Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura
Archivo de Comunicados de prensa (2002-2006)
- 05-12-2002World Heritage has pride of place at un headquarters in New York
Paris - The travelling photo exhibition of UNESCO's world heritage sites - Our Past, Our Future - organized jointly by UNESCO and the Chinese Permanent Delegation to the United Nations, was inaugurated on December 4 at UN Headquarters in New York, where it will be on show until January 31. Más
- 03-12-2002Survey shows that Seychelles, Mauritius and Kenya top regional maths and reading scores
Dar-es-Salaam - Sixth grade students in the Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Tanzania are outperforming their peers throughout southern, eastern and central Africa, according to a sweeping new survey of educational quality carried in some 15 countries of those regions. Más
- 02-12-2002African parliamentarians join forces to strengthen education
Dar-es-Salaam - African parliamentarians from 45 countries have joined forces to strengthen education across the continent, in the quest to achieve education for all by 2015, the goal set at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal (April, 2000). Más
- 02-12-2002Education is part of the solution, UNESCO Director-general tells African education ministers
Dar-es-Salaam - What must Africa do to achieve education for all of its peoples by 2015, the deadline set at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal (April, 2000)? This question will be at the heart of the Eighth Conference of African Education Ministers (MINEDAF VIII, December 2-6), which was inaugurated here today by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa. Más
- 28-11-2002Education in Africa: ministers meet to assess progress
Paris - African education ministers from across the continent will meet in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) from December 2 to 6 to assess progress in the quest to bring quality education to all. Más
- 27-11-20022002 UNESCO Prize for Architecture to be presented in Venice
Paris - Three young graduate architects of Italy's Genoa University - Erika Bisio, Giulia Carpeneto and Irene Carpeneto - will be presented with this year's UNESCO Prize for Architecture at a ceremony on December 2 at UNESCO's Venice Office (7 p.m. at the Palazzo Zorzi). Más
- 24-11-2002Ethical guidelines urgently needed for collecting, processing, using and storing human genetic data
Paris/Montreal - Human genetic data is everywhere. Its presence in biological samples (of blood, tissue, saliva and sperm etc.) provides answers to questions from police and courts of law about paternity or the identity of sex offenders. Más
- 19-11-2002High Level Group urges countries to make Education for All a top priority
Abuja - The High Level Group on Education For All, meeting here for the past two days, has expressed its alarm that only 83 countries, on present trends, have achieved or have a high chance of achieving by 2015 the goals of universal primary education, gender parity in education and the halving their illiteracy rates. Más
- 13-11-2002UNESCO celebrates 30th anniversary of World Heritage Convention in Venice
Venice - Some 500 heritage experts, prominent representatives of politics and business are gathered in Venice for the next three days (November 14-16) to participate in an international congress entitled "World Heritage 2002: Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility." Más
- 13-11-2002Defending freedom of expression on the internet
Paris - Though the internet is enabling more individuals and communities than ever before to express their opinions and creativity, it is increasingly being subjected to restrictions ranging from financial, technical and language barriers to outright censorship. Más
- 12-11-2002Education goals remain elusive in more than 70 countries (Embargoed until 13:00 GMT, November 13, 2002)
London - Some 83 countries are on track to achieve Education For All (EFA) by the deadline of 2015 set at the World Education Forum in Dakar (Senegal) two and a half years ago. Más
- 11-11-2002World Forum of UNESCO Chairs: transfering knowledge to developing countries
Paris - The aim of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs programme launched in 1992 is to boost cooperation and solidarity between universities around the world in order to encourage a major transfer of knowledge to developing countries. Más
- 11-11-2002Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos wins 2002 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize
Paris - UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura has announced the Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos (AMDH) as winner of the 2002 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize. Más
- 07-11-2002UNESCO adds 18 new sites to World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Paris - Eighteen new sites in 12 countries have been added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves while five existing biosphere reserves have been extended. Más
- 30-10-2002UNESCO launches new Aral Sea Basin initiative
Dushanbe, Tajikistan - UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will announce tomorrow a new initiative to study the Aral Sea Basin under the auspices of the World Water Assessment Programme, which brings together 23 United Nations agencies through a secretariat hosted by UNESCO. Más
- 28-10-2002Mountain Summit opens in Kyrgyzstan - Climate change the focus of UNESCO initiative
Bishkek - UNESCO's Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today announced a new UNESCO initiative to use its unique network of biosphere reserves to monitor global climate change. Más
