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  Sixteenth session of the International Bioethics Committee in Mexico   Sixteenth session of the International Bioethics Committee in Mexico
28-10-2009 (UNESCO) - Further to its postponement for health reasons related to the A(H1N1) influenza epidemic in Mexico City (Mexico), the Sixteenth (ordinary) Session of the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO (IBC) (initially scheduled in May 2009) will now be held in Mexico City, from 23 to 25 November 2009.
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  A Conference at UNESCO to examine future of fight against doping   A Conference at UNESCO to examine future of fight against doping
21-10-2009 (UNESCOPRESS) - The Conference of States Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 26 to 28 October. Unanimously adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference on 19 October 2005, the Convention has already been ratified by 127 States. Approximately 250 government representatives discussed the future of the fight against doping in sport at the conference.
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  François Houtart (Belgium) and Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan) to share 2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence   François Houtart (Belgium) and Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan) to share 2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
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  Argentina replaces South Africa at the head of UNESCO’s MOST Programme   Argentina replaces South Africa at the head of UNESCO’s MOST Programme
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  Irina Bokova elected Director-General of UNESCO   Irina Bokova elected Director-General of UNESCO
15-10-2009 (UNESCOPRESS) - The 35th session of the General Conference of UNESCO on 15 October elected Irina Bokova as Director-General of the Organization. Ms Bokova was designated by UNESCO’s Executive Board on 22 September.
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  UNESCO Book Project for 2010 on Migration, Environment and Climate Change   UNESCO Book Project for 2010 on Migration, Environment and Climate Change
10-10-2009 (UNESCO) - Climate change is one of the major concerns for the international community. Among its consequences, its impact on migration is the object of increasing attention from both policy-makers and researchers. As the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change put it, “greater resource scarcity, desertification, risks of droughts and floods, and rising sea levels could drive many millions of people to migrate.’
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  The International Coalition of Cities against Racism Moves towards a New Era   The International Coalition of Cities against Racism Moves towards a New Era
02-10-2009 (SHS e-News 43 / October 2009) - The International Coalition of Cities against Racism (ICCAR) will hold two international conferences this month: the first one, in Nuremberg (Germany), from 5 to 6 October, and the second one, in Bandung (Indonesia), from 29 to 31 October.
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