17-10-2003 - UNESCO ADOPTS A CONVENTION ON THE PRESERVATION OF INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AND A DECLARATION ON HUMAN GENETIC DATA - (Press Release No.2003-83)
 Paris, October 17 – Five standard-setting instruments, including the International Convention on the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data, were adopted by the 32nd session of UNESCO’s General Conference that ended today, and which was marked by the return of the United States of America to the Organization and by the adoption of a real-growth budget of US$ 610 million for 2004-2005. More |
17-10-2003 - UNESCO ADOPTS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO SAFEGUARD INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE - (Press Release No. 2003-82)
 Paris, October 17 - Oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage, the performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, as well as knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe and traditional craftsmanship, now benefit from an international legal instrument to safeguard intangible heritage through cooperation. More |
16-10-2003 - UNESCO ADOPTS INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION ON HUMAN GENETIC DATA - (Press Release No.2003-81)
 Paris, October 16 – “Every effort should be made to ensure that human genetic data and human proteomic data are not used for purposes that discriminate in a way that is intended to infringe, or has the effect of infringing human rights, fundamental freedoms or human dignity of an individual or for purposes that lead to the stigmatization of an individual, a family, or a group or communities,” reads one of the provisions of the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data, which has just been adopted by the UNESCO General Conference meeting in Paris for its 32nd Session. More |
14-10-2003 - PRESIDENT OF PERU CALLS FOR EXTENDING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE AND FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY - (Press Release N° 2003-78)
 Paris, October 14 – “Discrimination, ignorance, poverty and exclusion can undermine the very foundations of democracy,” declared the President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, at UNESCO Headquarters today. “Intercultural dialogue and education for peace,” he added, “are the appropriate instruments for combating these scourges.” More |
14-10-2003 - ACCESS TO INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES - (Press Release No.2003-76)
 Paris, October 14 – Meeting in Paris in preparation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, Geneva, December 10–12 and Tunis 2005), ministers from all over the world have agreed on a set of principles - including universal access to information and press freedom – that must guide the utilization of information and communication technology (ICT) to maximize its effectiveness for individual, community and national development. More |
13-10-2003 - UNESCO PUBLISHES LATEST VOLUME IN ITS HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS OF CENTRAL ASIA - (Media advisory N° 2003-82)
 Paris, October 13 – The latest volume in the History of Civilizations of Central Asia has just been released by UNESCO Publishing. Giving valuable insights into the background to contemporary political developments in the region, Development in Contrast: From the Sixteenth to the Mid-Nineteenth Century is the fifth and penultimate volume of the History. It will be presented at UNESCO Headquarters on Thursday October 16, at 6 pm, during UNESCO’s General Conference. More |
09-10-2003 - HUMAN GENETIC DATA: AN INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION SOON - (Press Release N° 2003-72)
 Paris, October 9 – Human genetic data should soon have its own standard-setting instrument: an international declaration setting out the ethical principles that should govern their collection, processing, storage and use. A draft declaration is being examined by UNESCO’s General Conference, which is meeting in Paris for its 32nd session until October 17. More |
09-10-2003 - COMMUNIQUE OF THE MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE ON QUALITY EDUCATION
 After two days of lively debate on how to define and achieve quality education (3-4 October), the almost 100 participating education ministers issued their Communiqué. They agree that quality education should embrace "certain basic knowledge, values, competencies and behaviours that are specifically attuned to globalization but reflect the beauty and richness of our diversity expressed in different forms of belief, spirituality, culture, and language.” More |
06-10-2003 - MINISTERS WILL DISCUSS “KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES” AT UNESCO - (Media Advisory 2003-81)
 Paris, Oct. 6 – Government ministers and deputy ministers will exchange ideas and experiences about the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) to boost development when they gather at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (Room X) on October 9 and 10, as part of the 32nd session of the Organization’s General Conference. They will also discuss the principles that should, according to UNESCO, underpin the emergence of knowledge societies: freedom of expression, access to education, universal access to information, and cultural and linguistic diversity. More |
04-10-2003 - OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF THE FLAG OF TIMOR-LESTE
 Mr José Antonio Amorim Dias, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste’s Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, officially presented the country’s flag to the Organization on 4 October. The ceremony took place during the Plenary of the 32nd session of the General Conference. More |
02-10-2003 - UNESCO PROMOTES “KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES” TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY - (Press Release No.2003-69)
 Paris, October 2 – Two standard-setting instruments concerning information and communication technology are to be submitted to UNESCO’s Member States for adoption during the 32nd session of the Organization’s General Conference (September 29 to October 17): one on multilingualism in cyberspace and access to the internet and the other on the preservation of digital heritage. More |
01-10-2003 - MINISTERS TO DEBATE QUALITY OF EDUCATION - (Media Advisory N° 2003-79)
 Paris, September 30 – Are school children and students being taught the skills they will need to lead productive, healthy lives and to contribute to the development of their countries? What should education ministries be doing to improve their education systems and provide students with every opportunity to learn what they need to lead active and dignified lives in a fast-changing world? More |
30-09-2003 - UNESCO’S GENERAL CONFERENCE TO DEBATE PREPARATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - (Press Release No. 2003-68)
 Paris, September 30 – The proposal to prepare an international convention against doping in sport is on the agenda of UNESCO’s General Conference. If the proposition is adopted, this standard-setting instrument - the first of its kind to be intergovernmental, universal and legally binding - should be finalized before the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin (Italy). More |
29-09-2003 - VALDAS ADAMKUS TO BE NAMED UNESCO GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES - (Media Advisory No.2003-78)
Paris, September 26 – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania from 1998 to January 2003, will be named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Construction of Knowledge Societies at a ceremony to be held in the presence of the Chairman of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas), Arturas Paulauskas, at UNESCO Headquarters on September 29 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will take place as an exhibition, “Building Knowledge Societes”, opens at UNESCO. More |
29-09-2003 - MICHAEL ABIOLA OMOLEWA TO PRESIDE OVER GENERAL CONFERENCE - (Press Release No.2003-66)
 September 29 – UNESCO’s General Conference, currently holding its 32nd session, has elected Michael Abiola Omolewa, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, as its President for the next two years. He replaces Ahmad Jalali of Iran. More |
29-09-2003 - PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO ADDRESSES UNESCO CONFERENCE - (UNESCO Press Release N° 2003-64)
 Paris, September 29 - Empowering individuals holds the key to winning the battle against poverty, said Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in an address thismorning to the representatives of the 190 Member States of UNESCO. And “education, culture and the sciences,” she underlined, “are indispensable tools for empowerment.” More |
29-09-2003 - CARLO AZEGLIO CIAMPI « THE DESTINY OF EVERY NATION IS BOUND TO THE DESTINY OF ALL OTHERS » - (Press Release No. 2003- 65)
 Paris, September 29 – “In today’s world, in which we have weapons of mass destruction of hitherto unimaginable power that have never existed before in history, the destiny of every nation is bound to the destiny of all others,” declared today Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Republic of Italy, in his speech at the opening of the 32nd session of UNESCO’s General Conference. More |
28-09-2003 - HUNDREDS OF MINISTERS AND FIVE HEADS OF STATE EXPECTED AT UNESCO’S GENERAL CONFERENCE - (UNESCO Press Release No. 2003- 61)
 Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, cultural diversity, multilingualism on the internet and human genetic data are among the major themes that will be addressed during the 32nd session of the General Conference – UNESCO’s supreme governing body – which takes place from September 29 to October 17 in Paris. It will be attended by more than 3,000 participants, including five Heads of State and more than 300 ministers. More |
26-09-2003 - INFORMATION OFFICE
The Delegate’s Information Office, located at the Hall of Ceremonies, in front of Room I, is at the disposal of all participants of the General Conference. More |
25-09-2003 - UNESCO YOUTH FORUM
 The third UNESCO Youth Forum will be held from 26 to 28 September 2003, immediately preceding the 32nd General Conference. The 18-30 year olds from around the world - approximately 200 young people - will be attending the Youth Forum to share their views and learn more about what UNESCO is doing in two areas of immediate relevance to them. More |
17-09-2003 - MESSAGE TO PERMANENT DELEGATIONS
Permanent Delegations are informed that the President of the Republic of Italy and the President of the Republic of the Philippines will honour the opening of the 32º Session of the General Conference, on the 29 September 2003. Due to the protocol arrangements made for these visits, the opening Session will begin at 9.45 a.m. (and not at 10.00 a.m. as originally foreseen). Delegates participating in this Session are requested to be on time. More |
15-09-2003 - REMINDER TO PERMANENT DELEGATIONS
Permanent Delegations are reminded of the Headquarters Committee's recommendation to the Director General to set up a new system of badges with a photograph of the members of each delegation (see Letter DG/24/03/218 of 23 July 2003). Permanent Delegations are asked to send to the Secretariat of the General Conference, at the soonest possible date and no later than 24 September 2003, the list of their participants including a photograph of each member, with the name written legibly on the back, to enable the Security services to prepare the badges. Information regarding where and when the badges can be picked up will be communicated soonest. More |
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