The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has awarded the 2009 Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science to Professor Renzong Qiu from the People’s Republic of China, a pioneer in the field of bioethics.
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today paid tribute to Congolese musician Jean Serge Essous, UNESCO Artist for Peace, who died on 25 November in Brazzaville (Congo).
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The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) closed on 4 December with a call for governments to “take forward, with a sense of urgency and at an accelerated pace, the agenda of adult learning and education” and to redouble the efforts to meet adult literacy goals. These policies were laid down in the Belem Framework for Action adopted after extensive negotiations at CONFINTEA VI. - More

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, today condemned the suicide bombing in Mogadishu (Somalia) on 3 December, which took the lives of three Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ministers, three journalists and at least nine students.
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Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, expressed her deep sadness at the death of Professor Ikuo Hirayama, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, on 2 December at the age of 79.
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Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, today designated the laureates of the 2009 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education. They are Alexei Semenov, Rector of the Moscow Institute of Open Education, Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Jordan.
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The second session of the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage will take place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, from 1 to 3 December. - More

Quality science education is vital for building a country’s capacity to meet the challenges of the future. This is the theme of the next UNESCO Future Forum - “New Approaches to Science Education: What Role for UNESCO?” – to be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 25 November 2009 (Room XI, 3-5.30 p.m.). - More

A conference, “Taking action for street children”, will be organized on 26 November* by UNESCO and the Air France Foundation to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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On 15 November 2009, I took office as Director-General of UNESCO, the United Nations specialized agency whose mission is to build peace through education, science and culture. To this end, I look forward to establishing dynamic relations of cooperation with the entire United Nations family. - More

The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence will be presented to this year’s two laureates - François Houtart, Belgian sociologist and theologian, and Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist – at a ceremony on Monday 16 November at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters (Room I, 4 p.m.) on International Day for Tolerance.
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World Philosophy Day, an annual date UNESCO put on the calendar in 2005, is increasing its scope. This year the international celebration will be held in Moscow and St Petersburg (Russian Federation) from 16 to 19 November. Numerous other events are planned at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and in many countries around the world. - More

Three scientific prizes were awarded by Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, during the opening of the World Science Forum, taking place in Budapest (Hungary) from 5 to 7 November.
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, will pay tribute to Yitzhak Rabin, the late Israeli Prime Minister and signatory of the Oslo Peace Accords, on 4 November. The commemorative ceremony at Organization Headquarters will mark the 14th anniversary of his assassination.
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The General Assembly of States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention replaced more than half the 21 members of the World Heritage Committee during its biannual session, which took place at UNESCO Headquarters from 23 to 28 October. The Committee is responsible for the implementation of the Convention. The General Assembly also focused on the priorities to be set in implementing the Convention as it approaches its 40th anniversary. - More

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest on-line community of travellers, and UNESCO launched a partnership on Thursday to mobilize travellers’ support to preserve natural and cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has decided, following the unanimous recommendation of the International Jury, to award the 2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence to the following two laureates, dividing the $100,000 amount of the Prize equally between them: - More

