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18-12-2008 (UNESCO) - In the framework of UNESCO’s programme for poverty eradication, the Social and Human Sciences Sector calls for project proposals for small grants for an amount of US $10,000. These research proposals must contribute to write, revise, re-read and amend strategy documents of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), through the normative human rights framework. The projects must concern Portuguese speaking countries of Africa (3 fellowships are available), Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal or Togo. Submission of applications is extended until 31 May 2009 at midnight.
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16-12-2008 (UNESCO) - On 18 and 19 December 2008, the members of the ARADESC Network and experts on cultural rights met in Rabat (Morocco) to discuss cultural rights in the Maghreb region and in Egypt.
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15-12-2008 (UNESCO) - For the third consecutive year, on 18 December 2008, Radio 18-12 organized a “global radio marathon” with the support of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Migrants Day.
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12-12-2008 (UNESCO) - On 15 and 16 December 2008, a major international conference on human security in the Arab region was organized in Cairo, Egypt, by the League of Arab States (LAS), the Human Security Unit at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (HSU-OCHA), and UNESCO.
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11-12-2008 (Office of the Spokesperson) - On 10 December 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, celebrated Human Rights Day at UNESCO Headquarters by awarding together with the French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, Ms Rama Yade, and the Mayor of Bilbao, Mr Iñaki Azkuna, the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights.
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05-12-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - The British children’s author and illustrator, Lauren Child, has been named UNESCO Artist for Peace in a ceremony at the Organization’s Headquarters on 12 December 2008.
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05-12-2008 () - The Report of UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) has just been published as the first issue of a new series. The latter intends to effectively and broadly disseminate IBC’s reflection and deliberations on specific principles of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005). Thus, it aims to foster reflection and facilitate action of stakeholders concerned.
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04-12-2008 (UNESCO) - The results of the International Essay Contest 2008, organized by the Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO, are now available. The theme was "My project to create positive change in my environment: How can I foster sustainable development in my community?”
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01-12-2008 (SHS e-News 33 / December 2008) - 10 December 2008 – World Human Rights Day – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be 60 years old. On this symbolic date, UNESCO and all of its networks are organizing numerous events around the world to promote the rights contained in this Declaration and to offer the general public an opportunity to better understand the essential contribution made by UNESCO to enhance and develop the four rights which fall within its fields of competence.
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18-11-2008 (UNESCO) - From 8 to 12 December 2008, UNESCO will host the sculptures exhibition « Kano – Son chemin ». This exhibition retraces half century of creation by sculptor Minoru Kano (1930-2007) in France.
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17-11-2008 (UNESCO) - A workshop of experts from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Togo will be held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, from 3 to 5 December 2008. They will discuss and analyse existing teaching programs in the field of ethics and bioethics.
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16-11-2008 (UNESCO) - Every year, on 16 November, International Day for Tolerance focuses global attention on what has been achieved and, above all, what remains to be done to promote the values of tolerance, in particular for the benefit of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
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14-11-2008 (UNESCO) - This year, World Philosophy Day is dedicated to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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13-11-2008 (UNESCO) - On the occasion of the 215th anniversary of the death of this exceptional figure, Le Monde diplomatique organized a colloquium on “Olympe de Gouges, a 21st century woman” at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and at the École nationale de musique et de danse (National School for Music and Dance) in the town of Montreuil, on 14 and 15 November 2008.
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13-11-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - UNESCO celebrated the signing of the 100th government to the International Convention against Doping in Sport in Paris on 12 November. The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura and the Director-General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman, together with Jaime Lissavetzky, Spanish State Secretary for Sport, joined Ambassadors from most of the 100 countries that have ratified the Convention to mark the historical milestone.
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07-11-2008 (UNESCO) - The Foundation Gabriel Péri and the Foundation Rosa Luxembourg organized, in partnership with the French journal La Pensée, an international conference on the theme “Market(s), society (ies), history and the future of mankind” at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on 13 and 14 November 2008.
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07-11-2008 (UNESCO) - 22 Ministers of Social Development from the Arab States met in Amman, Jordan, from 12 to 14 November 2008. At the invitation of their Jordanian counterpart and the UNESCO Management of Social Transformations Programme (MOST), they attempted to identify and set up a common vision and the most appropriate means for coordinating their social policies.
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07-11-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, and the Director-General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman, will host a press conference on Wednesday 12 November at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris to celebrate the 100th ratification of the International Convention against Doping in Sport (Room IX, 4 p.m.).
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05-11-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - How can we fight racism and discrimination in stadiums and on playing fields? What action can municipalities take to combat this plague? On 6 November, five young representatives of three European cities (Botkyrka, Erlangen, Nuremberg) affiliated with the European Coalition of Cities against Racism (ECCAR) visited the European Parliament in Brussels and presented a set of recommendations for preventing and responding to racist behaviour in amateur and professional sports.
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27-10-2008 (UNESCO) - UNESCO's Global Ethics Observatory (GEObs) is a system of databases with worldwide coverage in bioethics and other areas of applied ethics in science and technology. It is freely accessible online to all Member States and the general public. UNESCO officially launched the sixth GEObs database on resources in ethics at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on 30 October 2008.
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22-10-2008 (UNESCO) - Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, member agencies of the Global Migration Group have released in the beginning of October the Group’s new report International Migration and Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities on the Threshold of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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20-10-2008 (UNESCO) - The 3rd International Francophone Bioethics Meeting will be held in Quebec (Canada), from 20 to 22 October 2008. The meeting will focus on the topic: “Bioethics: a new space for governance, diversity and sharing in Francophone countries”.
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16-10-2008 (UNESCO) - To mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2008, UNESCO supported the initiative of the collective "L’Arche et la Dalle"*. A large gathering took place in the business district of La Défense, near Paris. The International Day was organized under the banner of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year's main theme was "Human Rights and Dignity of People Living in Poverty".
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16-10-2008 (UNESCO) - On the occasion of the publication of the 61st issue of the Journal "Rue Descartes", a philosophical meeting on "Philosophy Today in Tunisia" will be held on Tuesday 21 October 2008, from 4pm to 6:30pm at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (Room XII).
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16-10-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee (IBC) met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 28 to 29 October 2008 (Room IV). This 15th session was followed by a Joint Session of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC*), on 30 and 31 October.
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15-10-2008 (SHS e-News 31 / October 2008) - The Fifteenth Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) will meet at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 28 to 29 October 2008. It will be followed by a Joint Session of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC), convened by UNESCO's Director-General on 30 and 31 October 2008, in order to foster the exchange of findings between the two committees on their on-going work.
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02-10-2008 (UNESCO) - On Thursday, 18 September 2008, Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, awarded the 25th UNESCO Prize for Peace Education to Fanie du Toit, Executive-Director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Africa South.
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