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UNESCO News, Feb 02, 2012

UNESCO and Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock launch 40th anniversary of the...
UNESCO.org (press release)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, launched the 40th anniversary celebration of the World Heritage Convention in a ceremony atUNESCO Headquarters on 30 January. It was the first of a series of events States Parties to the 1972 Convention ...
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A million reasons to take part in World Book Night
This is Lincolnshire
At a reception at 10 Downing Street, Jamie said: "WBN recently launched our recruitment drive to the find 20000 passionate members of the public who will help us give away 1000000 books on April 23 – Shakespeare's birthday and the UNESCO International ...
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Push for Kimchi on World Cultural Heritage List
The Chosun Ilbo
The Cultural Heritage Administration plans to seek the inclusion of the spicy dish kimchi as well as the preparation process of the staple side dish ahead of winter, or gimjang, on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...
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Quote of the day
Peninsula On-line
Eight of the 14 highest peaks in the world situated in the country and manyUnesco World Heritage Sites offer tourists an exciting journey, finds Raynald C Rivera. Kathmandu was extremely cold at 12 noon when we disembarked from a four-hour long flight ...
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Festivity of Saint Blaise brings thousands of people to Dubrovnik, Croatia
Guide2Croatia
It happened 30 years after the city of Dubrovnik itself was listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1979. St. Blaise has been celebrated since 972, when, according to legend, the saint defended the city from the Venetians. Rarely you can find a city...
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Guide2Croatia
PM Douglas expresses satisfaction with progress at Kittitian Hill
SKNVibes.com
The designer is one the world's most sought after architect for resorts and I am very very impressed with what I have seen,” he said. On the golf course under construction, Dr. Douglas, the Parliamentary Representative for the area, said during a visit ...
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SKNVibes.com
Wandering minstrels of Sufi to delight Kolkata
mydigitalfc.com
... of experiencing soulful renderings of Sufi music by wandering minstrels from different parts of the world. The event, second edition of Sufi Sutra, is organised by Bangla-natak.com, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Unesco.
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SCV Characters Engraved In A Mountain, Now Officially Timeless
PSX Extreme
Furthermore, Namco Bandai turned to SavedInStone, who have engraved the same characters on their mountain close to aUNESCO World Heritage Site that's filled with Bronze Age stone carvings. The whole thing is just...surreal.
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PSX Extreme
Growth of Hotel Accommodation in the Country
VAdvert Press Center (press release)
To encourage the growth of hotels, on the request of Ministry of Tourism, a five Year Tax Holiday was announced in the Budget of 2008-09 for two, three & four star hotels that are established in specified districts which haveUNESCO declared 'World ...
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Kuwait must become a model for the low-cost election: Expert
Kuwait Times
... said Professor MD Nalapat, UNESCO Peace Chair and a renowned academician here yesterday. “In Kuwait also, money plays a significant role in elections, as in most of the countries across the world such as the US or India,” Nalapat, who arrived here ...
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Kuwait Times
Celebrating Chinese culture
New Straits Times
Pics by Ramdzan Masiam THREATENING dark clouds and a light drizzle failed to discourage visitors from going to Cannon Square, Lebuh Armenian and Lebuh Acheh for the Chinese New Year Cultural and Heritage celebration in the Unesco WorldHeritage Site ...
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New Straits Times
Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
Inter Press Service
The park - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - is home to between 2500 and 3000 elephants, the largest concentration in West Africa, as well as up to 15000 buffalo; there are also large numbers of roan antelope and big cats including leopards, ...
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Merck Millipore to install water purification system in eight schools across India
Express Pharma
The year 2011 was declared as The International Year of Chemistry (IYC), jointly, by UNESCO and IUPAC and has been observed across the world in schools and colleges. The IYC is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its ...
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WWF to save “Europe's Amazon”
Fishnewseu
THE World Wildlife fund kicked off its Riverwatch campaign yesterday, as six men wearing uniforms waved a long blue band in Zagreb's central square. The gesture marked the start of a campaign aimed at halting destruction of Croatia's unique natural ...