Within the framework of the Forum on Gender Equality, UNESCO’s Bureau of Strategic Planning is organizing a Round Table entitled “Beijing: 15 Years On”, on 19 October at UNESCO headquarters, Room IX, from 6 pm to 7.30 pm. Live webcast.
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The first life-sized tsunami simulation exercise in the Indian Ocean was carried out successfully on 14 October, coinciding with World Disaster Reduction Day. The exercise aimed to test and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS), established in response to the tsunami of 26 December 2004, and to increase preparedness in the region.
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The L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women in Science partnership on 14 October announced the five exceptional women scientists from around the world who will receive the 2010 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards in the Life Sciences.
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The 193 Member States of UNESCO, gathered for the 35th session of the General Conference, the highest governing body of the Organization, on 14 October voted on the replacement of part of the Executive Board, UNESCO’s other governing body.
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As globalization spurs an unprecedented cross-fertilization of cultures worldwide, investing in cultural diversity can renew our approaches to sustainable development, ensure the effective exercise of universally recognized human rights and freedoms, and strengthen social cohesion and democratic governance, according to a new UNESCO intersectoral World Report to be launched on 20 October.
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The Faroe Islands on 12 October became an Associate Member of UNESCO, which now counts 193 Member States and seven Associate Member States. UNESCO’s membership* stands at 200, one of the highest in the United Nations system.
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Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and James Alix Michel, President of the Republic of Seychelles, spoke of their commitment to the ideals of UNESCO, notably regarding education and cultural diversity, during a visit to the Organization and its General Conference.
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Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, addressed a special plenary meeting of UNESCO’s Executive Board on 5 October, emphasizing the role of the dialogue of cultures and the importance of cultural diversity.
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Eighteen countries* around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in an ocean-wide tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day. The exercise will for the first time test and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS), established in response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004. It will identify weaknesses and areas for improvement. It aims to increase preparedness and improve coordination throughout the region. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today expressed distress over the deaths provoked by the tsunami that hit the Pacific Ocean on 29 September. Mr Matsuura also urged governments to maintain efforts to improve national response systems and protect coastal communities.
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UNESCO is organizing two new events, a Conference of Parliamentarians for UNESCO on 3 October and a Partners Forum on 5 October, ahead of the 35th Session of the Organization’s General Conference (6-23 October). Both one-day meetings are aimed at reinforcing UNESCO’s ties with multiple civil society partners and institutional networks, and increasing partners’ involvement in the Organization’s work.
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The 35th session of UNESCO’s General Conference will be held from 6 to 23 October in Paris. During the session, the General Conference is expected to endorse the nomination of Irina Bokova (Bulgaria) as the new Director-General of the Organization, replacing Koïchiro Matsuura of Japan whose second term in office is coming to an end. Chosen by UNESCO’s 58-member Executive Board, Ms Bokova is slated to become the first woman to head the Organization. - More

Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, has designated the Togolese artist Paul Ahyi as UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony today 10 September. The nomination took place via a videoconference link between Togo and UNESCO in Paris. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the killing of Franco-Spanish photojournalist and documentary film-maker Christian Poveda who was shot dead in El Salvador on 2 September. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the killing of journalist Sadiq Bacha Khan in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province on 14 August. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the murder of Dagestani journalist Malik Akhmedilov, who was found dead on 11 August in the Dagestan capital, Makhachkala, of the Russian Federation. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today voiced deep concern over press freedom in Venezuela in view of the recent order to revoke the licenses of 34 broadcasters.
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UNESCO and the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), the Jordanian-based international business services company, signed a partnership agreement on Sunday in Paris to work together on the building of inclusive knowledge societies and on the promotion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to support education, science and culture in the Arab region. - More

I am happy to draw your attention on the opening of the last part of our website (the virtual library). Please take a look at www.ecoles-unesco.fr (centre de ressources). Our website is, as off now, 100% on line. - More

Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, will designate the Philippine Madrigal Singers as UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony on 27 July (Room I, 7 p.m.), just before the group’s concert at Headquarters in Paris. - More

UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) 2009 Summer School is focused this year on education in conflict and crisis situations. Its workshops, presentations and panel discussions will be held from 20 to 31 July in Paris. - More

UNESCO is inviting young researchers in developing countries to apply for grants through the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowship Programme, financed for the tenth time by Japan through funds-in-trust dedicated to the development of human resources. - More

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) will meet on 9 and 10 July at Headquarters to examine two reports by the International Bioethics Committee (IBC), the first about social responsibility and health and the second on human cloning and international governance.
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The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will receive the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize on 7 July at UNESCO Headquarters (2.30 p.m., Room I). In addition to President Lula da Silva, several heads of state and government are invited to attend the ceremony*.
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Most of the universe is invisible to human eyes and to our most advanced observation devices. What is dark matter and what is dark energy? Our understanding of the physical world will be revolutionized the day we discover the answers to these two questions, which will be central to the “Invisible Universe” programme presented at UNESCO from 29 June to 10 July, as part of the International Year of Astronomy celebration. - More

