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L’inauguration de l’exposition « L’art macédonien aujourd’hui » - UNESCO, 14 mars 2003 - (La Porte-parole)
17-03-2003 - Le Directeur général de l’UNESCO a inauguré, en présence de Ministre de la culture de l’ex-République Yougoslave de Macédoine, M. Stefanovski, le Secrétaire d’Etat au Ministère de la culture, M. Gorjan Tozija, l’Ambassadeur en France et Délégué permanent auprès de l’UNESCO, M. Jordan Plevnes, et le Directeur de la Galerie d’art de Skopje, M. Zlatko Teodosievski, le 14 mars 2003, l’exposition « L’art macédonien aujourd’hui », présentée par la Galerie d’art de Skopje autour de l’œuvre de onze artistes de ce pays légendaire. More |
First meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics - UNESCO, 14 and 15 March - (Office of the Spokeswoman)
17-03-2003 - In direct line with the “Guidelines for the Implementation of the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights” adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference in 1999, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, took the initiative of proposing to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the establishment of an Inter-Agency Committee with a view to ensuring improved coordination of activities and thinking on bioethics throughout the United Nations system. The first meeting of this committee is being held at UNESCO Headquarters on 14 and 15 March 2002. More |
UNESCO and the Russian Federation Cooperate to Restore Chechny's Education System - (Office of the Spokeswoman)
17-03-2003 - Paris, 14 March 2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, and the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Filipov, signed an Aide-Memoire on Thursday, 14 March aimed at strengthening cooperation in the restoration of the education system in the Republic of Chechnya. More |
UNESCO’s Approach to Open Access and Public Domain Information - (Office of the Spokeswoman)
14-03-2003 - Paris, 13 March 2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, outlined UNESCO policy and priorities regarding access to information in the digital era at the International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science held at UNESCO Headquarters, on March 10. More |
Deuxièmes rencontres européennes entre Juifs et Catholiques Paris, le 12 mars 2003 - (La Porte-parole)
13-03-2003 - Le Directeur général de l’UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura a ouvert, le 10 mars, les Deuxièmes rencontres européennes entre Juifs et Catholiques. Ces rencontres sont le fruit d’une initiative conjointe du Congrès juif européen et du Congrès juif mondial, placée sous les auspices du Vatican avec la participation du Conseil des Rabbins d’Amérique du Nord et du Comité épiscopal des évêques de France pour les relations avec le judaïsme. More |
Inauguration of the exhibition “Breaking the Veils: Women Artists of the Islamic World” - (Office of the Spokeswoman)
12-03-2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, officially opened on 11 March the exhibition “Breaking the Veils: Women Artists of the Islamic World”. Works by 51 contemporary artists from 21 Islamic countries are being displayed at the Organization’s Headquarters to show the diversity and creativity of women artists in Islamic countries and to counter prevalent stereotypes. More |
Director-General of UNESCO on official visit to West Africa - (Office of the Spokeswoman)
03-03-2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, is undertaking an official visit to a number of West African Member States from 2 to 8 March 2003, starting in Mauritania where he discussed cooperation with the national authorities on 2 March 2003. More |
Director-General of UNESCO receives Japanese Artist, “Toshi” - (Office of the Spokesperson)
25-02-2003 - The Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, today welcomed the Japanese sculptor, Ms Toshimi Ishii, commonly known as “Toshi”, to UNESCO and thanked her for the two trophies she designed for UNESCO’s Prize for Human Rights Education and the UNESCO/Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence. More |
Meeting of the Director-General with the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic - (Office of the Spokesperson)
25-02-2003 - The UNESCO Director-General, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, met the Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Hon.Mario Baccini on Tuesday 25 February 2003 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. On this occasion UNESCO and Italy signed the “Joint Declaration between UNESCO and the Government of Italy in the field of Education for All and Follow-up of the World Education Forum in Dakar in April 2000”, under which Italy has already granted to UNESCO a contribution of US$ 1.8 million. Three projects in favour of UNESCO activities for Education for All in Africa to be established by Italy under the Joint Declaration signed today are going to be launched in the upcoming days. More |
Official international launch of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012) - (Office of the Spokesperson)
14-02-2003 - The official international launch of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012) took place yesterday at United Nations headquarters, New York. The keynote speaker at the main ceremony was the President of Mongolia, Mr Natsagiin Bagabandi, who had sponsored the Resolution in the UN General Assembly that called for the establishment of the Decade. Other speakers included Mme Louise Frechette, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura. UNESCO will serve as the coordinator of the Decade at the international level. More |
Official visit of the Director-General to Costa Rica (17 to 20 February 2003) - (Office of the Spokesperson)
14-02-2003 - At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, will be on official visit from 17 to 20 February 2003, during which he will also meet several high level authorities, visit various cultural sites and inaugurate the new UNESCO office in Saint Jose. More |
President Putin and Director-General Matsuura discuss education, science and culture (Paris, 10 February 2003) - (Office of the Spokesperson)
11-02-2003 - The President of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Putin, on a State visit to France, met with the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, on Monday, 10 February 2003, in the presence of his Minister of Education, Mr V. Filippov, his Minister of Culture, Mr M. Shvydkoi, and the President of the Russian National Commission for UNESCO, Mr V. Fortov. The Director-General then met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr I. Ivanov. More |
World Water Development Report - Information meeting with the Permanent Delegates - (Office of the Spokesperson)
10-02-2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura brought together on Monday 10, February 2003, the Permanent Delegates to the Organization to brief them on the state of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) and the status of the first edition of the World Water Development Report, which will be released in Kyoto, on 16 to 23 March 2003, on the occasion of the Third World Water Forum. More |