- 27-10-2002UNESCO launches Global Change Monitoring Programme
Bishkek - UNESCO's unique network of Biosphere Reserves is set to have a new role - monitoring global climate change. Más
- 24-10-2002UNESCO Executive Board creates committee for the safeguard of Afghanistan's cultural heritage (this press realease replaces n° 2002-79, issued on october 17)
Paris - UNESCO’s Executive Board, meeting at the Organization’s Paris Headquarters from October 7 to 17 - has approved the creation of an International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage. Más
- 23-10-2002Director-general condemns murder of journalists in India and Pakistan
Paris - UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today urged Pakistan and India to bring the assassins of two journalists to justice. Más
- 22-10-2002Director-general recalls importance of freedom of expression after banning of journalist from Beirut Summit
Paris - UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today recalled the paramount importance of freedom of expression in response to reports concerning journalist Gideon Kouts who was prevented from exercising his professional activity during an international Summit in Lebanon late last week, despite his accreditation to the meeting as a reporter for French publication L'Arche. Más
- 17-10-2002In turning the tide against HIV/AIDS, education is key
WASHINGTON - With more than 40 million people worldwide now estimated to be infected with the HIV/AIDS virus, UN and World Bank officials warned today that education plans to get 115 million boys and girls into primary school by 2015 needed to be intensified if the world was to have any hope of blunting the spread of the epidemic. Más
- 16-10-2002Close of the 165th session of UNESCO's Executive Board
Paris - The 165th session of UNESCO's Executive Board, chaired by Aziza Bennani (Morocco), ended today after ten days of debate about the execution of the Organization's programme and its future orientations. Más
- 13-10-2002The social and economic impact of drug trafficking
Paris - The Mexican drug cartels, as major suppliers of the North American market, rake in annual profits of between 10 and 30 billion dollars. Más
- 09-10-2002Media and Culture Centre opens in Kabul to boost freedom of expression in Afghanistan
Paris/Kabul - Efforts to promote freedom of expression in Afghanistan took a big step forward today with the official opening of the Afghan Media and Culture Centre in Kabul. Más
- 09-10-2002For UNESCO, space technologies should be harnessed for sustainable development
Paris - For a better understanding of life on Earth we must look to space, through an expanding constellation of satellites, to monitor such critical factors as pollution levels, urban sprawl and the risks of natural disasters. Más
- 08-10-2002Inauguration of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina: from papyrus to difitalization
Paris - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the largest library in the Middle East and Africa, will be officially inaugurated next October 16, marking the rebirth of the institution founded over 2,000 years ago by Ptolemy I in northern Egypt. Más
- 08-10-2002Timor-Leste president Xanana Gusmão to receive UNESCO's 2002 Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize
Paris - Xanana Gusmão, President of Timor-Leste, was today chosen as the laureate of the 2002 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize by an international jury presided by former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Henry Kissinger. Más
- 07-10-2002New technologies helping to save world heritage
Paris - As UNESCO prepares to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, adopted on November 16, 1972, preservationists campaigning to save sites, landscapes and monuments of "exceptional universal value" still face serious threats, even though most of the 730 world heritage sites are well managed. Más
- 07-10-2002Director-general expresses concern at murder of Brazilian journalist
Paris - UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today expressed grave concern about news of the murder of yet another journalist, Domingos Savio Brandão Lima Junior, owner, publisher and columnist of the daily Folha do Estado, in Cuiaba, Brazil. Más
- 04-10-2002More children, fewer teachers: new UNESCO-ilo study sees global teacher shortage causing decline in quality education
Paris/Geneva - Relentless population growth and declining working conditions are creating a severe shortage of teachers in the world's classrooms that may lead to a slide in education standards, according to a new global study by UNESCO and the Geneva-based International Labour Office. Más
- 03-10-2002Aung San Suu Kyi winner of the 2002 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for tolerance and non-violence
Paris - Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar was named laureate of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today on the unanimous recommendation of an international jury. Más
- 01-10-2002New text books and curriculum for Afghan children
Paris - An agreement establishing a funds-in-trust to finance the upgrading of textbooks and renewal of the education curriculum for some three million school children in Afghanistan was signed today by UNESCO and the Government of Germany. Más
- 26-09-2002UNESCO to receive the 2002 SIBI Award for its work in the field of bioethics