The Chairman of UNESCO’s Executive Board, Ambassador Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yaï (Benin), today made public the list of candidates to the post of Director-General of the Organization.
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The oceans are suffering. The main source of food for two billion people, a key element in climate control and a largely untapped reserve of vital resources, they deserve to be managed better. This is why the United Nations has decided to celebrate the first ever World Ocean Day on the 8th of June. - More

The sixth ordinary session of the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) will be held in Kuala Lumpur* (Malaysia) from 16 to 19 June. It will examine reports the COMEST is to publish about science ethics and the ethical implications of climate change. - More

Open Technologies Seen as Key to Social, Educational and Economic Growth and Greater Digital Inclusion To support social and economic development, UNESCO and Sun Microsystems** signed a Collaboration Agreement on 18 May at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 09.
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Russian tennis star Vera Zvonareva was named today a "Promoter of Gender Equality" to help create leadership opportunities for women within UNESCO’s partnership with the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has informed General Than Shwe, head of Myanmar's ruling military junta, of his grave concern regarding the arrest and trial of the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, coinciding with the moment her house arrest was due to end.
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the murder of Mexican journalist Carlos Ortega Melo Samper, shot dead in the street on 3 May in Santa Maria del Oro, Durango state (Mexico).
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The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was chosen today as the laureate of UNESCO’s 2008 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize. The award ceremony will take place in July.
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The Government of Brazil has decided to postpone the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI)

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the brutal killing of Colombian journalist José Everardo Aguilar in the south western town of Patia, 450 kilometres south of the capital Bogotá, on 24 April.
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In the face of a changing multilateral environment, UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session recommended a set of innovative arrangements that introduce new ways of engaging world leaders in a constructive dialogue on global challenges. The reforms will modify the working methods of its main decision-making body - The General Conference - composed of delegates representing 193 Member States. - More

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon came to Paris to attend the annual meeting of the CEB (UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination), hosted by UNESCO on 4-5 April, following his participation in the G-20 Summit in London. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today expressed his concern about continuing threats to girls’ education in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. - More

UNESCO and 32 partner institutions will launch the World Digital Library, a Web site that features unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world, at UNESCO Headquarters on 21 April. The site will include manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, and prints and photographs. It will provide unrestricted public access, free of charge, to this material. - More

Olcay Ünver, coordinator of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), presents the Third United Nations World Water Development Report, "Water in a Changing World", which offers a comprehensive assessment of the planet’s freshwater resources. The report will be launched at the Fifth World Water Forum, to be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from 16 to 22 March 2009. - More

A conference entitled UNESCO Against Racism: Lessons from the past, current challenges and future perspectives will be held on 20 March at UNESCO in Paris to coincide with International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March). - More

The UNESCO-African Union Commission (AUC) Joint Commission is meeting from 9 to 11 March at Organization Headquarters, in the presence of Jean Ping, Chairperson of the AUC, and Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO. - More

The findings of an international omnibus TNS Worldpanel survey about the perception of science and scientific careers among the general public, conducted within the framework of the partnership between the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO, were published on 5 March. The verdict of the survey carried out in 10 countries* is clear: science is today recognized almost unanimously as a key issue in society. - More

We are in the greatest economic crisis since 1929 – international experts at the UNESCO Future Forum (Monday, 3 March) were in agreement on this. But the world has changed considerably since the Great Depression, and the current crisis has its own specificities, which will shape our responses. There are no magical solutions, of course, but one thing is certain: a global crisis needs global solutions. - More

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean-Michel Jarre has agreed to become the Artistic Director of the World Sky Race launched in a partnership between the nongovernmental U.S.-based World Air League and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre.
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UNESCO launched the electronic version of the new edition of its Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger on 19 February. This interactive digital tool provides updated data about approximately 2,500 endangered languages around the world and can be continually supplemented, corrected and updated, thanks to contributions from its users. - More

Following several tsunamis and large earthquakes that have recently affected the South Pacific, 50 representatives from 18 of the region’s countries and many observer organizations are examining ways to improve protective measures against the threat of tsunamis. The meeting is taking place in Apia, Samoa, from 16 to 18 February. - More

