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30-06-2005 4:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-47)
Researchers and local decision-makers from Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region will meet in Nagoya, Japan on July 8 to evaluate anti-discriminatory policies and to elaborate indicators for racism and discrimination in cities. A report based on a study of indicators applied to six North American and European cities should offer interesting leads for discussions. Más
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Nuevos sitios propuestos para la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial
30-06-2005 1:15 pm - (Anuncio a la prensa N°2005-46)
Cuarenta y dos sitios serán propuestos para su inscripción en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO durante la 29ª sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial, que tendrá lugar en el Centro Internacional de Convenciones (ICC) de Durban (Sudáfrica), del 10 al 17 de julio. El Comité examinará también nueve propuestas de extensión de sitios ya inscritos. Más |
El Consejo del MAB selecciona nuevas Reservas de la Biosfera
27-06-2005 2:30 pm - (Anuncio a la prensa N°2005-45)
La Mesa del Consejo Internacional de Coordinación del Programa sobre el Hombre y la Biosfera (CIC-MAB) se reúne en la Sede de la UNESCO en París del 27 al 29 de junio para examinar los progresos del programa, iniciado en 1970 para mejorar a nivel mundial la relación entre la población y el medio ambiente, y aprobar nuevas propuestas de inscripción en la Red Mundial de Reservas de la Biosfera. Más |
New findings from Peking Man site
20-06-2005 5:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-43)
The results of the latest geological and geophysical surveys conducted at the site of the Peking Man in Zhoukoudian (China) will be presented at the Espace EDF Electra* on Tuesday July 5 (11 a.m.) during a joint UNESCO/EDF scientific conference. The symposium will bring together Yves Coppens, Professor at the Collège de France, Yves Bamberger, Research and Development Director at EDF, Jacques Roudier, Managing Director of the Central Laboratory of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausées, and the Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, Francesco Bandarin. Más
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Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations : International Conference in Rabat
13-06-2005 11:45 am - (Media Advisory N°2005-41)
The reform of school and university curricula, the role of indigenous knowledge in science and shared cultural heritage are some of the issues that will be discussed at the International Conference to be held in Rabat (Morocco) from June 14 to 16 on the theme “Fostering Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations through Concrete and Sustained Initiatives”. Más
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Arab Woman between East and West
08-06-2005 12:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-39)
“Arab Woman between East and West” is the theme of a symposium to be held on June 8 and 9 at UNESCO. Its aim is to contribute to the recognition of the role of women in the culture and development of the Arab world, and to combat stereotyping. The symposium will bring together experts and political leaders, including Asma Khedr, Jordan’s Minister of Culture. Más
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El Comité Consultivo Internacional del Programa Memoria del Mundo se reunirá del 13 al 17 de junio en Lijiang (China)
01-06-2005 10:40 am - (Anuncio a la prensa N°2005-38)
 La 7ª reunión del Comité Consultivo Internacional del Programa Memoria del Mundo de la UNESCO, organizada conjuntamente por la UNESCO y la Administración Estatal de Archivos de China tendrá lugar del 13 al 17 de junio en Lijiang (China). En el transcurso de su reunión, el Comité examinará las peticiones formuladas por los Estados Miembros de la UNESCO para inscribir bienes de sus patrimonios documentales respectivos en el Registro Memoria del Mundo. Más |
Sakha-Yakutia Days at UNESCO
30-05-2005 11:25 am - (Media Advisory N°2005-37)
 The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), part of the Russian Federation, will be showcased at UNESCO Headquarters on May 30 and 31 through a display of its handicrafts and folklore. During the Days, on May 30, Vyacheslav Shtyrov, the President of Sakha-Yakutia will hold talks with the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, to be followed by a meeting with the press (Room III, 12 noon). Más
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Panel debate on public service broadcasting in countries in transition
20-05-2005 4:10 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-36)
Musa Marufi, President of the Afghanistan’s newly created radio and television regulating authority, and Italy’s Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver, will be among the participants in a panel debate on public service broadcasting in countries in transition. The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, will open the panel, which will take place at UNESCO Headquarters on May 24 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Room IX). Más
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Africa Week at UNESCO
