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UNESCO News, Sep 29, 2011


UNESCO, GEMS Education to train 3000 Ghanaian principals
GhanaWeb
The training to be offered by GEMS Education, the world's largest kindergarten to grade 12 education provider, The Varkey GEMS Foundation and UNESCO, is part of the 9310,000 Principals Leadership Programme." The programme was announced former US ...
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UNESCO to visit Indonesia's Bali for world heritage bid
Xinhua
26 (Xinhua) -- A team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will visit locations in Bali next month as part of a final assessment for a potential worldcultural heritage nomination, the Jakarta Post quoted ...
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Cardiff to host 2013 Womex world music showcase
BBC News
Womex is described by UN cultural body Unesco as "the most important international professional market of world music of every kind". Others have suggested that Womex is to world music what the Cannes Festival is to film, giving musicians the ...
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BBC News
Vietnam attends UNESCO Executive Board's 187th session
SGGP
27, Son, who is also Deputy Foreign Minister, said UNESCO titles given to Vietnam, including the world cultural heritages, the world biosphere reserves and the worldgeological parks have contributed to social and economic development in localities and...
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SGGP
Malaysia Campaigning To Be On Unesco's International Bureau Of Education
Bernama
Muhyiddin is here to attend the meeting of the Unesco executive board. Malaysia's term as a member of the board ends this October, and membership selection to the board will be held at the general assembly of the world body from Oct 25 to Nov 10. ...
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Japan asks UNESCO to list Mt. Fuji, Kamakura as World Heritage sites
Mainichi Daily News
The government has decided to recommend both for registration as UNESCO WorldHeritage sites. (Mainichi) A part of "Kamakura, Home of the Samurai," is pictured. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Wednesday submitted to UNESCO a ...
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Mainichi Daily News
Destination Delhi?
Indian Express
They are all UNESCO-stamped “world heritage cities”, acknowledged as part of the world's cultural and historical legacy — a list that Delhi is now preparing its own case to belong in. It has picked four areas in the city — Shahjahanabad, Nizamuddin, ...
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South Korea Seeks to Protect Endangered Species in Demilitarized Zone
Scientific American (blog)
In 2005 media mogul Ted Turner proposed turning the DMZ into a “peace park” and UNWorld Heritage Site. If South Korea obtains the UNESCO biosphere designation, the nation promises to protect the region under both its Wetland Conservation and Cultural...
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Scientific American (blog)
'Jeddah's Balad will be a UNESCO site in two years'
Arab News
The Kingdom had presented applications to register three sites on UNESCO's WorldHeritage List. The first two sites, Madain Saleh in Madinah province and Al-Diriyah (the fort in Riyadh) were successfully registered. SCTA presented the preliminary ...
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Arab News
Malaysia hopeful of seat in Unesco education unit
New Straits Times
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is here to attend Unesco's 187th executive board meeting, will also be lending a hand in pursuing another Malaysian ambition -- securing a place in the World Heritage Committee (WHC). ...
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Delhi's first step towards Heritage City: Dossier ready for UNESCO
Indian Express
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is ready with the final draft of the nomination dossier for putting Delhi on UNESCO's World Heritage City list. The document is expected to be sent this week. The national capital will now be in the run to ...
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10 places where one visit isn't enough
Toronto Sun
There is so much to see in Australia, though, from the cosmopolitan city of Sydney to the stunning outback to the UNESCO World Heritage Great Barrier Reef, that one visit simply isn't enough. (Shutterstock) Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo is a world leader in ...
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Durham Cathedral celebrates 25 years of Unesco World Heritage status
Sunderland Echo
STANDING proud above Durham City, historic Durham Cathedral is celebrating 25 years as a Unesco World Heritage Site. To mark the milestone, an exhibition has opened showcasing stunning views of the grand building. Called One of the Great Experiences of ...
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Sunderland Echo
UNESCO and Varkey GEMS Foundation Announce Program to Train 10000 School ...
Sacramento Bee
The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova said at the launch, "This partnership betweenUNESCO and the Varkey GEMS Foundation (including GEMS Education) is an excellent example of the new platforms for cooperation the world needs today. ...
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UNESCO to visit Bali for world heritage nomination assessment
Jakarta Post
A team from UNESCO will visit locations in Bali next month as part of a final assessment for a potential world cultural heritage nomination, a Bali Culture Agency official says. “The teams are scheduled to be in Bali Oct. 12-17,” agency head Ketut ...
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UNESCO triggered debates on social networks for democracy at 6th IGF in ...
StarAfrica.com
â€Å“Social media are catalysing democratic and civic participation in many parts of the worldincluding in Africa,†expressed the participants of the UNESCO workshop on â€Å“Free flow of information and social networks: a role for democracy and social ...
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Korea to List DMZ as UNESCO Eco Reserve
The Chosun Ilbo
The Environment Ministry submitted an application for biosphere reserve status to UNESCO on Thursday to preserve the 2979 sq. km area and publicize its ecological and environmental values around the world. The International Co-ordinating Council of ...
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UNESCO: Stop Discredited Prize
TrustLaw
"UNESCO should not honor President Obiang," said Tutu Alicante, executive director of EG Justice, an organization based in Washington, DC. "If he wishes to fund science and education around theworld, he should start with his own country, ...
