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Irina Bokova

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Highlights

  • 03 Jul 2012
    UNESCO Director-General calls for a halt to destruction of cultural heritage site in Timbuktu

  • 24 Jun 2012
    36th session of World Heritage Committee opens with focus on sustainable development

  • 18 Jun 2012
    Rio +20: A turning point for sustainable development

  • 13 Jun 2012
    Irina Bokova’s official visit to Barbados

  • 10 Jun 2012
    Director-General’s official visit to Gabon

  • 08 Jun 2012
    Director-General’s official visit to Benin

  • 07 Jun 2012
    Irina Bokova on an official visit to Togo

  • 05 Jun 2012
    Director-General on an official visit to Côte d’Ivoire

  • 01 Jun 2012
    Irina Bokova opens the Summit of Heads of States of South East Europe

  • 01 Jun 2012
    Director-General’s official visit to Slovakia

  • 31 May 2012
    Irina Bokova opens the International Conference “Euro-Arab Dialogue: contribution to a new humanism”

  • 27 May 2012
    Director General on an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • 25 May 2012
    Irina Bokova marks the first anniversary of the Global Partnership for Girls'’ and Women’'s Education

  • 23 May 2012
    Director-General joins Diamond Jubilee of UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

  • 19 May 2012
    Director-General on an official visit to Jordan

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News

  • 16 Apr 2013

    Director-General deplores the death of Russian journalist Mikhail Beketov

  • 16 Apr 2013

    Director-General calls for investigation into murder of Guatemalan journalist Luis Alberto Lemus

  • 14 Apr 2013

    High Stakes for the High Seas

  • 12 Apr 2013

    UNESCO and CERDOTOLA Join Forces for the Promotion of African Cultures

  • 12 Apr 2013

    The Director-General Meets the President of the Republic of Congo

  • 11 Apr 2013

    “Journeys to School” exhibition at UNESCO

  • 10 Apr 2013

    "Arts education is a driver of innovation for societies," said Irina Bokova at the Council of Ministers of Culture of South-Eastern Europe

  • 08 Apr 2013

    Culture and Sustainable Development at the Heart of Director-General’s visit to Slovenia

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