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News Archive 2007 |
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05-11-2007 (SHS e-News 20 / November 2007) - Immediately following UNESCO’s 34th General Conference, which re-affirmed the importance of creating the conditions for a genuine dialogue between researchers, policy-makers and the members of civil society in order to address the multiple challenges of the contemporary world, UNESCO is launching a new tool to support policy-making based on research results from international social and human sciences.
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20-10-2007 (UNESCO) - UNESCO publishes “Philosophy: A School of Freedom. Teaching philosophy and learning to philosophize: Status and prospects” - an innovative publication based on the results of a worldwide study and abounding with unprecedented recommendations and proposals on the teaching of philosophy.
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19-10-2007 (UNESCO) - This guidebook is intended to assist the members of all four forms of Bioethics Committees to pursue their knowledge of the complex multi-disciplinary field of bioethics.
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18-10-2007 (UNESCO) - The Conference was held from 24 to 25 September 2007, in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was organized by the City of Montevideo in coordination with UNESCO.
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02-10-2007 (MERC) - Tunis, Tunisia, 6–7 December 2007
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20-09-2007 (UNESCO) - On 12 and 13 October 2007, young people from all over the world will come together at UNESCO in Paris (France) for the fifth edition of the UNESCO Youth Forum.
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18-09-2007 (UNESCO) - Publication of two UNESCO Policy Papers
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06-09-2007 (SHS e-News 18 / September 2007) - While France is hosting the Rugby World Cup 2007, the city of Saint-Denis, which will host some of the most challenging games in its Stade de France, is organizing a World Sports Forum, under the patronage of UNESCO. From anti-doping to the fight against racism and the position of women in sports, 8 debates will suggest a different sport in a different world…
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01-09-2007 (UNESCO) - Release of the Second Volume of the UNESCO Migration Studies Series (second volume only available in French)
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31-08-2007 (UNESCO) - Release of the First Volume of the UNESCO Migration Studies Series (first volume only available in English)
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20-08-2007 (UNESCO) - UNESCO has invited well-known experts in environmental ethics for a project to describe the current situation regarding environmental ethics and to determine possibilities for international action in this area.
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15-08-2007 (UNESCO Moscow) - The Russian Migration Research Center in cooperation with the Central European University and with the support of the UNESCO Moscow Office organized the International Summer School “Migration and Discrimination: Protection of Migrants Human Rights and Promotion of Tolerance”. This Summer School was held from 14 to 19 July 2007 in the framework of the project "Migration as a Resource for Social Development: Positive Effects and Risks”.
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01-08-2007 (SHS e-News 17 / August 2007) - On July 16 and 17, a round table meeting of Ministers of Social Development from 19 countries took place in Paris during the 8th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the UNESCO programme on Management of Social Transformations (MOST).
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30-07-2007 (UNESCO) - International Youth Day will take place on August 12th, and this year the theme will revolve around “Be Seen, Be Heard : Youth Participation for Development.” Focusing on empowerment and participation of youth in decisions that affect their lives will be a major part of International Youth Day.
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15-07-2007 (UNESCO) - On 5 and 6 June 2007, the first meeting of the took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting was jointly organized by the Municipality of Phnom Penh and UNESCO.
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14-07-2007 (UNESCO) - In the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights are the principles of “Consent” and “Social responsibility” with regard to health. These two principles are on the agenda of the next Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee meeting - UNESCO Paris, 19-20 July 2007.
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12-07-2007 (UNESCO) - On June 1, 2007 in Calgary, 13 municipalities from across Canada met on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to sign a Declaration affirming their commitment against racism and discrimination and their wish to unite to share lessons learned.
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12-07-2007 (UNESCOPRESS) - Ministers of Social Development from 18 countries will meet in Paris on 16-17 July to discuss ways of linking social science research and policy development in order to strengthen the capacity of governments to act effectively for the welfare of their citizens and the social development of their countries.
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21-06-2007 (UNESCO) - After three days of debates, participants in the regional conference on sporting ethics and anti-doping in Tunisia, issued a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the fight against doping in sport.
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01-06-2007 (WADA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, is inviting applications for its 2008 Social Science Research Grant Program.
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22-05-2007 (UNESCO Brazil) - Porto Alegre, Brazil, 22 May 2007
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18-05-2007 (UNESCO) - Coinciding with the World Day for Cultural Diversity on May 21st 2007, a UNESCO meeting in Palermo will gather together all the UNESCO National Commissions of the Mediterranean region. The question of migrant memories will comprise the core of their discussions.
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15-05-2007 (UNESCO) - At the kind invitation of the Government of Kenya, the Fourteenth (ordinary) Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) will be held in Nairobi, from 17 to 19 May 2007.
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10-05-2007 (UNESCO Office in Beirut) - On 3 May 2007, UNESCO and the Lebanese Government signed an Agreement for the establishment and running of the ICHS.
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10-05-2007 (UNESCO) - The Prime Minister of Jamaica and Minister of Sport, Ms Portia Simpson-Miller, convened the taskforce to ensure a close collaboration between government agencies in the fight against doping in sport.
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09-05-2007 (Courrier de la Planète) - New issue of the magazine Courrier de la Planète (available in French only)
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28-04-2007 (UNESCO) - After Latin America, Southern Africa, West Africa and Asia, it was the turn of the Maghreb Region, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon to have a Forum of Ministers for Social Development. On the initiative of Morocco’s Minister for Social Development, the Family and Solidarity, the Forum was officially launched during a meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, from 30 April to 1 May 2007.
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26-04-2007 (UNESCO) - This Conference, entitled « Sharing Competence and Empowering Communities : The Role of Cities in Challenging Racism and Discrimination », will take place from 10 to 12 May 2007 in Nuremberg, Germany. It will gather the member cities of the European Coalition, other municipalities and diverse actors of civil society committed against this challenging issue of racism and discrimination.
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