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SHSviews n°22: Special issue for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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Reporting on the implementation of UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Programme, n°22 of the SHSviews magazine has been published in English and in French, and is placed under the banner of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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In this issue:- Human Rights: UNESCO at the forefront
To commemorate 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNESCO has moved to the forefront, organizing throughout the year 2008, a series of events, under the slogan of the United Nations campaign “Dignity and Justice For All of Us”. More … [PDF]
- Interview with Fanie du Toit: “Social justice is about making concrete decisions”
Winner of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation of South Africa figures among those think-tanks which seek to shed light on political decisions in light of social and human sciences. Fanie du Toit, Executive Director of the Institute, answers the questions asked by SHSviews. More … [PDF]
- Dossier - Social and human sciences within National Commissions for UNESCO: Zoom on Cuba
SHSviews continues on its journey across the world to explore how social and human sciences are understood within National Commissions for UNESCO. After the Philippines, Canada and Malawi, this new issue makes a stopover in Cuba, with which UNESCO enjoys historical convergences. More … [PDF] Also in SHSviews n°22 [PDF]:Other events related to the UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences programme in November 2008:- 3-6 November: 4th session of the UN-HABITAT forum. Nanjing, China.
- 6 November: Presentation of the project’s recommendations “Youth Voices against racism » at the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.
- 10-11 November: Conference on Women’s political participation in the Caucasus. Derbent, Russian Federation.
- 12 November: Press conference for the 100th ratification of the international convention against doping in sport. Paris, France.
- 12-14 November: 2nd Arab States Forum of ministers of social development. Amman, Jordan.
- 12-14 November: COMEST extraordinary session. Paris, France.
- 13-14 November: International colloquium: “Market(s), Society(ies), the history and the future of humanity”. Paris, France.
- 14-15 November: Symposium on “Olympe de Gouges: A 21st century woman”. Paris, France.
- 17-21 November: Ethics teaching training course. Minsk, Belarus.
- 17-19 November: 2nd Annual Conference of Latin-America and Caribbean Coalition of Cities against Racism. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- 18-25 November: 3rd World green festival on traditional wrestling sports. Lomé, Togo.
- 19-20 November: 8th Colloquium on the new philosophical practices, in the framework of the celebration of the World Philosophy Day. Paris, France.
- 20-21 November: Symposium “The Unconscious - The Right - The Knowledge”, in the framework of the celebration of World Philosophy Day. Paris, France.
- 20-21 November: International event in Italy in the framework of World Philosophy Day. Palermo, Italy.
- 21 November: “The image of the other in European and Arab textbooks”. Braunschweig, Germany.
- 23-24 November: Expert meeting on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. Galway, Ireland.
- 25 November: Workshop on “The international conventions on the elimination of all forms of violence against women and the extent of their impact on Qatari national legislation”. Doha, Qatar.
- 25-27 November: Soccerex Convention. Gauteng, South Africa.
- 25-28 November: 48th Session of the International Conference on Education (ICE) “Inclusive education: the way of the future”. Geneva, Switzerland.
- 25 November-10 December: Mongolian international campaign on raising public awareness on activities against gender based violence. Mongolia.
- 26-29 November: 1st Sub-regional conference of the African Coalition of Cities against racism and discrimination. Durban, South Africa.
- 27-28 November: Regional conference on the International Convention against Doping in Sport. Cape Town, South Africa.
For more detailed information: www.unesco.org/shs/agenda.
This e-News is also available in the following languages: Français | Español | Русский | العربية |
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UNESCO - Sector for Social and Human Sciences |
Publication Date |
25-11-2008 |
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SHS e-News 32 / November 2008 |
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