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Elias Khoury, Lebanon, (left) and João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens, Brazil, (right) to receive UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture


Brazilian publisher to receive UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, will award the 2011 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture to Lebanese author Elias Khoury and Brazilian publisher João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens in a ceremony on 27 February. The laureates are being recognized for their work to increase awareness of Arab culture in the world. The ceremony will take place at UNESCO’s Headquarters, Room I, at 6.30 p.m.

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News journalism in a digital world

News professionals and executives from some of the world’s leading media, academics, media law experts and representatives of press freedom organizations will explore the future of professional journalism in the digital environment at a conference at UNESCO’s Headquarters on 16 and 17 February.

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Tune in to World Radio Day on 13 February

Radio is the most prevalent mass medium in the world with the ability to reach 95% of planet’s population. UNESCO’s General Conference last year proclaimed 13 February as World Radio Day*, to celebrate radio as a vector for education, freedom of expression and public debate as well as a source of vital information in times of natural disasters, for example. UNESCO is inviting broadcasters around the world to celebrate the first edition of Radio Day next week.

 

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Rio+20: "the beginning of a global green transition"

The outcome of Rio+ will be of capital importance for the global environment in the coming ten years.‘Rio+20 must be remembered as a turning point – the beginning of a global green transition. This is UNESCO’s vision, and this guides all of our work to harness the power of education, the sciences, culture, information and communication for a more sustainable future,’ stated UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.



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