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    • Newsletter 2 (September 2003)
    Newsletter 2 (September 2003)

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    Ukrainian athlete Serhiy Bubka designated UNESCO Champion for Sport
    Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, designated Ukrainian athlete Mr Serhiy Bubka as UNESCO Champion for Sport at a nomination ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters on 4 November 2003. More

    His Excellency Mr Valdas Adamkus joins the family of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
    Adamkus-2-150.jpgMr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, designated H. E. Mr Valdas Adamkus, former President of Lithuana, as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Construction of Knowledge Societies at a nomination ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on 29 September 2003, held in conjuction with the inauguration of the exhibition “Building Knowledge Societies”
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    “Earthsavers DREAMS Ensemble” named UNESCO Artists for Peace
    The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura designated the famous Philippine theatre company “Eartshavers DREAMS Ensemble” as UNESCO Artists for Peace in the presence of the President of the Philippines, H. E. Mrs Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at a nomination ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters on 29 September 2003. The company was founded by Ms Cecile Guidote-Alvarez and is composed of artists from disadvantaged backgrounds and indigenous communities. More

    The International Day of Peace took place in Luxembourg under the high patronage of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and first lady of Luxembourg, Her Royal Highness Grand-Duchess Maria Teresa
    Maria-15-250.jpgThe International Day of Peace took place in Luxembourg on 19-21 September 2003 under the high patronage of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and first lady of Luxembourg, Her Royal Highness Grand-Duchess Maria Teresa.
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    Mr Abramian, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador attended the South-Eastern Regional Forum
    Abramian-11-150.jpgMr Abramian, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador attended the South-Eastern Regional Forum for “Dialogue among Civilisations” held in Ohrid on 29-30 August 2003
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    H.R.H. Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud announces the establishment of a million dollar AGFUND-UNESCO Fund in support of projects for the preservation and development of freshwater resources
    Talal-1-150.jpgH.R.H. Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, President of the Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) delivered a special address in his role of UNESCO Special Envoy for Water at the Symposium on Education, Water and Sustainable Development held at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands on 17 July 2003.
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    M. Ara Abramian joins the ranks of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors in support of the “Dialogue among Civilizations”
    Abramian-2-150.jpgMr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO designated Mr Ara Abramian as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors at a nomination ceremony that took place in UNESCO Headquarters on 15 July 2003. Mr Abramian is a distinguished representative of the Russian civil society and founding President of the “Union of Armenians of Russia”.
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    Qatar donates 15 million dollars for the creation of the International Fund for Higher Education in Iraq
    Mozah-news-150.jpgHer Highness Sheika Mozah Bint Nasser al Missned, First Lady of Qatar and UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education and the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura signed “A Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between UNESCO and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development concerning the establishment of an International Fund for Higher Education in Iraq”, on 23 June 2003 at UNESCO Headquarters.
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    Guinean storyteller designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
    Camara-1-150.jpgThe Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura designated Sayon Camara as UNESCO Artist for Peace at UNESCO Headquarters on Friday, 21 June 2003.
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    UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors H.R.H. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and Mrs Claudia Cardinale attend the awarding ceremony for UNESCO’s Felini Silver Medal
    fellini medal_tn.jpgAfghan film director Siddiq Barmak is the recipient of this year’s UNESCO’s Fellini Silver Medal. The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura conferred the award during the preview screening of his first feature film « Osama ».
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    Venezuelan actress Patricia Velasquez named UNESCO Artist for Peace
    Velasquez-1-150.jpgVenezuelan model and actress Patricia Velasquez was appointed UNESCO “Artist for Peace” on 11 June 2003 by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO.
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    Korean soprano Sumi Jo designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
    Jo-1-150.jpgKorean soprano Sumi Jo was designated UNESCO Artist for Peace in recognition of her commitment to the promotion of Korean culture all over the world and in particular by virtue of her support for the Organization’s “living human treasures” initiative and for her contribution to international cooperation in the service of peace and tolerance.
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    Conductor Valery Guerguiev designated as UNESCO Artist for Peace
    World renowned conductor Valery Gergiev, Director of St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre, was designated as UNESCO Artist for Peace through the Dialogue Between Cultures and Civilizations by the Director-General, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura.
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    Titouan Lamazou appointed UNESCO Artist for peace
    Lamazou-1-150.jpgFrench sailor, artist and author of a series of portraits of women from around the world Titouan Lamazou was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura on 12 March 2003 during celebrations for “International Women’s Day 2003”.
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    “Breaking the Veils: Women Artists of the Islamic World” International Exhibition Inaugurated in the presence of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors
    Jarre-5-150.jpgAn international exhibition entitled “Breaking the Veils: Women Artists of the Islamic World” was inaugurated by the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Mrs Marianna Vardinyannis and Mr Jean Michel Jarre. The ceremony took place at UNESCO Headquarters on March 11th, 2003.
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    Laura Bush named Honorary Ambassador
    Laura Bush was named UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for the United Nations Decade of Literacy at the New York Public Librery on February 13th, 2003. More
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