March 2013
21.03.13 Message from Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO,on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March 2013
20.03.13 Esplanada dos Ministérios turns blue in celebration of World Water Day
The National Water Agency (ANA), the Government of Distrito Federal (GDF), UNESCO Office in Brazil, WWF Brazil, and Água Brasil Program of Banco do Brasil will decorate with blue lighting the main buildings of Esplanada dos Ministérios (the Ministries Esplanade in Brasilia) next Friday 22 March. It will be in celebration of the Word Water Day, the International Year of Water Cooperation, and to encourage people to join Earth Hour. The goal is to draw society’s attention to matters concerning the use and preservation of water, an escalating challenge.