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News Archive 2006
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  International Convention against Doping in Sport   International Convention against Doping in Sport
13-12-2006 (UNESCOPRESS Press Release n°2006-151) - The International Convention against Doping in Sport will enter into force on 1 February 2007, now that it has been ratified by 30 States. The Convention was adopted unanimously by UNESCO’s General Conference on 19 October 2005.  More...

  
  Radio 18/12 Launches Tune in on International Migrants' Day!   Radio 18/12 Launches Tune in on International Migrants' Day!
12-12-2006 (December 18) - On 18 December 2006, International Migrants' Day, Radio 18-12 will organise a global radio marathon where local radio stations in at least twenty countries will broadcast programmes on migration.  More...

  
  University of Pretoria's Centre for Human Rights wins 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education   University of Pretoria's Centre for Human Rights wins 2006 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education
11-12-2006 (UNESCO) - UNESCO Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, has designated the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria (South Africa) as the winner of the fifteenth edition of the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education (2006).  More...

  
  10 December 2006 – Human Rights Day   10 December 2006 – Human Rights Day
09-12-2006 (UNESCO) - This Sunday, 10 December 2006 (Human Rights Day) will be the occasion to consider the situation of human rights throughout the world, to assess successes and failures, and to reflect on possible solutions to existing challenges.  More...

  
  Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2006   Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2006
09-12-2006 (UNESCO) - Human Rights Day is the occasion to consider the situation of human rights throughout the world, to assess achievements and defeats, and to reflect on possible solutions to existing challenges.  More...

  
  Just Published : The UNESCO Courier   Just Published : The UNESCO Courier
06-12-2006 (UNESCO) - Post-conflict: Reconstructing for tomorrow  More...

  
  Video: Klitschko brothers named UNESCO Champions for Sport   Video: Klitschko brothers named UNESCO Champions for Sport
06-12-2006 (UNESCO) -   More...

  
  Ukrainian boxers Vitaliy and Wladimir Klitschko designated UNESCO Champions for Sport   Ukrainian boxers Vitaliy and Wladimir Klitschko designated UNESCO Champions for Sport
05-12-2006 (UNESCOPRESS) - The Ukrainian boxers Vitaliy and Wladimir Klitschko were nominated UNESCO Champions for Sport by Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of the Organization, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on 4 December 2006.  More...

  
  Ethics of Science in Africa   Ethics of Science in Africa
29-11-2006 (UNESCO) - For the first time since its creation, the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) will meet on the African continent on the occasion of its 5th session which will take place in Dakar, Senegal, from 6 to 9 December 2006.  More...

  
  Towards a Multiage Society: The Cultural Dimension of Age Policies   Towards a Multiage Society: The Cultural Dimension of Age Policies
23-11-2006 (UNESCO) - Conference on Active Ageing and Culture, Brussels, Belgium, 29-30 November 2006  More...

  
  Next session of International Bioethics Committee to be held in Paris from 20 to 22 November   Next session of International Bioethics Committee to be held in Paris from 20 to 22 November
18-11-2006 (UNESCOPRESS Media Advisory N°2006-67) -   More...

  
  UNESCO participates at the World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture   UNESCO participates at the World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture
03-11-2006 (UNESCO) - From 24 to 26 of October 2006, more than 700 experts, academics, government officials and sport personalities from over 150 countries and regions gathered in Beijing for the 5th edition of the World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture.  More...

  
  More than 20 States have ratified the International Convention against Doping in Sport   More than 20 States have ratified the International Convention against Doping in Sport
28-10-2006 (UNESCOPRESS Press Release N°2006-131) -   More...

  
  Coalition of African Cities Against Racism and Discrimination launched in Nairobi, Kenya   Coalition of African Cities Against Racism and Discrimination launched in Nairobi, Kenya
20-10-2006 (UNESCO) - Within the framework of UNESCO’s initiative to create an International Coalition of Cities against Racism and Discrimination, the regional African coalition was launched in September 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, on the occasion of the fourth Africities Summit (18-24 September 2006).  More...

  
  UNESCO promotes sport in Afghanistan   UNESCO promotes sport in Afghanistan
19-10-2006 (UNESCO) - Representatives from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education will participate in the 5th World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture in Beijing (China) with support from UNESCO.  More...