An online newsletter* is now issuing the latest information on preparations for the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Entitled “Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade”, the event will bring together some 700 experts and stakeholders in Bonn (Germany) from 31 March to 2 April. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has condemned the killing of Malagasy broadcast television journalist Ando Ratovonirina and called for improved safety of journalists. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today deplored the death of Bruno Ossébi in the Republic of Congo and urged a full inquiry into the circumstances of this tragic event. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the assassination of Somali journalist Said Tahlil Ahmed who was killed on 4 February. - More

The Bureau of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) will meet on 12 and 13 February at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to examine new proposals for biosphere reserves and select winners of several prizes and awards. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the murder of Kenyan journalist Francis Nyaruri and called for an investigation into the killing. - More

Ministers and Directors of Education, NGOs, and representatives of bi-and multi- multilateral agencies from 54 countries of the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) will gather in Lyon (France) from 11 to 13 February to examine ways to promote sustainable literacy and fight functional illiteracy ahead of the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) that will take place in Brazil in May this year. - More

UNESCO is co-organizing an International seminar, “Women Journalists – Experiences of Building Peace Communication in Post Conflict Countries”, to be held at the Central House of Journalists, in Moscow, Russian Federation, on 2-3 February. - More

UNESCO Publishing has completed the ambitious General History of Latin America (La Historia General de América latina) with the publication of the last volume: Los proyectos nacionales latinoamericanos : sus instrumentos y articulación 1870-1930. The opus is a joint publication with the Spanish publishing company Trotta. - More

On 26 January, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, will take part in the second International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to be held at headquarters in the presence of Yuli Tamir, Israel’s Minister of Education; Xavier Darcos, French Minister of Education; Simone Veil, Honorary President of the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah; and French Senator and former Minister of Justice Robert Badinter. - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, will award the 2008 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education to the Chinese and Egyptian laureates - Zhang Deming and Hoda Baraka respectively - in the presence of the Minister of Education of Bahrain, Majed Bin Ali Al-Noaimi. During the ceremony, in Room I of UNESCO Headquarters at noon on 14 January, Mr Matsuura will present each of the laureates with a diploma and US$25,000. - More

Adult education is at the heart of a regional conference in Tunis from 5 to 7 January, organized by UNESCO and the Government of Tunisia. The conference is intended to provide an overview of the situation in Arab states and to draw up new lines for action. It is one of a series of preparatory meetings ahead of the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education being held in Brazil in May 2009. - More

The 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted a resolution proclaiming 2011 as International Year of Chemistry, placing UNESCO and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) at the helm of the event. - More

Mexican freelance investigative journalist Lydia Cacho Ribeiro will receive this year�s UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize in a ceremony UNESCO is organizing in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May. The celebration of the Day will focus on access to information and empowerment, the subject of a conference entitled Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and the Empowerment of People, on 2 and 3 May... - More

In spite of promises to support basic education, aid commitments are stagnating and remain far short of what is required to achieve universal primary education, according to a recent analysis by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report* team... - More

More than 100 countries will take part on 23 April in the 13th celebration of World Book and Copyright Day,* proclaimed by UNESCO in 1996. Publishers, book shops, libraries, schools, cultural institutions and authors� societies from all over the world have undertaken to celebrate the Day and promote the enduring importance of books... - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today voiced concern about damage caused to the Castello di Moncalieri, in the Italian Province of Turin, inscribed on UNESCO�s World Heritage List in 1997... - More

The President of the Republic of Argentina, Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner, today stressed the importance of Human Rights in an address to the Executive Board of UNESCO, which is holding its 179 session... - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today expressed his deep regret at the destruction of Qu�bec�s ancient drill hall, a landmark adjacent to the Historic District of Old Qu�bec, which was inscribed on UNESCO�s World Heritage List in 1985... - More

Lawyers, museum professionals, archaeologists, academics and cultural property experts will meet in Athens, Greece*, on 17 and 18 March for an international conference on the �Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin.�... - More

UNESCO has withdrawn its patronage of the Online Free Expression Day, organized by the non-governmental organization, Reporters Without Borders... - More

