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Third session of the intergovernmental meeting on the International Convention Against Doping in Sport
07-01-2005 5:00 pm - (Media Advisory No.2005-01)
The third session of the intergovernmental meeting of experts on the preliminary draft of the International Convention Against Doping in Sport* will take place at UNESCO Headquarters from January 10 to 15. During the meeting, some 200 participants are expected to finalize the text that will be submitted to the 33rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference in October for adoption ahead of the 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin, Italy). More |
UNESCO Director-General welcomes release of two Laotian political prisoners
16-12-2004 11:30 am - (Press Release No 2004 - 122)
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today expressed satisfaction and pleasure over the release of Laotian political prisoners Latsami Khamphoui and Feng Sakchittaphong. The two men, for whose release UNESCO campaigned for many years, arrived with their families in France today and will be given medical care. More
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Tirana Summit commits to foster inter-ethnic and inter-religious dialogue
10-12-2004 6:00 pm - (Press Release No 2004 - 119)
Tirana (Albania) - The regional Summit of Tirana1, organized at the initiative of the President of Albania, Alfred Moisiu, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, ended today with the adoption, by some 150 participants, including six Heads of State, of the Tirana Summit Declaration on Inter-Religious and Inter-Ethnic Dialogue in South-East Europe, in which the participants pledge to release themselves “from the disputes of the past […] by practicing a culture of dialogue”, within and among their countries. More |
Political will reaffirmed during MINEPS IV
08-12-2004 5:30 pm - (Press Release No 2004 - 117)
 Athens (Greece) – The Fourth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Sport and Physical Education (MINEPS IV) closed today after having reaffirmed the will to overcome the last remaining differences concerning the Draft international convention against doping in sport. More |
Sport prizes awarded by UNESCO and the International Committee for fair play
08-12-2004 4:45 pm - (Press Release No 2004 - 116)
Athens (Greece) – Greek Olympic Champion Voula Patoulidou and New Zealand rugby player Tana Umaga are among the laureates of sports prizes awarded by UNESCO and by the International Committee for fair-play (CIFP) in Athens yesterday at the Fourth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Sport and Physical Education (MINEPS IV). More
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47th Session of the International Conference on Education to focus on quality
31-08-2004 5:05 am - (Press release N°2004-75)
A growing loss of confidence in education systems and structures and a general perception that students are not learning what they need to cope with today’s societies, provide the backdrop for the 47th session of the International Conference on Education (ICE), which will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from September 8-11* on the theme “Quality education for all young people: Challenges, Trends and Priorities”. More
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Finalists of first worldwide School Contest based on intercultural dialogue
31-07-2004 4:00 am - (Press release N°2004-70)
 Paris, July 30 – An international jury selected 25 finalists [*] of the “Mondialogo School Contest” - the first global contest for school students involved in intercultural dialogue - at UNESCO Headquarters today. The 25 finalists, each consisting of two teams from different countries, were chosen by the jury whose members include former President of Iceland Vigdis Finnbogadottir, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, Lebanese composer Marcel Khalife, Japanese painter Countess Setsuko Klossowska de Rola and Malian scientist Cheick Diarra. More
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Iran’s ancient city of Bam among the 34 new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
02-07-2004 3:00 pm - (Press Release N°2004 - 61)
The rich archaeological remains of the Iranian city of Bam, where 26,000 lost their lives in the earthquake of December 26, 2003, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, alongside 12 other new cultural sites listed today by the World Heritage Committee holding its 28th session in Suzhou. This brings to 788 the number of cultural, natural and mixed sites now on the List. More
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Thirteen new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
01-07-2004 7:00 pm - (Press Release No 2004 - 60)
Suzhou (China) - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea had its first site inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List today with the addition of a complex of Koguryo tombs. Andorra also entered the List with the cultural landscape of Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley. They were among 13 cultural sites listed in Suzhou today. More
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United Nations at EXPO 2005 Aichi
29-06-2004 4:00 am - (Press Release N°2004 - 57)
At the invitation of the Government of Japan the United Nations has announced that it will participate in the World Exposition (EXPO) 2005 to take place in Aichi, Japan, from next March 25 to September 25, 2005. More
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Scaling up action against HIV/AIDS: meeting of UN agencies and Southern African ministers in Zambia
27-02-2004 3:30 pm - (Press Release No.2004-17)
Paris, February 27 - The Committee of the Cosponsoring Organizations (CCO) of UNAIDS, which brings together the heads of the nine* United Nations agencies participating in the joint HIV/AIDS programme, will hold its annual meeting in Africa for the first time, March 3 to 5. Some 20** ministers of health, education, and finance from the region, one of the parts of the world worst hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, will attend the meeting, in Livingstone (Zambia). It will be chaired by Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO which is currently chairing UNAIDS. More
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Goodwill Ambassadors to sponsor Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage
26-02-2004 3:00 pm - (Press Release N°2004-16)
Paris, February 26 – UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors – leading personalities who place their talent and international renown at the service of the Organization’s ideals – decided to sponsor some of the 47 Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity during their annual meeting in Paris today. More |
Launch of International Year for the Commemoration of the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition
05-01-2004 5:30 pm - (Press Release No 2004 - 01)
On January 10, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will officially launch the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition in Cape Coast (Ghana), one of the slave trade’s most active centres and today a World Heritage site. The year, devoted to an unprecedented tragedy that was recognized as a “crime against humanity” at the Durban World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001), should help humanity accomplish its duty of remembrance and fight all forms of slavery and racism in the world. More
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UNESCO Director-General offers condolences and support to Iran following tragic earthquake
27-12-2003 6:00 pm - (Press Release N°2003-107)
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura has conveyed his condolences to the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the terrible earthquake that struck the country yesterday morning. In a letter to President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, Mr Matsuura expressed his distress at the “cruel loss of so many lives” and offered his “sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims at this time of national mourning.” More
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| Lancement de l’initiative Universitaires sans frontières
(Salle IV; 21-11-2005 9:00 am - 23-11-2005 6:25 pm )
Organisée par la Section pour la coopération internationale dans l'enseignement supérieur, le lancement de l’initiative Universitaires sans frontières (USF) est un nouveau pas vers le renforcement de la solidarité universitaire à l’échelle mondiale.. More |
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