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Latest headlines

• 22.05.13

  A Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage

• 18.05.13

  Director-General condemns killing of Colombian radio director and presenter Alberto Lázaro del Valle

• 14.05.13

  UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy

• 13.05.13

  UNESCO applauds launch in Tunisia of independent audiovisual regulatory body

• 13.05.13

  Bringing the “fair” back into play - World conference of sports ministers to discuss ways of cleaning up sport and making it accessible for all

• 09.05.13

  UNESCO Director-General deplores murder of Iraqi broadcaster Muwaffak al-Ani

• 06.05.13

  Pacific tsunami warning system put to the test

• 06.05.13

  UNESCO and China lead drive to include culture in the post-2015 development agenda

• 04.05.13

  San José Declaration calls for joint support of UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists

• 03.05.13

  Direcotr-General condemns murder of Somalian journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh