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-thum.jpg/ICC-Angkor%2BMeeting%2B(1-3Jun09)-thum.jpg) Angkor World Heritage Site
Angkor (from the Sanskrit “nagara”, meaning city or capital) is a large archaeological site situated 6 km north of the town of Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was the capital of the Khmer empire from the IXth to the XVth century AD during the period of Khmer civilisation was at the height of its power and the temples were built to glorify a succession of Khmer Kings. More
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| World Teachers’ Day 2009 – Investing in Teachers for Quality Education - ()
15-09-2009 12:20 am  On the 6th of October 2009 UNESCO Phnom Penh Office celebrates the World Teacher’s Day. This year, like previous years, the day will be organized together with ILO and several NGO’s: Aide et Action Southeast Asia, Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO), NGO Education Partnership (NEP), Disability Action Council (DAC) and Hagar. The theme of the WTD this year is “Investing in Teachers for Quality Education”. More |
| Celebrating the International Literacy Day 8th of September 2009 - ()
08-09-2009 9:10 am The International Literacy Day on the 8th of September has been celebrated globally for over four decades. Each year, on this day, UNESCO reminds the international community where we stand in literacy and adult learning and the urgency of creating a literate society in the era of rapid changes. More |
| The Committee's Recommendations - the 17th Technical Committee - ()
19-08-2009 7:45 am  The 17th technical Session of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) was held on 4&5 June 2008 in Siem Reap. To view the entire report, please click here for French and English Version.
Please click below link to download (French and English version) to view the adopted recommendations of the 17th technical session of the ICC-Angkor. More |
| The Committee's Recommendations - the 15th Plenary Session - ()
19-08-2009 6:30 am  The 15th Plenary Session of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) was held on 1st December 2008 in Siem Reap. To view the draft of the recommendations, please click below link to download French and English versions. More |
| The Living with Heritage - (The Living with Heritage)
28-07-2009 2:45 am  The Living with Heritage project is funded by the Australian Research Council and is a collaboration between various industry partners including UNESCO and APSARA. World Heritage site management in developing countries is challenged by conflicting demands of conservation, economic development and social equity. More |
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Events
| Workshop on Memory of the World
(Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA; 14-09-2009 12:00 am - 17-09-2009 9:30 am )
The historic photographs and documents from the site of the S-21 prison and interrogation center of the Pol Pot regime which are placed at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, have been registered as documentary heritage of exceptional value at the UNESCO Memory of the World (MOW) List. Following this announcement, the aim of this workshop is to train approximately 15 MOW focal points who will advocate, preserve and identify the national documentary heritage, and that will be the members of a future National MOW Committee. The workshop will host approximately seven both national and international experts. More |
| Starting of the Digitalization Process of the Tuol Sleng Archives
(; 03-10-2009 12:00 am - 08-09-2009 10:29 am )
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives, recently listed as Historic Global Documentary Heritage by UNESCO, will start to be digitalized by national and international experts who will train the staff at the Museum on the Digitization of this Documentary Heritage for Preservation and Access in order to ensure the long term autonomy of the Museum in this process. All documents at the Tuol Sleng Archive are fragile and therefore proper action must be taken for its preservation. The digitalization process will ensure the prolonged existence of the original documents and will also make them more broadly accessible. More |
| UNESCO World Audiovisual Day 2009
(; 27-10-2009 12:00 am - 08-11-2009 11:00 am )
UNESCO and the Bophana Audiovisual Resources Center will unite this year again in order to celebrate the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. This year’s celebration will focus on the l topic of “Cambodian Sound and Music Heritage. As the general theme suggested by UNESCO for the 2009 day is ephemeral heritage, a conference by Jean-Michel Filippi will show the fragility of heritage through the example of the Cambodian indigenous group S’aoch, who have lost its musical heritage.
Additionally, musicians from the Tompoun indigenous minority and the Cham (isalm) community will perform during the day and demonstrate their sound and music heritage to the Cambodian and international audience. Traditional Cambodian music will be highlighted through a conference on instruments and a concert, and Cambodian contemporary music will also be presented thanks to a program showing archival films. More |
New - News & Articles
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- 08-10-2007 - Singapore rejoins UNESCO
Documents
| Ethnography Study of Male to Male Sexuality in Cambodia
 The Ethnography Study of Male to Male Sexuality in Cambodia was done under the support from UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh. This study was done taking a life history approach of the interviewees in order to understand their ideas and concepts in terms of homosexual relationships and the contexts in which they occur in Cambodia. More |
| HIV Preventive Education Information Kit for School Teachers
 This HIV Preventive Information tool Kit for School Teachers is an adapted version which was reviewed and adapted by the Cambodian team from Ministry of Education Youth and Sport. The original book was taken from the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok as part of its advocacy tool kit. More |
| HIV/AIDS Media Guide
 Cambodia has recently been recognized by national and international agencies as one of the few countries in the world to successfully control the HIV epidemic among the general population. The most recent prevalence data available shows a reduction in HIV prevalence to 0.9% in 2006 along with an increase in consistent condom use among the sentinel group to over 90%. However, there still more works to be done. An emerging of concentrated epidemic in certain populations, notably sex workers and their clients, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men with a significant increase of HIV prevalence among these groups. Condom use is disturbingly low among people in “sweetheart” relationships. And more people are taking drugs. At this juncture, the risk of an epidemic crossing back into the general population is very real. More |
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