To celebrate International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March), UNESCO in partnership with �Pari(s) du Vivre-Ensemble� is organizing a series of events on 19 March in Paris, on the topic of �School and immigration�... - More

The international mission of experts sent to review plans to build a bridge in the cultural landscape of the Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) in early February is recommending that the plan be abandoned in the interest of preserving the outstanding universal value that warranted the inscription of the site on UNESCO�s World Heritage List in 2004... - More

An international round table, �Gender equality: make it your business�, organized by the UNESCO Bureau of Strategic Planning�s Division for Gender Equality, will be held on 10 March (Room II, 3-5.30 p.m.) to celebrate this year�s International Women�s Day (8 March)... - More

Ministers and educational experts from the world�s Nine High Population Countries - Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan - will meet in Bali, Indonesia* March 10 � 12 to discuss ways of accelerating progress towards the provision of Education For All (EFA)... - More

The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA), organizer of the Bangalore Open, an outstanding event on the Sony Ericsson Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, announced today that it will donate US$100,000 to the UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership for gender equality and women�s leadership... - More

The third session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE EWS), will be held in Panama, from March 12 -14... - More

The Indonesian actress and producer, Christine Hakim, will be named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador by the Organization�s Director-General, Ko�chiro Matsuura, at a ceremony in Bali (Indonesia) on March 11, which will be held as part of the seventh Ministerial meeting of the nine most populous countries (E9) on Education for All... - More

UNESCO�s Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) in Afghanistan will receive a grant of US$13 million from the Government of Japan. This grant, to be administered by UNESCO, will benefit almost 300,000 individuals, notably women, in 9 Afghan provinces, who are unable to read or write... - More

UNESCO and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are organizing a seminar from 26 to 28 February in Lagos (Nigeria) on the subject of "Nation-states and the challenges of regional integration in West Africa: the Nigerian case"... - More

The third World Congress of UNESCO�s biosphere reserves closed last Friday in Madrid (Spain) with the adoption of a Declaration that stresses the role of biosphere reserves as places �for investments and innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change, (and) to promote the greater use of renewable energy�... - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, today welcomed the action by US President George Bush to submit the International Convention against Doping in Sport to the US Senate for approval, and expressed his hope for swift ratification... - More

What kind of cities do we want to live in? We will have a better idea at the close of the Conference to be held in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) from 13 to 16 February, which will bring together specialists from all over the world to reflect on the evolution of democratic process and social transformations in cities. Representatives from some 30 countries and 63 large cities are expected to attend, as well as a UNESCO delegation led by Pierre San�, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences... - More

he Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, paid tribute today to the Belizean singer and musician Andy Palacio, UNESCO Artist for Peace, who passed away last Saturday in Belize City... - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura today condemned the killing of Norwegian reporter Carsten Thomassen who died in the Taleban attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul on 14 January... - More

Where and how is research generated, transmitted, received and used in today�s knowledge society? These are fundamental questions that will be addressed at a symposium hosted by the UNESCO Forum for Higher Education, Research and Knowledge in Paris from 16 to18 January (UNESCO, Room XI, 2.30 p.m.)... - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, will take part on 28 January in a commemoration ceremony at Organization Headquarters to honour the victims of the Holocaust. Other notable participants will include Isaac Herzog, Israeli Minister of Social affairs and Welfare and and Minister of the Jewish Diaspora, Society, and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism; Xavier Darcos, French Minister of National Education; and Simone Veil, Honorary President of the French Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah... - More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, will take part in the first Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, in Madrid (Spain) on 15 and 16 January. The Forum will bring together political leaders, representatives of international and regional organizations, donors, civil society groups and foundations to examine ways to promote mutual understanding in the face of growing polarization between nations and cultures... - More

UNESCO to launch ICT Competency Standards for Teachers at Moving Young Minds Conference, London, 8 January... - More

Four hundred years ago, Galileo gazed at the stars for the very first time through a telescope. In celebration of the first use of this ground-breaking invention, the United Nations proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009) and designated UNESCO as its lead agency. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) will act as implementing body... - More

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