DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO
Statements of Koïchiro Matsuura
The Directors-General
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Death of Claude Levi Strauss a loss to the whole of humanity, says UNESCO Director-General
Director-General condemns killing of Iraqi TV cameraman Orhan Hijran
Director-General condemns murder of Mexican reporter Fabián Ramírez López
Director-General welcomes pledge by de facto government to lift emergency decree in Honduras
Director-General of UNESCO condemns the killing of Nigerian news editor Bayo Ohu
Director-General voices concern over civil liberties in Honduras
UNESCO Director-General expresses distress over Pacific tsunami deaths
Director-General condemns violence against media workers and their assistants
Director-General condemns killing of photojournalist and documentary film-maker Christian Poveda in El Salvador
Director-General condemns murder of Afghan journalist Janullah Hashimzada
Director-General condemns killing of Pakistani TV journalist Sadiq Bacha Khan
Director-General condemns murder of Dagestani journalist Malik Akhmedilov
Director-General voices deep concern over press freedom in Venezuela
Director-General condemns murder of Philippines journalist Godofredo Linao
Director-General condemns murder of Mexican journalist Ernesto Montañez Valdivia
Director-General deplores the killing of Honduran journalist Gabriel Fino Noriega and calls for lifting of restrictions on press freedom
Director-General supports the G8 call on Tehran for Respect for Human Rights
Director-General condemns assassination of Philippines journalist Crispin Perez and calls for thorough investigation
Director-General condemns murder of Somali journalist Muktar Mohamed Hirabe
Director-General deplores killing of Philippines journalist Jojo Trajano
Director-General calls for the release of Ibrahim Mohammed Ali, media executive kidnapped in Somalia
Director-General condemns killing of Iraqi journalist Alaa Abdel-Wehab and calls for improved safety for media workers in the country
Director-General condemns murder of Mexican journalist Eliseo Barrón Hernández
Director-General condemns death of Somali journalists Abdirisak Warsameh Mohamed and Nur Muse Hussein
Director-General expresses grave concern following arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Director-General condemns murder of Mexican journalist Carlos Ortega Melo Samper
Director-General condemns murder of Colombian journalist José Everardo Aguilar
Director-General draws the attention of President Karzai to the importance of respecting equality between men and women
Director-General concerned about media crackdown in Fiji
Director-General condemns murder of Pakistani journalist Raja Assad Hameed
Le Directeur général exprime sa préoccupation devant le regain de tension aux abords du temple de Preah Vihear
Director-General expresses deep concern about girls’ education in Pakistan’s Swat Valley: “The future of an entire country is taken hostage”
UNESCO Director-General to G-20: “Invest in education”
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands designated UNESCO Special Envoy on Literacy for Development
Director-General condemns Iraqi suicide attack that left 33 people dead, including two journalists
Director-General condemns killing of Philippines Radio journalist Ernesto Rollin
Director-General condemns murder of photographer Jean Paul Ibarra Ramírez
Director-General condemns killing of Malagasy journalist Ando Ratovonirina
Director-General deplores death of Congolese journalist Bruno Ossébi
Director-General outlines UNESCO’s response to Gaza crisis
Director-General condemns assassination of Somali journalist Said Tahlil Ahmed
Director-General condemns murder of Kenyan journalist Francis Nyaruri
Director-General condemns murder of two Russian journalists and a human rights lawyer
Director-General condemns killing of Venezuelan journalist Orel Sambrano
Director-General condemns brutal murder of Nepalese journalist Uma Singh
Director-General condemns murder of Sri Lankan newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunga
Director-General deplores attacks on media installations in Gaza and condemns killing of journalist Basel Faraj
UNESCO Director-General and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict express grave concern over attacks against Gaza UNRWA schools
Director-General of UNESCO welcomes call by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned to protect schools in the Gaza Strip
The Director-General of UNESCO reiterates UN Secretary-General’s appeal for a cessation of all violence in Gaza and southern Israel and calls for the protection of educational and cultural institutions
