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| Archive - Press Releases (2002-2006) |
International Literacy Day 2006
06-09-2006 3:45 am - (Press Release N°2006-110)
Literacy Sustains Development is the theme of this year’s International Literacy Day to be celebrated around the world on September 8. In his message for this day, the Director-General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura stressed that “Literacy is widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful tools of development, which makes its relative neglect all the more frustrating.” Mr Matsuura added that literacy is also “a lever of change and an instrument for achieving further social progress.” More |
Director-General welcomes US$2 million Japanese government donation of for Burundi
31-08-2006 9:00 am - (Press Release N°2006-107)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has welcomed the donation by Japan of US$2.18 million for the “Inter Agency Programme on the Sustainable Rehabilitation of War Victims in Burundi,” which will be channeled through the Trust Fund For Human Security and involve a number of United Nations agencies, including UNESCO. More |
UNESCO to assist Lebanese early recovery in culture and education
30-08-2006 4:00 pm - (Press Release No.2006-106)
 UNESCO will assist the Lebanese government by providing support for vocational education, children and youth traumatized by recent events, and helping to preserve the country’s rich cultural heritage. These areas of immediate assistance, which will be part of the government’s early recovery efforts, were identified during a UNESCO mission to Lebanon last week led by the Director of the Organization’s Beirut Office, Abdel Moneim Osman. The mission met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Culture Minister Tarek Mitri and Education Minister Khaled Kabbani. More |
Missa Johnouchi Named UNESCO Artist for Peace
18-08-2006 2:00 pm - (Press Release N°2006-102)
Renowned Japanese conductor and composer Missa Johnouchi, will be designated UNESCO Artist for Peace by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura at a ceremony at the Teikoku Hotel (Imperial Hotel), in Tokyo on 21 August 2006, at 6.30 p.m., to be followed by a press conference (7.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.). More |
Sixty States have already ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage*
16-08-2006 4:15 pm - (Press Release N°2006-99)
At the request of the Algerian Government, it has been decided to postpone the session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to avoid any conflict with the end of Ramadan. The Committee will therefore meet on 18 and 19 November 2006**, and consequently, with the agreement of the President of the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, it has also been decided to convene an extraordinary session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention on 9 November. The General Assembly will be held at UNESCO Headquarters. It will elect six additional members to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. More |
Director-General condemns new wave of killing of journalists in Iraq
16-08-2006 10:30 am - (Press Release N°2006-98)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the murder of four journalists in separate attacks in Iraq since late July and called for measures to counter the alarming campaign against freedom of the press in the country. More |
Local knowledge and planning the key to a successful tsunami warning system
02-08-2006 3:00 pm - (Press Release N°2006-91)
Coastal populations in vulnerable Indian Ocean States must be “tsunami-savvy” to save lives when a tsunami strikes concluded participants at the 3rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, which ended here today. More |
Hakuho designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
27-07-2006 12:00 pm - (Press Release N°2006-87)
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will designate Davaajargal Munkhbat of Mongolian nationality, better known as Hakuho, as UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony to be held in Ulaanbaatar on 27 July, in the framework of the UNESCO Children’s Performing Arts Festival of East Asia. More |
Over fifty UNESCO Member States already parties to Convention for safeguarding intangible heritage
18-07-2006 11:55 pm - (Press Release No. 2006-84)
An extraordinary session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the International Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage* will be held on 17 October at UNESCO Headquarters. It will elect an additional six members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to take into account that the number of States Parties has now passed the 50-mark. More |
UNESCO Director General condemns murder of Congolese journalist Bapuwa Mwamba
17-07-2006 11:00 pm - (Press Release No. 2006-82)
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura today condemned the murder of Congolese journalist Bapuwa Mwamba, who was killed in Kinshasa (DRC) on 8 July. The Director-General has asked the Congolese authorities to do everything they can to make sure this crime does not go unpunished. More |
UNESCO Director-General to participate in G8 summit in St Petersburg
14-07-2006 9:00 am - (Press Release No. 2006-81)
 UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will participate in the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) on Monday 17 July. Mr Matsuura has been invited to take part in discussions on building education systems relevant to the needs of a global, knowledge-based economy. More |
World Heritage Committee adopts strategy on heritage and climate change
12-07-2006 5:00 am - (Press Release 2006-76)
 The World Heritage Committee on Monday adopted the recommendations on ways to respond to the threat of climate change to many World Heritage sites such as Mount Everest (Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal), Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Venice (Italy). More |
30th session of World Heritage Committee opens in Vilnius
10-07-2006 12:20 am - (Press Release No. 2006-74)
The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Ina Marčiulionytė, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Lithuania to UNESCO, started its work Sunday with an address by the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, who highlighted the need for synergy between UNESCO’s conventions on tangible heritage, intangible heritage, and diversity of cultural expressions. More |
Benin President Boni Yayi visits UNESCO on 29 June
30-06-2006 3:00 pm - (Press Release N°2006-70)
Boni Yayi, President of Benin, delivered an address on 29 June at UNESCO on “Democracy and Development”. UNESCO is the first international organization he has visited since his election in April 2006. More |
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System up and running
28-06-2006 4:40 pm - (Press Release N°2006-69)
The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System is up and running as scheduled, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura said today. Eighteen months after the tragic tsunami of December 2004, the entire Indian Ocean region has a warning system capable of receiving and distributing tsunami advisories around the clock. More |
Justine Hénin-Hardenne appointed UNESCO Champion for Sport
27-06-2006 6:00 am - (Press Release No.2006-67)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today appointed tennis player Justine Hénin-Hardenne, of the French Community of Belgium, a UNESCO Champion for Sport, entrusting her with a special mission to promote the fight against doping in sport. More |
2006 UNESCO Literacy Prize winners announced
20-06-2006 5:00 am - (Press Release No. 2006-64)
 Literacy projects in Cuba, Morocco, Pakistan, Rajastan (India) and Turkey are the winners of the five UNESCO Literacy prizes* this year. The laureates were proclaimed by the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, on the recommendation of an international jury. A project in China was also awarded an Honourable Mention. More |
“Habbanae” loans of north Niger selected for Harmony List
20-06-2006 1:30 am - (Press Release No. 2006-63)
 The Jury of the Harmony List has chosen “Habbanae,” (bond in Peul, pronounced: ha-ba-na-i), a tradition of the Wodaabe people of Niger, as an emblematic cultural practice for sustainable development for 2006. The Harmony List recognizes best cultural practices that significantly and sustainably contribute to improving quality of life, and integrate the culture into social, environmental and economic development. More |
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