UNESCO News Service

Diversity of cultural expressions: cooperation and sustainable development on agenda of UNESCO intergovernmental meeting

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Three years after UNESCO adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, its intergovernmental committee is meeting in Paris on 8 - 12 December. ...

Cross fertilization from one shore of the Mediterranean to the other - UNESCO Conference

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0100

A conference, entitled "Intercultural Encounters on the Shores of the Mediterranean, the Alchemy of an Uninterrupted Dialogue," will take place at UNESCO Headquarters on 4 and 5 December. ...

December 2008: UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0100

This year's International Human Rights Day, celebrated on 10 December, will mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ...

UNESCO conference will review adult education for equity and inclusion in Europe, North America and Israel

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0100

Adult learning and education in Europe, North America and Israel are the focus of a conference to be held in Budapest from 3 to 5 December. ...

Director-General condemns killing of Pakistani journalists Abdul Razzak Johra and Qari Mohammad Shoaib and voices grave concern about safety of journalists in the country

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today condemned the murders of Pakistani journalists Abdul Razzak Johra, of the Royal TV network, on 3 November and Qari Mohammad Shoaib, of the Azadi and Khabar Kar newspapers, on 8 November. ...

Don't cut education funding, urge ministers attending UNESCO's International Conference on Education

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0100

The global financial crisis should not serve as a justification for cuts in education funding, concluded ministers and representatives from 153 countries attending the 48th session of UNESCO's International Conference on Education which closed ...

Director-General condemns killing of journalist Didace Namujimbo in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today condemned the killing of Didace Namujimbo of Radio Okapi in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...

UNESCO is ready to support the worldwide debate on biofuels

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:10:00 +0100

UNESCO stands ready to facilitate dialogue among governments on biofuel technology. "The Organization can be a forum for exchange on this important issue," stated UNESCO Deputy Director-General Marcio Barbosa. ...

As Claude L�vi-Strauss turns 100, UNESCO Director-General pays tribute to one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, has joined in paying tribute to French anthropologist Claude L�vi-Strauss, on the occasion of his hundredth birthday on 28 of November.

Inequality undermining education opportunities for millions of children

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0100

The failure of governments across the world to tackle deep and persistent inequalities in education is consigning millions of children to lives of poverty and diminished opportunity, according to a report published by UNESCO today.

Bamako Call to Action urges new approach to health research

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:55:00 +0100

The ministers and representatives of ministries of health, science and technology, education, foreign affairs and international cooperation from 59 countries have adopted a Call to Action in Bamako (Mali) which fixes ambitious targets for ...

Director-General condemns killing of Philippines journalist Aresio Padrigao

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today condemned the killing of dxRS Radyo Natin (Our Radio) journalist Aresio Padrigao on 17 November in Gingoog City, in the Philippines province of Misamis Oriental.

Publication of practical guide to computer recycling

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100

UNESCO is launching a free practical guide to computer recycling for entrepreneurs and project sponsors, on the occasion of a conference on Digital Solidarity being held in Lyon (France). ...

UNESCO-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the World Heritage site of Edinburgh

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook a reactive monitoring mission to examine development projects affecting the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), ...

St�phane Hessel receives the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today designated Frenchman, St�phane Hessel, as laureate for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights, on the recommendation of a jury that met in early November. ...

World Heritage Centre rewarded

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:50:00 +0100

The tourism industry has given its 2008 World Tourism Award to UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, recognizing the Centre's support for the preservation of natural and cultural world heritage sites in 185 countries.

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0100

On the eve of an international workshop organised by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere programme to be held in Kathmandu (Nepal) on November 19, Professor Martin Price, Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College, University of the ...

First Lady of Cameroon named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for education and social inclusion

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, will designate Chantal Biya, First Lady of Cameroon, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for education and social inclusion. She will receive the title during a ceremony on 14 November (6.30 p.m. ...

100 Countries ratify Anti Doping Convention

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:45:00 +0100

UNESCO celebrated the signing of the 100th government to the International Convention against Doping in Sport in Paris today. ...

World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology to meet 12 and 13 November at UNESCO

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0100

Members of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) will hold an extraordinary session on 12 and 13 November at UNESCO in Paris (Room 14, Bonvin building) to examine the Commission's action plan and ...

Shanghai TV University and Egyptian Ministry to receive 2008 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, has named the laureates of the 2008 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education. ...

Global Ethics Observatory launches sixth database

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:10:00 +0100

UNESCO's Global Ethics Observatory (GEObs), a system of databases on bioethics and other areas of applied ethics in science and technology, launched it sixth database on 30 October. ...

UNESCO celebrates 100th ratification of Anti Doping Convention

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, and the Director-General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman, will host a press conference on Wednesday 12 November at the Organization's Headquarters in Paris to celebrate the ...

Young Europeans present strategies to combat racism in sports to European Parliament

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Representatives of the project "Youth Voices against Racism", an initiative of UNESCO, FC Barcelona and the European Coalition of Cities against Racism (ECCAR), in partnership with the European Parliament, visited the Parliament in ...