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| Newsletter 6 (March 2007) |
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Inauguration of the Ichiro Hatoyama sculpture designed by Zurab Tsereteli
On 28 February 2007, a sculpture designed by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mr Zurab Tsereteli of Ichiro Hatoyama, the Japanese statesman and three times Prime Minister between 1954 and 1956, was inaugurated in Tokyo, Japan. A messagefrom the Director-General was read to the audience during the inauguration ceremony. As Prime Minister, Ichiro Hatoyama signed the peace treaty with the Soviet Union in 1956. More |
Concert of Miguel Angel Estrella at the Organization’s Headquarters
Mr Miguel Angel Estrella, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, gave a piano concert on 20 December 2006 at the Organization’s Headquarters to commemorate the end of the year 2006, which marked the 60th anniversary of UNESCO. On this occasion and to celebrate Human Rights Day (10 December), His Excellency Mr Eric Calcagno, Ambassador of Argentina in France, Ms Alicia Bonet-Krueger, President of the “Collectif pour la mémoire”, and Mr Miguel Angel Estrella thanked various personalities for their solidarity with the Argentinean people during the military dictatorship. More |
Jean Michel Jarre celebrates “Water for Life” in the Sahara
 “Water for Life” was the theme UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean Michel Jarre chose for an exceptional concert among the sand dunes in Merzouga in Morocco on 16 December 2006, organized with the support of the Kingdom of Morocco and held under the auspices of UNESCO. More |
Justine Henin joins as first woman the ranks of UNESCO Champions for Sport
 The WTA number one Belgian tennis player Justine Henin was designated UNESCO Champion for Sport by the Organization’s Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, on 14 December 2006 at Roland Garros in Paris in the presence of Ms Marie Arena, Minister-President of the Government of the French Community of Belgium, Mr Claude Eerdekens, Minister of Public Office and Sport of the French Community of Belgium and Mr Christian Bîmes, President of the French tennis federation. More |
HRH the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg continues her support for the empowerment of girls and women
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, has strongly supported the cross-cutting theme project entitled “Breaking the poverty cycle of women: Empowering adolescent girls to become agents of social transformation” in South Asia, since it was launched in 2002. With the dona tion provided by the “Fondation du Grand-Duc Henri et de la Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa”, activities under the fi nal phase of the project were reinforced and consolidated in 2006. More |
Vitaly and Wladimir Klitschko designated UNESCO Champions for Sport
 Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura designated the Ukrainian Vitaly and Wladimir Klitschko UNESCO Champions for Sport in tribute to their exceptional success in the sport of boxing, their long-term commitment on behalf of the marginalized, their exemplary efforts to promote and support UNESCO’s Programme for the Education of Children in Need, and their valuable contribution to furthering the Organization’s ideals and objectives. The ceremony took place on 4 December 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in the presence of the First Lady of Ukraine Mrs Kateryna Yushchenko. More |
Jean Serge Essous designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
 On 11 October 2006, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura designated the Congolese Musician Jean Serge Essous UNESCO Artist for Peace during a ceremony at the Organization’s Headquarters. The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on an official visit to UNESCO on the occasion of the 165th session of the Executive Board, attended the ceremony. More |
Ara Abramian organizes the festival “Flowers of the World”
Mr Ara Abramian, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, organized the festival “Flowers of the World”, which was held from 31 August to 2 September 2006 in Moscow, under the patronage of UNESCO. The festival brought together more than 200 florists from different regions of the Russian Federation, CIS States and European countries, for the purpose of promoting peace and understanding through the common cultural denominator of flowers. More |
Sumo wrestler Hakuho designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
 Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura designated sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho, born Munkhbat Davaajargal, UNESCO Artist for Peace on 27 July 2006 at a ceremony held in Ulaabaatar in the framework of the UNESCO Children’s Performing Arts Festival of East Asia. More |
Sixth Annual Meeting of UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors
 From 15 to 16 March 2006, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris was the venue for an impressive gathering of the Organization’s Goodwill Ambassadors. The 2006 Annual Meeting of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, convened by the Director-General, brought together a large number of these outstanding personalities, who come from the worlds of art, film, music, literature, charity and public affairs. More |
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