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Her Highness Sheikha Mozah of Qatar delivers the closing speech for an international conference on the education in Iraq.
 On the 1st November 2008, Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misned, First Lady of Qatar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, joined Mr Koichiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO in closing the international Conference on the Right to Education in Crisis-Affected Countries, entitled ‘Stop Jeopardizing the Future of Iraq’. The conference attracted more than 200 participants and was held under the high auspices of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah. It took place in UNESCO headquarters in Paris and was enriched by the presence of many notable personalities such as former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, the President of the Parliamentary Education Committee of Iraq, Dr Alaa Makki, the Minister of Education of Iraq, Dr Khudair Al-Khuza and Member of European Parliament and Chair of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation, Baroness Emma Nicholson de Winterbourne. More |
Jordi Savall and Montserrat Figueras designated UNESCO Artists for Peace
 Renowned Spanish viola da gambist, conductor and composer Jordi Savall and soprano Montserrat Figueras were designated UNESCO Artists for Peace by the Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, in a ceremony at Organization Headquarters on 17 June in the presence of Ambassador Maria Jesús San Segundo, Spain’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. More |
Azerbaijani musician Franghiz Ali-Zadeh designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
 The UNESCO Director-General, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, designated the Azerbaijani musician Mrs Franghiz Ali-Zadeh UNESCO Artist for Peace, in a ceremony held on 3 April 2008 at Organization Headquarters, in the presence of notably His Excellency Mr Elçin Efendiyev, Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Her Excellency Mrs Eleonora Husseinova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to UNESCO. More |
Maria de Medeiros designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
 The Portuguese actress and film director Maria de Medeiros was designated UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, at a ceremony held at Organization Headquarters on 17 March in the presence of the Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr João Gomes Cravinho. More |
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