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Door of no return, sculpture by D. Kouass, Benin© Unesco

23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition

The Slave Route Project seeks to break the silence on this historical global phenomenon. Exploiting the potential of multimedia tools to effectively address different aspects of this common heritage, UNESCO produced a documentary entitled Slave Routes: A Global Vision. Its diffusion in DVD format together with specially designed pedagogical materials, is particularly welcome on this commemoration Day, to increase our knowledge and enrich the debate on related themes.

Message by UNESCO’s Director-General: Commemorating the 23 August 2010
12th International Remembrance Day: A Global Commemoration
Slave Routes, A Global Vision: Awareness-raising Tools
"Breaking the silence" with the aid of UNESCO Associated Schools Network : The Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project
The Slave Route project: A knowledge-sharing platform

From 26-07-2010 to 04-08-2010 (Brasília - Brazil)

34th session of the World Heritage Committee: Inscription of 21 new sites on UNESCO World Heritage List More

From 01-08-2010 to 02-09-2010 (Paris - France)

Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) - Deadline for Submission of Nominations Papers: 1 September 2010 More

From 02-08-2010 to 07-08-2010 (Porto-Novo - Benin)

Regional Training Seminar for Improving Museum Inventories and Documentation in Sub-Saharan Africa More

From 02-08-2010 to 03-08-2010 (Tel Aviv - Israel)

Professional Certification for Israeli Conservators More

From 17-08-2010 to 22-08-2010 (Kingston - Jamaica)

Inaugural Rastafari Studies Conference on the theme: "Negociating the African Presence: Rastafari, Livity and Scholarship" More

From 23-08-2010 to 24-08-2010 (London - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Commemoration of the 23 August 2010 in the United Kingdom More

From 23-08-2010 to 27-08-2010 (Osogbo - Nigeria)

International Colloquium on “Slavery, Slave Trade and their Consequences” More

From 23-08-2010 to 24-08-2010 (Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago)

Trinidad and Tobago commemorates the 23th August 2010 More

UNESCO Beirut Office Newsletter issue no. 8 More

Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage Resource Manual More

First edition of the new UNESCO Port-au-Prince Newsletter More

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