[30.06.2000] -
IOC ADOPTS NEW MEASURES TO FAVOUR OCEAN STUDY AND PROTECTION The Executive Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), ended its annual meeting at
Organization Headquarters yesterday, with a reinforced commitment to monitor and protect the world’s oceans. Continue
[28.06.2000] -
KOICHIRO MATSUURA: "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS ESSENTIAL TO DEMOCRACY" UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura highlighted the link between democracy and freedom of expression in an address to the Ministerial Conference “Towards a Community of Democracies” which took place in Warsaw, Poland, on June 26 and 27, with the participation of representatives from 108 States. Continue
[22.06.2000] -
JORDAN TO HOST SESAME SYNCHROTRON PROJECT FOR MIDDLE EAST-WIDE SCIENTIFIC TRAINING AND RESEARCH Jordan was chosen to host a major scientific research and training centre, the International Centre for Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications for the Middle East (SESAME), during a meeting of its governing body, the Interim Council of the SESAME Project, in Amman yesterday, in the presence of King Abdullah of Jordan. Continue
[15.06.2000] -
FIRST MEETING OF THE JURY NAMED TO SELECT MASTERPIECES OF THE ORAL AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE The international jury named by UNESCO to proclaim cultural spaces and forms of cultural expression as “masterpieces of the oral
and intangible heritage of humanity”, today discussed the concept underlying the project, as well as various legal and practical aspects - such as the number of
candidatures per country and the evaluation process - as it held its first meeting, at Organization Headquarters. Continue
[15.06.2000] -
INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION MEETS IN PARIS, JUNE 20 - 30 The annual meeting of the Executive Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), from June 20 to 30 at Organization Headquarters, will focus on issues relating to oceanographic studies and management, notably the emerging risk of carbon dioxide disposal in the deep sea and its potential effect on the marine environment and climate. Continue
[14.06.2000] -
PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES The presentation of a joint UNESCO/World Bank report, Higher Education in Developing Countries, Perils and Promise, took place today during the Meeting of Higher Education Partners at UNESCO with representatives of international and inter-governmental organisations, the private sector and non-governmental organisations. Continue
[09.06.2000] -
STOCK-TAKING TWO YEARS AFTER WORLD CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION Two years after the international community determined to provide wider access to higher education on the basis of merit, modernise higher education systems and structures, enhance the social relevance of higher education and strengthen its links with the world of work, UNESCO and its partners, stakeholders in higher education, will examine progress achieved since the 1998 World Conference on Higher Education, compare experiences and determine new measures to realise these objectives. Continue
[05.06.2000] -
"KEYS TO THE 21ST CENTURY", SUBJECT OF UNESCO TALKS How to meet the challenges of the 21st century and civilise globalisation was the theme of the14th in the 21st Century Talks series which, on May 30, brought together UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, Sonia Mendieta de Badaroux, Chairperson of the Organization’s Executive Board, and four personalitie Continue