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  • Dolphin Calling, Solomon Islands

In accordance with UNESCO's global mandate and the development priorities of the small islands states of the Pacific, the UNESCO Culture sector in the Apia Office focus on the following area of action:

  • Protect and safeguard cultural heritage worldwide

    • In adressing these priorities, the main activities for 2007 include:

  • Reinforcing capacity-building for the protection of World Heritage

  • Identifying and safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage

  • Protecting and rehabilitating cultural heritage

  • Protecting cultural property

  • Strengthening cultural policies, cultural industries and intercultural dialogue

  • Developing cultural policies

  • Promoting intercultural dialogue

  • Sustaining cultural industries and crafts

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    News

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    • 26-06-2009
    Community tourism promoting Chief Roi Mata’s Domain, Vanuatu
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    • 04-06-2009
    Vanuatu moves to enhance its efforts to safeguard its communities
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    • 03-02-2009
    Cook Islands formally joins the World Heritage Community
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    • 03-12-2008
    Pacific leaders move to protect Intangible Cultural Heritage
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    • 19-10-2008
    World Heritage Workshop held in Australia
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    • 15-07-2008
    3 new Pacific sites inscribed on UNESCO Workd Heritage List
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    Events

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    World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
    World Day
      From 
    • 21-05-2009 to 
    • 22-05-2009
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    Tongan consultation meeting on the ‘Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage’
    Royal Tonga International Hotel
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    • 05-12-2008 to 
    • 05-12-2008
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    Sub-regional capacity-building workshop on the ‘Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage’
    Royal Tonga International Hotel
      From 
    • 02-12-2008 to 
    • 03-12-2008
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    • Updated:20-08-2009 0:23
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