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UNESCO Clearing House for Literary Translation Launched*
09-01-2003 - An online clearinghouse for literary translation has recently been launched by UNESCO. The new service entitled "Literature & Translation" acts as a centre for information, guidance and encounter for translators, publishers, researchers, librarians, archivists, teachers and all others, who work on the discovery and promotion of literature.
Celebrating the Launch of New WebWorld*
15-10-2002 - The official launch of a new version of WebWorld, the website of UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector and a new "WebWorld News Digest", a quarterly print version of WebWorld news items , is scheduled today. The launch will take place this evening at a reception in UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters on the occasion of the 165th session of UNESCO's Executive Board.
Website for UNESCO's Preparation of World Summit on Information Society Launched*
10-09-2002 - An online platform providing information on UNESCO's contribution to the preparation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is now at http://www.unesco.org/wsis. The website provides data on UNESCO's numerous preparatory activities and lists links to similar services of other organizations and national governments.
16,000 Links Now on UNESCO’s Libraries and Archives Portals
21-05-2002 - - More than 16,000 links to websites of libraries and archives worldwide and to resources related to librarianship and records and archives management are listed on the UNESCO Libraries Portal and the UNESCO Archives Portal. Both portals were launched in 2001 in order to provide service to concerned professional communities worldwide.
One Man’s Struggle for Press Freedom*
29-04-2002 - Zimbabwean editor Geoffrey Nyarota is the winner of this year’s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Andrew Meldrum in Harare spoke to Nyarota about his fight for a free press.