  
  Migration museums initiative to be launched by UNESCO and the International Organization for Migration   Migration museums initiative to be launched by UNESCO and the International Organization for Migration
19-10-2006 (UNESCO) - UNESCO and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will officially launch a joint project on immigration history and memory on 23 October next, in Rome, Italy. The launch will take place during a meeting of representatives of several countries that already have museums on the history of immigration and migration, as well as representatives of countries who hope to do so.  More...

  
  The fight against extreme poverty - an intersectoral challenge for UNESCO   The fight against extreme poverty - an intersectoral challenge for UNESCO
12-10-2006 (UNESCO) - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2006  More...

  
  SHS e-news n° 7 – October 2006 – Celebration of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at UNESCO Headquarters (17 October)   SHS e-news n° 7 – October 2006 – Celebration of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at UNESCO Headquarters (17 October)
09-10-2006 (UNESCO) - An opportunity to assess UNESCO's programme on the eradication of poverty, especially extreme poverty.  More...

  
  Official Launching of the UNESCO Coalition of Latin American and Caribbean Cities against Racism and Discrimination   Official Launching of the UNESCO Coalition of Latin American and Caribbean Cities against Racism and Discrimination
04-10-2006 (UNESCO) - Montevideo, Uruguay, 25-27 October 2006  More...

  
  Quality Physical Education takes centre stage in Senegal   Quality Physical Education takes centre stage in Senegal
27-09-2006 (UNESCO) - The International Seminar on Quality Physical Education was held in Saly, Senegal from 18-20 September 2006.  More...

  
    "Leading the way for the decolonization of words"- Interview with René Depestre
27-09-2006 (UNESCO) - Haitian writer, the author notably of the award-winning “Hadriana dans tous mes rêves” (“Hadriana in All My Dreams”)  More...

  
  Sri Lankan judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry wins UNESCO Prize for Peace Education   Sri Lankan judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry wins UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
22-09-2006 (UNESCO) - Award Ceremony on 21 September 2006, International Day of peace.  More...

  
  Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2006   Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2006
21-09-2006 (Spokesperson) - On the 21st of September the world observes the International Day of Peace. It was in 1981 that the United Nations General Assembly first declared this Day as an opportunity to commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace.  More...

  
  Just Published: “Origins of Symbolic Tought and Language”, Diogenes 214 (French edition)   Just Published: “Origins of Symbolic Tought and Language”, Diogenes 214 (French edition)
14-09-2006 (UNESCO) - Special issue published in view of the 15th World Congress of Pre- and Protohistorical Sciences.  More...

  
  Official Launching of the UNESCO Coalition of African Cities against Racism and Discrimination   Official Launching of the UNESCO Coalition of African Cities against Racism and Discrimination
12-09-2006 (UNESCO) - Within the framework of UNESCO’s initiative to create an International Coalition of Cities against Racism, the regional African coalition will be launched on 20 September 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, on the occasion of the fourth Africities Summit (18-24 September 2006).  More...

  
  Jamaica becomes the 17th State Party to the International Convention against Doping in Sport   Jamaica becomes the 17th State Party to the International Convention against Doping in Sport
16-08-2006 (UNESCO) - On 2 August 2006, Jamaica deposited an instrument of ratification with the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, and in so doing became the 17th State Party to the International Convention against Doping in Sport.  More...

  
  Doping in Sports   Doping in Sports
27-06-2006 (UNESCO) - Interview with Mark Fainaru-Wada  More...

  
  Reinforced Cooperation between UNESCO and WADA   Reinforced Cooperation between UNESCO and WADA
07-06-2006 (UNESCO) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Richard W. Pound, and the Director General of WADA, David Howman discussed yesterday in Montreal, Canada, a range of crucial issues in the fight against doping in sport, in particular, cooperation between the two organizations and implementation of the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted by UNESCO.  More...

  
  Symposium on the topic “The Birth of the Modern World: At the Roots of European Power”, 12 June 2006   Symposium on the topic “The Birth of the Modern World: At the Roots of European Power”, 12 June 2006
30-05-2006 (UNESCO) - On the occasion of the publication of the French translation of Christopher Alan Bayly’s “The Birth of the Modern World (1780 – 1914)”, UNESCO is organising this symposium in partnership with Le Monde diplomatique, Les Editions de l’Atelier and the Association des Professeurs d’Histoire et de Géographie (A.P.H.G).  More...

  
  International Seminar: Pathways of Thought on the Science-Humanities Border   International Seminar: Pathways of Thought on the Science-Humanities Border
24-05-2006 (UNESCO) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1-2 June 2006  More...

  
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