Cultural diversity: 16 Ministers of Culture received by the Director-General of UNESCO - (Office of the Spokesperson)
07-02-2003 - On 6 February 2003, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, received 16 of the Ministers of Culture who are attending the Ministerial Meeting of the International Network on Cultural Policy (INCP) being held in Paris. The Ministers concerned were from Argentina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Poland, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland. More |
Visit to UNESCO of the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade - (Office of the Spokesperson)
31-01-2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Alexander Downer, on Thursday 30, January 2003 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This was their second meeting, the first having been held in Canberra in May 2002. More |
La UNESCO rinde homenaje al poeta cubano José Martí - (Office of the Spokesperson)
28-01-2003 - La Conferencia General de la UNESCO decidió en su 31ª sesión, celebrada en octubre de 2001, inscribir el 150 aniversario del nacimiento del poeta, periodista y diplomático cubano José Martí en el rango de las celebraciones a las que se asocia la Organización. En este contexto, los Embajadores ante la UNESCO del Grupo de Países de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC), celebraron el 28 de enero de 2003 un acto en honor de José Martí en la Sede de la Organización. More |
Presentation of the report of the International Panel on Democracy and Development Paris, 16 December 2002 - (Office of the Spokesperson)
17-12-2002 - Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Chairperson of the International Panel on Democracy and Development (IPDD), and Mr Robert Badinter, member of the Panel, presented to the Director-General of UNESCO and to senior officials of the Organization’s Secretariat the report devoted to “The Interaction between Democracy and Development”, produced by this Panel composed of 21 eminent men and women, political leaders, university professors, jurists and specialists in development and international economic or social relations. More |
Textbooks and Learning Materials - (Office of the Spokesperson)
11-12-2002 - Today at Headquarters, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura opened a two-day Experts Meeting on ‘Textbooks and Learning Materials: Components of Quality Education that can foster Peace, Human Rights, Mutual Understanding and Dialogue’. The meeting aims to secure expert advice on the shaping of UNESCO’s strategy in this area in the period ahead, especially in terms of the Organization’s effectiveness in enhancing quality education based on universal values. More |
Preparation of the World Summit of the Information Society - (Office of the Spokesperson)
26-11-2002 - ODG/SP/82 - Today, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, opened a preparatory meeting that will organize an online conference for civil society as part of the preparations of the World Summit of the Information Society[1] (Geneva, December 2003). More |
Director-General’s Visit to Washington, DC (6-7 November, 2002) - (Office of the Spokesperson)
26-11-2002 - Following the announcement by United States President George W. Bush on 12 September 2002 that the United States will rejoin UNESCO, the Director-General visited Washington DC on 6-7 November for consultations with United States officials. More |
Closure of the Venice World Heritage Congress and Inauguration of the new UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in Europe (ROSTE) (Venice, 16 November 2002) - (Office of the Spokesperson)
17-11-2002 -  On Saturday, 16 November 2002 the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, and Mr Giuliano Urbani, Italian Minister of Culture, attended the closing ceremony of the international congress held in Venice (Italy) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. The congress, on the theme “Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility”, was held at the Cini Foundation from 14 to 16 November and was attended by more than 500 participants, many Permanent Delegates and representatives of Member States, and also several UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors including HRH Princess Firyal, Ms Marianna Vardinoyannis and Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. More |
Tenth Anniversary of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme - (Office of the Spokesperson)
13-11-2002 - 14/11/2002 ODG/SP/77 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, opened today the World Forum of UNESCO Chairs. The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme is one of UNESCO’s major activities in the field of higher education. The Director-General presented the Forum as “an opportunity for open and constructive dialogue on the question: Where do we go from
here?” More |
Séminaire international sur l’eau douce à Douchanbe (Tadjikistan) L’UNESCO lance un nouveau projet pour le bassin de la mer d’Aral - (La Porte-parole)
30-10-2002 - ODG/SP/76 - En visite officielle au Tadjikistan (31 octobre – 2 novembre), le Directeur général de l’UNESCO, M. Koïchiro Matsuura participera, le 1e novembre 2002, à la cérémonie d’ouverture du Séminaire International sur l’eau douce qui se tient à Douchanbe. La participation du Directeur général de l’UNESCO à ce séminaire revêt une signification particulière alors que l’Organisation s’est vu confier le rôle de chef de file au sein du système des Nations Unies pour l’année 2003 déclarée Année internationale de l’eau douce. La résolution de l’ONU proclamant l’année 2003 « Année internationale de l’eau douce » est le résultat d’une initiative lancée par le gouvernement du Tadjikistan et soutenue par 148 autres pays. More |
Children’s Rights and Human Security Euro-Mediterranean Conference - (Office of the Spokesperson)
22-10-2002 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, opened today the Conference on Children’s Rights and Human Security in the Euro-Mediterranean region, which is being held from 22 to 24 October 2002 in Marrakech, Morocco, under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, with Princess Lalla Meryem in the chair. More |
Le patrimoine mondial à l’heure du numérique - (La Porte-parole)
15-10-2002 - ODG/SP/72 - Le Directeur général de l’UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura et le Président du Sénat français, Christian Poncelet ouvriront, le 16 octobre, à Paris, la conférence inaugurale du congrès virtuel consacré au « patrimoine mondial à l’ère du numérique ». Cette séance inaugurale réunira autour d’élus français et étrangers, des représentants des Etats Parties à la Convention du patrimoine mondial de 1972 qui échangeront idées et expériences sur le thème « Le patrimoine mondial enjeu de la décentralisation ». More |
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