Brasilia Field Office News Archive
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19.02.13 UFGD will host the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Diversity, Gender and Borders
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19.02.13 Seminar in Brasilia discusses Ethics in Basic Education
UNESCO and Serviço Social da Indústria (Social Service for the Industry - SESI) are hosting the Seminar on Ethics in Basic Education on 21 February. Its objective is to promote discussion and to share experience among high level specialists on Moral and Ethics Education. The seminar will gather professionals and educators to talk about the challenges of ethical matters in contemporary education.
19.02.13 UNESCO launches report on barriers to multilingual Internet
Ambitions to create a genuinely multilingual Internet are being frustrated by technical gridlocks and the solid dominance of Latin script and the English language.
18.02.13 UNESCO message for the International Mother Language Day
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO,
on the occasion of International Mother Language Day
UNESCO, 21 February 2013
08.02.13 Message by Director-General of UNESCO on the World Radio Day
13 February 2013
07.02.13 World Radio Day - 13 February
13 February is World Radio Day — a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information and freedom of expression over the airwaves.
06.02.13 Launch at UNESCO of the International Year for Water Cooperation
The International Year for Water Cooperation will be launched at UNESCO Headquarters on 11 February (10 a.m to 5.45 p.m., Room IV).
05.02.13 Brazilian government allocates BRL 1 billion towards historical cities
The Programme for Growth Acceleration of Historical Cities (PAC Cidades Históricas) will guarantee the restoration of listed monuments and sites in 20 states of Brazil.
04.02.13 Director-General visits Mali with French President François Hollande
03.02.2013
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made a visit to Mali on Saturday 2 February with French President François Hollande and the interim President of Mali Dioncounda Traoré.
01.02.13 Correios holds 42º International Letter-Writing Competition
On 1 February registration begins for the 42nd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and held by Correios in Brazil. This competition aims at developing the ability to write, expanding creative thinking and awakening a taste for writing in young people.