DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO
Statements of Koïchiro Matsuura
The Directors-General
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The Director-General of UNESCO joins UN Secretary-General in call for a halt to violence in Gaza and southern Israel
Director-General condemns murder of Indian journalist Vikas Ranjan
Director-General condemns killing of Pakistani journalists Abdul Razzak Johra and Qari Mohammad Shoaib and voices grave concern about safety of journalists in the country
Director-General condemns killing of journalist Didace Namujimbo in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The provision of education for children affected by conflict
As Claude Lévi-Strauss turns 100, UNESCO Director-General pays tribute to one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century
Director-General condemns killing of Philippines journalist Aresio Padrigao
Billie Jean King named “Global Mentor for Gender Equality”
Director-General condemns assassination of Croatian media executives Ivo Pukanic, and Niko Franjic
Declaration by the UNESCO Director-General concerning Virunga National Park, World Heritage site
Closing Statement of the two Co-chairs of the high-level inaugural segment of the Copenhagen Conference “Education for Intercultural Understanding and Dialogue”
UNESCO Executive Board adopts by consensus two decisions on the Old City of Jerusalem
UNESCO Director-General pays tribute to Sister Emmanuelle and her fight for the poorest of the poor
Director-General condemns murder of Thai newspaper editor Wallop Bounsampop
Director-General condemns the killing of Sri Lankan journalist Rashmi Mohamed in a bomb attack
Director-General expresses concern following clashes around Preah Vihear
Director-General condemns murder of Thai journalist Jaruek Rangcharoen
Director-General congratulates Martti Ahtisaari, laureate of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize
UNESCO Director-General applauds award of Nobel Prize for Medicine to Luc Montagnier
Director-General condemns killing of Mexican radio journalist Alejandro Xenón Fonseca Estrada
UNESCO Director-General hails 4.5 bn dollar education pledges, but reminds leaders that promises must be kept
Director-General condemns killing of Iraqi TV-workers Musab Mahmood al-Ezawi, Ahmed Salim, Ihab Mu'd & Qaydar Sulaiman
Director-General welcomes Myanmar’s release of U Win Tin, laureate of 2001 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize
Director-General voices concern over the safety of journalists in the Caucasus
Director-General condemns death of cameraman Javed Ahmed Mir in Kashmir and voices concern over media safety
Director-General condemns murder of Kamel Shiya of The Culture Ministry of Iraq
Director-General condemns shooting of Paul Abayomi Ogundeji, of Nigerian newspaper Thisday
Director-General condemns violence against journalists in conflict in Georgia and urges respect for media safety
Director-General condemns murder of Filipino radio broadcaster Martin Roxas
Director-General of UNESCO expresses sorrow over death of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish
United States ratifies International Convention against Doping in Sport
Director-General condemns murder of Iraqi journalist Soran Mama Hama
UNESCO Director-General expresses satisfaction with commitments made at G8 Summit in Japan
Director-General of UNESCO condemns murder of Filipino journalist Robert Sison
UNESCO Director-General hails the release of Ingrid Betancourt
Director-General condemns assassination of Iraqi journalist Muhieddin Abdul Hamid
UNESCO Director-General expresses sorrow over death of Kyrgyz author Chinguiz Aitmatov
Director-General condemns assassination of Afghan journalist Abdul Samad Rohani
Director-General condemns assassination of Somali journalist and union leader Nasteh Dahir Farah
Director-General condemns killing of two Iraqi journalists: Wissam Ali Ouda and Haidar Hashem Al-Husseini
Director-General condemns murder of Pakistani journalist Mohammed Ibrahim
Director-General expresses concern at the death of Indian journalist Ashok Sodhi
Director-General condemns killing of Reuters cameraman Fadel Shanaa in Gaza and calls for improved safety of journalists
Director-General condemns murder of Mexican journalists Felicitas Martínez Sánchez and Teresa Bautista Merino
UNESCO concerned about fire damage at Italy’s Castello di Moncalieri, a royal residence on World Heritage List
UNESCO Director-General expresses regret over destruction by fire of historical Québec landmark
Anti-Islamic video: Statement of the Director-General of UNESCO
Director-General condemns murder of Shihab al-Tamimi, President of the Iraqi Syndicate of Journalists
Director-General condemns murder of Pakistani journalist Abdus Samad Chishti Mujahid
Director-General condemns the murder of Iraqi journalist Hisham Mijawet Hamdan
