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PRESS COVERAGE OF UNESCO-RELATED EVENTS

Plenary Panel on 'Role of Culture in the Sustainable Development of SIDS'
(Les Pailles Conference Centre, 11 January 2005)
13 January 2005, Vanuatu DP Kilman joins delegation to Mauritius meeting, Port Vila Presse
12 January 2005, L'identité culturelle, l'atout économique des PEID, p3, Le Matinal

Special event on 'YOUTH VISIONING FOR ISLAND LIVING'
(Pointes aux Sables, 7-12 January)
16 January 2005, SIDS Youth Visioning: Petites îles, grandes attentes..., p30, Week-end
14-20 January 2005, SIDS Youth Conference, p15, News on Sunday
13 January 2005, La culture discutée au Youth Visioning for Island Living, p5, Le Matinal
13 January 2005, Les États insulaires décident de leurs priorités, p5, Le Matinal
13 January 2005, Maria Henriques Mueller: "Les jeunes ont des solutions pour leur pays", p5, Le Matinal
13 January 2005, Yoosuf Sidgee raconte son expérience traumatisante, p5, Le Matinal
13 January 2005, Kofi Anan: "Vous avez le voix et la pouvoir", p1, Le Matinal
13 January 2005, Kofi Annan comble le Community Vilaj, p3, L'Express
13 January 2005, Les jeunes délégués du Youth Visioning for Island Living présentent leur résolution, p3, Le Matinal
13 January 2005, Fin de la conférence "Youth Visioning for Island Living", p2, Le Mauricien
13 January 2005, Young people have their say at the Mauritius meeting, PACNEWS
10 January 2005, Forum des Jeunes des SIDS à Pte-aux-Sables, p10, Le Mauricien
10 January 2005, Wendy Barnet Diras représentante de Cuba au Youth Visioning for Island Living, p5, Le Matinal
9 January 2005, "Le cauchemar est fini Mon pays se relèvera", p6, Week-end

'Small Islands Voice' (SIV) parallel event Community Vilaj (9-13 January)

Civil Society Forum
10 January 2005, ONG: la fermeture des bases militaires réclamée, p6, Le Mauricien
10 January 2005, Des thèmes variés débattus, p2, L'Express
9 January 2005, La société civile prend la parole, p8, L'Express Dimanche
7 January 2005, A. Chowdhury: Sans mesures urgentes les petits pays à jamais marginalisés, p7, Le Mauricien

REPORTS BY A UNESCO-SPONSORED PACIFIC JOURNALIST (PACNEWS)
17 January 2005, "Watered down statement on radioactive shipment through SIDS EEZ" / "Fiji commits a 30-percent Marine Protection system by 2020" / "Five SIDS nations form university consortium"
14 January 2005, "Fiji plans ahead on implementation of Mauritius meeting outcome" / "Cuba and Cook Islands form partnership" / "Japan and U.S dilute final text on waste management"
14 January 2005, "NZ understands the Pacific region, Ms Hobbs says" / "Samoa remains on LDC list" / "UNESCO lead role in establishment of tsunami warning centres" / "Shipping states hijack negotiations on radioactive shipment, says PCRC"
13 January 2005, "Young people have their say at the Mauritius meeting"
13 January 2005, "WMO supports call for early tsunami warning centre" / "Support for EVI"
12 January 2005, "Cultural heritage and indigenous issues reflected in NGO declaration" / "EVI to be launched in Mauritius amidst concerns by some PICs"
11 January 2005, "US and France pledge support to help establish early tsunami warning system" / "Samoa’s LDC status to be debated at Mauritius meeting"
11 January 2005, "SIDS meeting begins with a sombre plea to the UN to set up early warning systems" / "Tuvalu and Nauru elected as vice presidents of Mauritius meeting"

OTHER NEWS
18 January 2005, SIDS participants go home full of hope, www.lexpress.mu
18 January 2005, [wssd-educationcaucus] Mauritius International Meeting on SIDS, International Environment Forum
17 January 2005, Mauritius Strategy to Help Small Island States, Islands Business International
15-16 January 2005, Le cri de détresse lancé par les petits États îliens, p16, l'Humanité hebdo
14 January 2005, Fiji Plans Ahead On Implementation of Mauritius Meeting Outcome, Pacific magazine
14 January 2005, SIDS Meeting Ends with Renewed Commitment, UN Press Release
12 January 2005, SIDS Summit under way, p3, Business Magazine (L'hebdomadaire économique de Maurice)
12 January 2005, Un équipage indonésien relativement jeune, p6, Le Mauricien
11 January 2005, Maurice émerge comme le leader des SIDS, p3, Le Matinal
10 January 2005, UN Conference to also address pressing health issues, Islands Business International
10 January 2005, Conference opens with call to increase assistance to SIDS, UN Press Release
7 January 2005, Secretary General highlights vulnerabilities of small islands, UN Press Release
4 January 2005, Conference will be held in spite of tsunami, UN Press Release