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Gaddafi may be hiding on border with Algeria, say rebels
The Guardian
They said the man most Libyans now call "the tyrant" or "the fugitive" may have been near Ghadamis, a Unesco world heritage site famous for its oasis, walled old town and largely Berber population. Evidence of his presence apparently emerged after an ...
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The Guardian
Technology conference to discuss St Kilda in 3D project
BBC News
Speakers at November's conference will include a Unesco World Heritage chief. Historic Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, British Geological Survey and the Scotland's Islands project are among organisations involved in the event. ...
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BBC News
UNESCO Register includes Armenian astronomer's study
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
By the decision of UNESCO Director General and based on the conclusion by International Advisory Committee, UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register enlisted world renowned Armenian astronomer “Benjamin Markarian's Study on Galaxies. ...
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Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Do You Discriminate? 4 Ways to Find Out
Huffington Post
In honor of last week's World Peace Day, let me begin this column with an excerpt from theUNESCO website: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defense of peace must be constructed." Last week's celebration brought ...
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Antiguan Selected for UN Posting
Caribarena Antigua
Knight is one of about 10 people from around the world who successfully applied toUNESCO's Young Professional Programme (YPP), which aims to give young professionals the opportunity to start a career with the international organisation. ...
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Caribarena Antigua
Tunisia looks to rebound
Madison.com
Tunis also has among the biggest and best conserved medinas (the old city or historic center) in the country — indeed, in much of the Arab world. The Medina of Tunis dates to the 8th century and is aUNESCO World Heritage site. ...
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Pimachiowin Aki: Protecting the best of what's left
CANOE
If they succeed, it would join other world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and the 7.7 million-hectare Ténéré Nature Reserve in the Sahara Desert region of Niger. ...
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Riotous colours on the Rideau
Toronto Star
Not only is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal an engineering marvel — it joins lakes and rivers, cutting through rugged wilderness — but the roadways that parallel and intersect the canal are some of eastern Ontario's prettiest drives, ...
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Paraguay: Destination of the week
Mother Nature Network
By Josh LewWed, Sep 28 2011 at 6:02 PM EST BIG WATER: Iguazu Falls sits in the borderlands between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil and is part of Iguazu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo: Getty Images) Paraguay is often overshadowed by ...
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Mother Nature Network
Hoi An Ancient Town gets heritage website
SGGP
The Hoi An Cultural Heritage Preservation and Management Center has launched a new website featuring the ancient town as UNESCO-recognised World Heritage site. Website http://hoianheritage.net also provides information on Hoi An, one of Vietnam's most ...
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SGGP
UN agency to be asked to designate Phoenix Park as world heritage site
Irish Times
UNESCO IS to be asked to designate Dublin's Phoenix Park as a world heritage site because of its “international importance” as one of the largest designed landscapes in any European city, with a history dating back 350 years. ...
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Irish Times
Travel Spotlight: Ecuador Emerging As World's Best Travel Value
RTT News
Get lost in the colonial haze of Unesco World Heritage Sites Cuenca and Quito, surf the waves in Manta, or head straight for the Quilotoa Loop for the most breathtaking stretch of road in the Western hemisphere. Fly into Quito and make it your base. ...
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RTT News
Tianzhu Mountain is declared a UNESCO World Geopark
Tianzhu Mountain in China's Anhui Province was declared a member of UNESCO's Global Geopark Network during the 10th UNESCO World Geopark ...
www.cits.net/china.../tianzhu-mountian-world-geopark.html
UNESCO to visit Indonesia´s Bali for world heritage bid CCTV News ...
A team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will visit locations in Bali next month as part of a final assessment ...
english.cntv.cn/20110926/109597.shtml
UNESCO World Heritage Centre - News
As the World Heritage Convention's 40th Anniversary approaches in 2012, UNESCO's WorldHeritage Centre and HISTORY® are partnering to increase ...
whc.unesco.org/en/news/date=2011-09-16&mode=day
UNESCO to train Indian school principals [newKerala.com News ...
UNESCO to train Indian school principals - New York, Sep 23 : The United Nations educational agency has embarked on a ... Read other world-news stories ...
www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-73673.html
UNESCO: 793 Million Illiterate in the World
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that at least 793 million people around the world can not read or ...
www.periodico26.cu/.../2887-unesco-793-million-illiterate-in-...
Gov't to ask UNESCO to register Mt Fuji, Kamakura as World ...
Login to update your settings to subscribe to News Alert. LOGIN/ ... Before asking UNESCO to register Mt. Fuji as a world heritage site, please clean it up first. ...
www.japantoday.com/.../govt-to-ask-unesco-to-register-mt-fuj...
UNESCO World Heritage Site | Heritage Malta
News and views from Heritage Malta. Skip to content. Home · About · Current Events · HM Membership · News. Tag Archives: UNESCO World Heritage Site ...
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UNESCO In the Spotlight: Education and Culture: UNESCO History
With the support of Americans for UNESCO, this blog seeks to spotlight noteworthy UNESCO ... It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development ... Sign Up for UNESCO Education Email News ...
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