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Party Like It's 2012 - Mayan Calendar Hits Reset Button
Technorati
With new museums dedicated to the Mayan culture; hundreds of national parks and archaeological zones plus no less than 17UNESCO World Heritage Sites, exploring the Mundo Maya might take up the whole year.
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Technorati
Secrets, a mystery
Inquirer.net
First, with some reluctance, I'm going to share some of the best kept secrets not just in the Philippines but in the world. For the second part of my column, I'm going to ask you to help a team of scholars to solve a mystery of great importance for the ...
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Winterlude begins Friday with 'weatherproof' program
Ottawa Citizen
This winter marks the 42nd season of skating on the Rideau Canal Skateway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The world's largest skating rink is expected to be open this weekend. This Saturday's activities include the 32nd annual bed race at Dow's Lake and ...
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Soul Calibur V Permanently Engraved into Mountain
Electronic Theatre
Namco Bandai enlisted the help of SavedInStone, who have engraved the characters on their mountain close to a UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with Bronze Age stone carvings. “Everyone knows the Soul Calibur characters are among the hardest fighters ...
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Go to Seattle to get a great deal on a flight to Jordan
OregonLive.com
A visit to Jordan gives you a chance to float in the Dead Sea, check out the Roman amphitheater at Jerash, and be stunned by the UNESCO WorldHeritage Site of Petra. It's an incredible country, and it's not often that we see such low airfare to Jordan ...
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Qatar Airways launches flights to Georgia
The FINANCIAL
Home to more than 2000 mineral springs and over 12000 historical and cultural monuments – four of which are recognised as UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites – Georgia has plenty to offer holidaymakers. The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline is also assisting ...
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Kathmandu orders mass eviction of 'river squatters'
AFP
They are also something of an embarrassment to a tourist industry trying to play on the charms of the Bagmati, which passes the Pashupati temple, a UNESCO world heritage site and a major attraction for Hindu devotees around the world.
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AFP
Government gets C+ grade in Children's Rights Alliance Report Card
Galway Advertiser
The Report Card 2012 - which was researched and compiled with help of an external panel which includes UNESCO chairholder in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement and Director of the Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, Professor Pat Dolan ...
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The ''River Keepers'' will do anything to stop the devastation
Dalje.com
It was organized due to the World Day of watery habitat which is celebrated on the 2 nd of February. They could see a long blue line carried by six people who were wearing unusual uniforms. The line symbolizes a river and the people are a group of ...
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Dalje.com
If Museveni Tries to Play Nguema's Game, It Could End in Tears for Him
AllAfrica.com
Well, Nguema put up quite a lot of money to create the "Unesco-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences". After an international uproar that was kicked off by the fact that the worldthinks Nguema's hands are too ...
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Countries join forces to combat shark finning
Practical Fishkeeping
The announcement is particularly timely after the Colombian Navy had to detain five Costa Rican fishermen hunting for sharks in the Malpelo National Park, a UNESCO protected area of the Pacific Ocean. The initiative was started after a similar series ...
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Practical Fishkeeping
Polycom Inc : Polycom Video Collaboration Helps Global Nomads Group to Bring ...
4-traders (press release)
Yes, we can change; yes, we can improve; and yes, we can build a more respectful world." In another recorded video address, Brimmer explained that the UNESCO program will result in new classroom materials to help teach children about respect, ...
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EU welcomes China's cultural drive
China Daily
"Now, it is starting to envisage its role in the world as more than just commercial or economic. In this context, culture plays an important part," she told China Daily in an exclusive interview. Vassiliou made the comments ahead of the opening of the ...
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China Daily
Online Voting Opens for Canada's Coolest School Trip
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
The prize for the winning class, a once in a lifetime, four day, activity-filled trip to Banff National Park, Canada's first national park and UNESCO WorldHeritage Site, includes round-trip airfare on Air Canada and an excursion on the Columbia ...
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UN kicks off Year of the Dragon with celebration of Chinese cultural heritage
UN News Centre
“I hope you can come away with a new appreciation for theworld's astonishing cultural diversity – and a sense of urgency about safeguarding it, not just for its own sake, but for the contribution it can make to building a peaceful, harmonious future ...
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UN News Centre
Why is the BBC so afraid of the word "Palestine"?
