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    • Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
    En 1998, S. Exc. la señora Vigdís Finnbogadóttir fue nombrada Embajadora de Buena Voluntad de la UNESCO. Primera Mujer electa presidente de una nación democrática, S. Exc. la señora Vigdís Finnbogadóttir es una de las personalidades islandesas más apreciadas en su país. Presidenta de la Comisión Mundial de la UNESCO para la ética y el conocimiento científico y tecnológico, sus intereses son principalmente la bioética, la información y la comunicación.

    S. Exc. la señora Vigdís Finnbogadóttir proyecta reunir a las naciones en objetivos primordiales comunes: la defensa de los derechos de la mujer, la preservación del medio ambiente y el acceso a una educación de calidad. Defiende la idea de una educación multilingüe y valoriza siempre la importancia de la diversidad de las lenguas en las numerosas conferencias internacionales sobre este tema a las cuales participó.



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    		•  Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

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    Her Excellency Ms Vigdís Finnbogadóttir attends thematic debate on the protection of indigenous and endangered languages.
    Prix Houphouet Boigny 2008 small 2.JPGThe former President of Iceland and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages, Her Excellency Ms Vigdís Finnbogadóttir attended on the 7th October 2008 a debate entitled ‘Protecting Indigenous and Endangered Languages, and the Role of Languages in Promoting Education for All in the Context of Sustainable Development’, held at UNESCO Headquarters on the margins of the 180th session of the Executive Board. Más

    Mehriban Aliyeva hosts the UNESCO Regional Literacy Conference - HRH Princess Firyal and HE Mrs Vigdís Finnbogadóttir chair panels
    BAKU_tn.jpgMrs Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of Azerbaijan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, hosted the fifth in the series of the UNESCO Regional Conferences in Support of Global Literacy from 14 to 16 May 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Más

    Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and Wole Soyinka participate in the Experts' Meeting on Cultural Diversity and Education in Barcelona
    UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors HE Mrs Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and Mr Wole Soyinka participated in the International meeting of experts on "Cultural Diversity and Education", held from 14 to 16 January 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. The event was organized by UNESCO, in particular the UNESCO Chair in Languages and Education, the Institute of Catalan Studies, Barcelona, and the UNESCO Centre of Catalunya. Más

    On the occasion of the 7th Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan visits the Organization’s Headquarters
    AM_GWA_2007_tn.jpgOn 3 April 2007, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, opened the 7th Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors at the Organization’s Headquarters. A unique highlight of this year’s meeting was the visit of Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan to UNESCO. Más

    HE Vigdís Finnbogadóttir addresses the first International Mother Language Day celebration
    Finnbogadottir-2006-tn.jpgInternational Mother Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO’s General Conference in November 1999, was celebrated for the first time with a special ceremony on 21 February 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters. Más

    Her Excellency Mrs Vigdís Finnbogadóttir serves for the second time as a jury member for the Mondialogo School Contest 2005/2006 and participates in a panel debate on Education for Sustainable Development
    Her Excellency Mrs Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former President of Iceland and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the protection of minority languages, participated in a round table discussion on the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development, which was organized by the Swedish and German National Commissions for UNESCO in cooperation with the Education Sector on 6 October 2005 on the occasion of the 33rd General Conference of UNESCO. Más

    Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors at UNESCO Headquarters, 26-27 February 2004
    tumb-group-small.jpgUNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura received the Goodwill Ambassadors at UNESCO Headquarters on 26 and 27 February 2004 for their the annual meeting.
  • Photo Gallery: 2004 Annual Meeting of Goodwill Ambassadors Más


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    Finnbogadottir-1-200.jpgVigdis Finnbogadottir
    Vigdis Finnbogadottir y Cheick Modibo Diarra durante la reunión anual de los Embajadores de Buena Voluntad, en julio de 2000
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