The current issue of the UNESCO Courier highlights the extraordinary items of documentary heritage - the royal archives of Madagascar, the Song of the Nibelungs, John Marshall's Kalahari films - inscribed this year on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
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National Symposium on Media Education in India starts today in New Delhi
20-11-2009
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New Delhi
As part of celebrations marking the 64th year of UNESCO’s presence in India, the UNESCO New Delhi Office is conducting a two-day National Symposium on Challenges and Opportunities of Media Education in India. It is being held today and tomorrow at the IGNOU campus in New Delhi.
The National Symposium on Challenges and Opportunities of Media Education in India takes place in New Delhi from 20 to 21 November 2009.
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Workshop on gender in media education to take place in Namibia next week
20-11-2009
(UNESCO)
Windhoek
UNESCO organizes a one-day workshop for journalism academics and media practitioners in order to present the findings of the Audit of Gender in Media Education and Training in Namibia. The Audit assessed the situation in two institutions in Namibia, in the framework of a larger audit being conducted in 50 institutions in 14 countries of Southern Africa.
A workshop for journalism academics and media practitioners will present the findings of the Audit of Gender in Media Education and Training in Namibia.
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Human Rights in Community Media: UNESCO Brasilia launches new publication
19-11-2009
(UNESCO)
Brasilia
The UNESCO Office in Brasilia and Oboré, a Brazilian organization dealing with communication and cultural projects, have launched a publication and a series of radio spots on human rights addressed to community radio professionals and volunteers.
Beyond human rights, an online publication refers to citizenship and issues on domestic violence.
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Press councils from South-East Europe attended annual meeting of AIPCE
18-11-2009
(UNESCO)
Oslo
Thanks to UNESCO’s support, eight representatives from South-East European countries participated in the annual meeting of Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (AIPCE), a European network of independent content regulators for press and broadcast media. The Alliance held its 11th annual meeting in Oslo, from 14 to 17 October 2009.
UNESCO enabled representatives from South-East European countries to connect with media self-regulation organizations at the European level.
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UNESCO and LPI promote Linux education in Arab region
18-11-2009
(LPI)
Beirut
The Arab Support Centre for Free and Open Source Software, Ma3bar, signed an agreement with LPI-Middle East, an affiliate of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), to promote the adoption of free and open source software (FOSS) throughout the Arab world. The agreement was signed during the launch of Ma3bar at UNESCO’s Beirut Office on 5 November 2009.
UNESCO-supported Ma3bar signed an agreement with LPI-Middle East to promote FOSS throughout the Arab world.
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