20-05-2005 4:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-35)
 On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated on May 25 every year, UNESCO’s Africa Group will host a series of events, entitled “Africa Week”, at Organization Headquarters from May 23 to 27 which will be marked by the visit of the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. Más
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Eight heads of state gather in Varna, Bulgaria, to discuss "Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe"
12-05-2005 4:30 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-32)
The presidents of Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey1 will take part in a regional summit entitled “Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe: Common Past and Shared Heritage - a Key to a Future Partnership” which will be held in Varna2, Bulgaria, on May 20-21. The forum is being organized by the President of Bulgaria, Georgi Purvanov, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Terry Davis. Más
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Harnessing Information and Communication Technology for learning and skills development
10-05-2005 5:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-31)
 The potential of information and communication technology (ICT) to train and educate communities that have limited or no access to formal education channels will be the focus of an international conference to be opened by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura at UNESCO Headquarters, and broadcast live on the internet, from 11 to 13 May. Más
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Primera conferencia internacional de donantes para el patrimonio cultural de Kosovo
09-05-2005 3:35 pm - (Anuncio a la prensa N°2005-30)
 La UNESCO organiza el 13 de mayo la primera conferencia internacional de donantes para el patrimonio cultural de Kosovo1, en colaboración con la Misión de Administración Interina de las Naciones Unidas en Kosovo (MINUK), el Consejo de Europa y la Comisión Europea (Sala X). El objetivo del encuentro es contribuir a la rehabilitación, la protección y la preservación de numerosos monumentos cristianos, islámicos y otros sitios de gran importancia histórica de Kosovo que fueron objeto de destrucciones. Más |
21st Century Talks : “Tsunamis: Forecasting and Prevention”
03-05-2005 3:30 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-29)
“Tsunamis: Forecasting and Prevention” is the theme of the next session of the 21st Century Talks, which will take place on May 10 (6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) at UNESCO Headquarters (Room XII). Three well-known figures will take part: Claude Allègre, Emile A. Okal and Patricio Bernal. Más
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Saharan Meetings at UNESCO
03-05-2005 3:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-28)
 Several cultural events presenting different facets of the Sahara are on the programme of the “Saharan Meetings” that the A360 association and UNESCO are organizing from May 9 to 13 at the Organization’s Paris Headquarters. Más
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Education for All Week 2005: Send My Friend to School
21-04-2005 9:00 am - (Media Advisory N°2005-27)
Children and adult learners all over the world will converge on national parliaments next week to lobby governments to fulfil a pledge made in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000, to achieve Education for All (EFA) by 2015. They will be armed with life-size cut-out silhouettes symbolizing the world’s 104 million out-of-school children and 800 million illiterate adults. Más |
Meeting of UNESCO’s Executive Board - April 12 to 28
14-04-2005 2:20 pm - (Media Advisory N° 2005-26)
The Executive Board of UNESCO, chaired by Ambassador Hans-Heinrich Wrede (Germany), will hold its 171st session in Paris from April 12 to 28. This will be the session to welcome the Sultanate - Brunei Darussalam, which joined UNESCO as its newest and 191st Member State on March 17, 2005. Más
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Montreal Celebrated as “World Book Capital City 2005-2006”
13-04-2005 4:45 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-25)
Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, will mark the designation of Montreal as World Book Capital City 2005-2006 on April 26, 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Greeted by performers from Cirque du Soleil, guests will be entertained, inspired and provoked by readings and poems evocative of Montreal. The event will bring together authors and artists, as well as public figures from the world of culture, diplomacy and international politics. Más
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Experts meet in Mauritius to finetune Indian Ocean tsunami warning system
11-04-2005 11:30 am - (Media Advisory N°2005-24)
Experts and high level government representatives from Indian Ocean nations, other members of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and international organizations, will meet at Grande Baie in Mauritius this week (April 14-16) to assess progress towards the establishment and implementation of the interim Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System. They will also further refine the draft plan for the long-term system, agreed upon at a conference held at UNESCO Headquarters in early March. Más