Paris - On October 4, UNESCO will receive the SIBI award in Gijón, Spain, which the Sociedad Internacional de Bioética (SIBI) bestows every two years upon an individual, a group or an entity whose research, publications or teaching has made significant contributions to the field of bioethics. Más
- 25-09-2002Internet in the service of democracy: a UNESCO survey of e-governance in 15 countries
Paris - The introduction of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in government processes is fostering a closer relationship between citizens and states, pushing official bodies towards more transparency and accountability. Más
- 23-09-2002Minimizing disarter risk for world heritage cities in mountain areas
Paris - Some of the world's most precious monuments - and the thousands of people living in or near them - are in mountainous areas prone to natural disasters. Más
- 17-09-2002International mobilization in favour of intangible heritage and cultural diversity
Istanbul (Turkey) - Representatives of 110 countries, among them 72 culture ministers, decided to develop "policies which aim at the identification, safeguarding, promotion and transmission of the intangible cultural heritage, particularly through information and education." Más
- 11-09-2002Ministers to discuss intangible heritage as a mirror of cultural diversity
Paris - Languages, religious and social customs, songs, plays, dances, celebrations and craft skills distinguish cultures from one another and deserve to be preserved "for the good of humanity" and future generations just as much as the Egyptian pyramids or historic buildings in the centre of Quito. Más
- 11-09-2002UNESCO welcomes return of the United States of America
Paris - Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today warmly welcomed President Bush's announcement of the return of the United States to UNESCO, following an 18-year absence. Más
- 10-09-2002UNESCO outlines strategy to combat digital divide
Paris - The free flow of information, made possible by the advent of new technologies such as the internet, holds enormous promise of cultural dialogue and mutual understanding, of quality education available throughout our lifetimes and of more vigorous and participative democratic processes. Más
- 09-09-2002Literacy: governments must assume their responsibilities says UNESCO director-general
Paris - The goal established at the World Education Forum (Dakar, Senegal, 2000) to halve adult illiteracy by 2015 will not be met unless a massive effort is made in the coming years. Más
- 08-09-2002UNESCO calls for universal ratification of the 1970 convention, following the example set by Key Art Market countries
Paris - UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today congratulated Japan for its ratification of the 1970 Convention on the Prevention of the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Más
- 05-09-2002Yugoslavia promises to punish attacks against cultural property in wartime
Paris - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has pledged to set up legal procedures to punish attacks on cultural property in wartime by signing of the Second Protocol of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, otherwise known as the Hague Convention. Más
- 05-09-2002UNESCO welcomes Kabul Declaration on free media in Afghanistan
Paris - A formal recommendation to enshrine the principles of free speech and free media in the new Afghan constitution has been warmly welcomed by UNESCO. Más
- 02-09-2002UNESCO voices strong suppot for press freedom at Kabul Media Seminar
Paris - Declaring that democracy cannot be established without a "wide range of impartial and editorially independent information sources", UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today urged the Afghan Government to fulfill its pledge to diversify media outlets and "remove itself" from the media it controls. Más
- 02-09-2002No sustainable development without education
Johannesburg - A new vision of education for sustainable development was outlined yesterday by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, President Gustavo Noboa of Ecuador, President Natsagiin Bagabandi of Mongolia and Education Minister Kader Asmal of South Africa, at a major symposium during the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Más
- 01-09-2002Statistics show slow progress towards universal literacy, and more literate women than ever before
Paris - Almost 80 percent of the world's population aged 15 years and over is now literate, including more women than ever before, according to new figures from UNESCO released to mark this year's International Literacy Day (September 8). Más
- 28-08-2002UNESCO lauches the world's largest encyclopedia on sustainable development
Johannesburg/Paris - UNESCO will launch the largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia ever published on sustainable development on September 3, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Más
- 22-08-2002What's the use of ocean science?
Paris - Although they hit the headlines, flood, drought and famine are often the results of natural, regular and probably predictable cycles lasting a decade or so. Más
- 21-08-2002Innovative measures required to protect indigenous knowledge
Paris - International interest and demand for knowledge developed by indigenous peoples is at an all time high - politically, culturally and financially. Más
- 21-08-2002UNESCO promotes cultural diversity and education at World Summit on sustainable development
Paris - New trade and environmental agreements alone won't alleviate poverty and unbridled consumption, which are wreaking ecological havoc and deepening economic inequalities the world over. Más
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