The Electronic Intifada
One small example: when Palestine was admitted to UNESCO, Radio 5 Live's news bulletin in the afternoon had one interviewee to comment. Guess what? It was an Israeli. No Palestinian was allowed to speak. In general, the Palestinian voice is not heard.
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The Electronic Intifada
Seville's Unesco status threatened by 600ft Pelli tower | World news ...
Spanish city could lose world heritage status over plans to build 40-storey skyscraper amid cluster of 13th-century buildings.
www.guardian.co.uk/.../20/seville-unesco-heritage-pelli-tower
UNESCO urges maritime restrictions for World Heritage Sites in Italy
The United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding the world's cultural heritage called on Italy today to restrict maritime access to its most culturally and ...
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41017&Cr...
Austria: 'Neo-Nazi' ball has its last waltz with Unesco - Europe ...
For the first two months of each year, the Austrian capital's series of Viennese balls are the place for eligible bachelors to be seen waltzing with glamorous ...
www.independent.co.uk/.../austria-neonazi-ball-has-its-last-wal...
Nations seeking action against Syria in UNESCO - World news ...
A group of Western and Arab nations are seeking the expulsion of Syria from the U.N. cultural agency's human rights committee, diplomats said, the latest...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../nations-seeking-action-against-syria-...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage Convention turns ...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, one of UNESCO's most successful programmes and one of the most powerful tools for ...
whc.unesco.org/en/news/832
Nations try to oust Syria from UNESCO rights panel | Washington ...
A group of UNESCO member states is trying to remove Syria from a committee with a human rights mandate, a panel it quietly rejoined despite its deadly ...
washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2012/.../2133871
Zollverein XII: A Unesco World Heritage Site for 10 years. Industrial ...
by Christiane Burklein on Thursday, 26th January 2012 in News ... and the 10th anniversary of its nomination as a Unesco World Heritage Site, a status granted ...
www.livegreenblog.com/.../zollverein-xii-a-unesco-world-heri...
Burgundy climats edge closer to UNESCO listing | Daily wine news ...
The campaign for Burgundy's Cote d'Or Climats to join the UNESCO worldheritage list ... Daily wine news - the latest breaking wine news from around the world ...
www.decanter.com/.../burgundy-climats-edge-closer-to-unesc...
Insider News North West – Unesco warns on Liverpool's world ...
Insider Media Limited is the publisher of North West Business Insider, Yorkshire Business Insider, Midlands Business Insider, Wales Business Insider, UK plc, ...
www.insidermedia.com/insider/north-west/.../index.html
Nations seeking action against Syria in UNESCO | NTN24 NEWS
NEWS/world ... The U.N. Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) executive board, which includes the ... "UNESCO must respond to these appeals for concerted action to address the egregious human rights situation in ...
www.ntn24.com/news/.../nations-seeking-action-against-9998
Unesco calls for change to Liverpool Waters scheme to protect city's ...
UNESCO inspectors have called for changes to a £5.5bn skyscraper scheme in order to protect Liverpool's World Heritage Site status.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/.../unesco-calls-for-change-to-liverp...
Cahokia: The good news and the bad - UNESCO In the Spotlight ...
With the support of Americans for UNESCO, this blog seeks to spotlight ...has three news articles by Andres Lawler dealing with Cahokia, a WorldHeritage site ...
unescoeducation.blogspot.com/.../cahokia-good-news-and-bad...
TheSpec - Syrian role at UNESCO under fire
At least 25 countries have joined to try to unseat Syria from two committees of UNESCO that deal with issues of human rights, Western diplomats and UN.
www.thespec.com/.../661056--syrian-role-at-unesco-under-fir...
Unesco warns £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme would 'irreversibly ...
UNESCO inspectors have warned that Liverpool's World Heritage waterfront would be ”irreversibly damaged” if a huge £5.5bn skyscraper scheme goes ahead ...
www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/.../unesco-warns-5-5bn-liverpo...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre - News
News. Day: Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Result(s): 1. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Statement of the United Nations Foundation in Support of the WorldHeritage ...
whc.unesco.org/en/news/date=2012-01-31&mode=day
  
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