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World Heritage Cities in Mauritania celebrated at UNESCO April 11 to 14
07-04-2005 1:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-22)
The President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura and the World Bank’s Vice President for Europe, Jean-François Rischard, will open a conference and an exhibition at UNESCO Headquarters celebrating the cultural heritage of Mauritania and its ancient cities of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata, on April 11 (opening at 11 a.m., Room II). Más
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Space technology to protect mountain gorillas
05-04-2005 5:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-21)
 Accurate and detailed maps of inaccessible zones in Central Africa that will allow authorities to monitor the habitat of the region’s threatened mountain gorillas, have been produced for the first time by the European Space Agency (ESA) and UNESCO. The results of this joint project, known as BEGo* (Build Environment for Gorillas), will be presented at a meeting on April 7 (2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.) at ESA headquarters, 8-10 rue Mario Nikis, Paris 15. Más
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Ariane Mnouchkine receives UNESCO Picasso Medal
30-03-2005 3:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-18)
 Renowned French theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine and the theatre company she founded in Paris in 1964, the Théâtre du Soleil, will receive the UNESCO Picasso Medal on the occasion of World Theatre Day in a ceremony on Thursday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI). Manfred Beilharz, President of the International Theatre Institute, and Gérard Mortier, Director of the Paris National Opera, will be among those taking part in the ceremony. Más |
Celebration of World Poetry Day at UNESCO
18-03-2005 3:45 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-17)
On the occasion of World Poetry Day, celebrated on March 21, UNESCO will pay tribute to Hungarian poet Attila Jozsef (1905-1937). The Day will also be marked by the proclamation of the laureate of the Golden Crown of the Struga Poetry Evenings1, American poet William Stanley Merwin. The name of the laureate of the Bridges of Struga prize will also be announced during the ceremony (7 p.m. Room XI). Más
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Three conferences address European and African water issues at UNESCO, March 22 to 25
16-03-2005 5:20 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-16)
Three meetings, organized at the initiative of the French Water Academy, will take place at UNESCO from March 22 to 25: A European-African conference on the relation between water and territorial management; a symposium, Water, Solidarity, Europe, organized by the Paris-area water-management syndicate’s Programme Solidarité Eau; a European-African roundtable debate on the right to water and water treatment, organized by the French Water Academy and the European Council of Environmental Law. Más |
Fourth session of COMEST in Bangkok (March 23 - 25)
16-03-2005 4:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-15)
The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) will hold its fourth session in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 23 to 25. Jointly organized by UNESCO and the Government of Thailand, the session will enable UNESCO to promote ethics of science and technology within the Asia-Pacific region and to take stock of regional views on related issues. Más |
Celebration of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
14-03-2005 11:15 am - (Media Advisory N°2005-14)
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), UNESCO is organizing two events: the Sixth International Film Festival Against Exclusion and for Tolerance (FIFET), which will take place from March 17 to 23 (Room XI), and the Tenth Student Festival Against Racism, which will take place on March 19 and 21. Más
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Urban Policies and the Right to the City: a Public Debate at UNESCO on 18 March
10-03-2005 11:35 am - (Media Advisory N°2005-13)
A public debate examining Urban Policies and the Right to the City will take place at UNESCO Headquarters on March 18 (in Room IV, 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm) during the second joint working session between UN-HABITAT and UNESCO. The purpose of this debate is to identify elements and partners for a joint research project between UN-HABITAT and UNESCO. Más
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UNESCO celebrates International Women's Day 8 March
04-03-2005 6:30 pm - (Media Advisory No.2005-12)
Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a more Secure Future is the main theme of UNESCO’s events from March 7 to 25 in celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8). This is also the subject of the message* that Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura issued for this occasion. Más
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Annual meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
25-02-2005 4:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-11)
Education for all, education for sustainable development and UNESCO’s response to natural disasters are the three themes on the agenda for the annual meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, which will take place on March 3 and 4 at Organization Headquarters (Room X). Más
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Launch in New York of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
24-02-2005 2:20 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-10)
UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura will launch the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) at UN headquarters in New York on March 1 (5.30 p.m.). The main goal of the Decade is to encourage the governments of Member State to integrate the concept of sustainable development into their education policies and into all aspects of learning to bring about behavioural changes that will usher in a more viable and just society. Más
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Minimum standards for education in emergencies
21-02-2005 4:30 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-09)
UNESCO is launching a handbook of Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction, as part of the effort to meet the targets of Education for All. The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) prepared the publication and will present it on Friday, February 25, 4 - 5.30 p.m., UNESCO Headquarters, Room VII. Más
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Plan para la creación de un Sistema Mundial de Alerta contra los Tsunamis
21-02-2005 9:55 am - (Anuncio a la prensa N°2005-08)
Expertos técnicos de los Estados Miembros de la Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental (COI) de la UNESCO, y en especial de los Estados de la región del Océano Índico, se reunirán del 3 al 8 de marzo en París para preparar un plan de trabajo y el correspondiente calendario de ejecución con vistas a crear un sistema de alerta contra los tsumanis y de mitigación de sus efectos en la región del Océano Índico y el sureste asiático. Más |
Revitalizing Higher Education in Iraq
15-02-2005 4:00 pm - (Media Advisory N°2005-07)
Assessing the needs and priorities of higher education in Iraq and preparing a blueprint for its revitalization are the main objectives of a round table to be held at UNESCO Headquarters on February 22 and 23. Más
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Three meetings at UNESCO to move towards universal norms on bioethics
17-01-2005 3:40 pm - (Media Advisory No 2005-03)
Another step towards a declaration on universal norms on bioethics will be taken when UNESCO's Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) meets in Paris, January 24 and 25, and UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee (IBC) holds an extraordinary session, on January 28. A joint session of the IGBC and IBC will be held between these two meetings, on January 26 and 27. Más
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Hanoi conference on dialogue among cultures and civilizations
17-12-2004 3:15 pm - (Media advisory No 2004 - 89)
The Vietnamese government is organizing, in cooperation with UNESCO, an Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations for Peace and Sustainable Development1, that will take place in Hanoi December 20 and 21. Más
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Report of the health of the world's coral reefs presented at UNESCO
07-12-2004 6:00 pm - (Media advisory No 2004 - 88)
The 2004 edition of the Status of the Coral Reefs of the World, prepared by 240 experts from 96 countries, will be presented on December 9 at UNESCO Headquarters (restaurant, 7th floor, 6p.m.-7p.m.), in the presence of Patricio Bernal, Executive Secretary of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), Clive Wilkinson, editor of the report, Corinne Etaix from the French ministry of ecology and sustainable development, and other partners. Más
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Fashion show at UNESCO for the benefit of women living with HIV/AIDS
07-12-2004 11:30 am - (Media advisory No 2004 - 87)
Brought together by the same passion for style, the association La Main Fine and the Centre supérieur des techniques de l’art MODE’ESTAH will present a fashion show entitled “L’Afrique: un autre regard” (“Africa: Another Vision”) on December 13 (6.30 p.m.) at UNESCO. Organized for the benefit of women living with HIV/AIDS, and with the support of UNESCO’s Section for Women and Gender Equality, the show is one of the World AIDS Day (December 1) activities. Más
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NGOs meet in Beirut to discuss Education for All
06-12-2004 4:15 pm - (Media advisory No 2004 - 86)
The 2005 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, launched by UNESCO in November, 2004, will provide the basis for discussions at the Collective Consultation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) at its annual meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, from December 9-11. Más
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