 Ynetnews He said that after gaining full UNESCO membership, the Palestinians will revive their bid to secureWorld Heritage status for Bethlehem and its Church of Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus. The nomination was rejected this year because the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO to assess flood-affected Ayutthaya World Heritage site Thai News Agency MCOT BANGKOK, Oct 12 – The Thai government has requested UNESCO, the world cultural body, to undertake a mission to the historic former capital of Siam, Ayutthaya, north of Thailand's present capital of Bangkok, to assess the impact of flood damage to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Education ministry, UNESCO honor teachers amin nationwide strikes Daily News Egypt The UNESCO World Teacher Day began in 1994 to commemorate the 1966 signing of the UNESCO / ILO agreement on the status of teachers and the 1997 UNESCO recommendation regarding the status of higher education teaching personnel. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gambia: GTU Commemorates World Teachers Day AllAfrica.com Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Fatou Lamin Faye said the celebration is taking place in over one hundred countries around the world to honour teachers. She said the day has been identified by UNESCO, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Palestinian membership in UNESCO is just the tip of the iceberg Foreign Policy (blog) Palestinian membership in UNESCO would also grant them immediate membership in the WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The US would have to stop contributing to WIPO but ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tanzania launches its own World Heritage Committee eTurboNews Tanzania presently has 7 UNESCO recognized World Heritage sites, some of them under threat to be declared "endangered." Recent spats by Tourism Minister Maige, who had in some anger calledUNESCO's World Heritage Committee an "inconsequential entity," ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinians seek World Heritage status for sites infolive.tv The UN agency's board last week decided to let member states vote on the Palestinian application for full membership. The membership vote is expected to take place at the upcoming UNESCO'sGeneral Conference which runs from October 25 to November 10. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ISESCO to participate in COMEST's meeting AME Info The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will participate in the proceedings of the 7th session of the UNESCO-affiliated World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), on 9-10 October 2011, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Unesco extends help to World Heritage sites The Nation Fine Arts Department director-general Soamsuda Leeyawanich said that she recently received a letter from the Paris-based Unesco headquarters. Unesco stated that it is ready to help save historical sites which are enlisted as the World Heritages. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistan's heritage not for sale Khaleej Times At the behest of UNESCO, the world-famous fine arts auction house Christie's has halted a planned auction this month of a fasting Buddha, a nearly 2000-year-old statue from the Gandhara civilisation, which was believed to have been stolen from Pakistan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNESCO: World Memory Register gets seven new additions Afrique en Ligue A statement issued in Paris by UNESCO said the new items inscribed are First Byurakan Survey (FBS or Markarian survey, Armenia, which contained the records of a unique astronomical survey carried out by the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Algerian soccer star to become UN Goodwill Ambassador Xinhua "UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassadors are an outstanding group of personalities who use their talent and status to focus the world's attention on the objectives and aims of UNESCO, creating visibility for its work in education, culture, science, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Zimbabwe slowly being put back on tourists' map San Francisco Chronicle "Where else can you have a UNESCO World Heritage Site virtually to yourself?" asks my guide, Mr. Lovemore. The man has a point. I'm one of only a handful of visitors exploring the exquisitely constructed stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, legendary capital ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Unesco okays nominations of two Omani art forms Khaleej Times The expert committee of Unesco for the convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) will be meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to select world art forms for the ICH in November. Sayyid Said bin Sultan bin Yarub Al Busaidy, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNESCO offers help for flood-hit Ayutthaya World Heritage site Thai News Agency MCOT In a statement released here on Friday, the Bangkok-based UNESCO Asia-Pacific regional headquarters said the World Heritage site of Ayutthaya, which occupies the western half of the inner island of Ayutthaya, now faces the threat of inundation as water ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Safeguarding audiovisual heritage Himalayan Times Definitely not and UNESCO acted upon it to preserve and promote documentary heritage and celebrates World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on October 17 annually in Nepal. To commemorate the day UNESCO Office and the German Embassy, Kathmandu initiated a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Palestinians aim to join UN bodies Reuters These include UNESCO, the World Health Organization (WHO), the international police agency Interpol and the International Telecommunications Union. US pressure has in the past played a major role in dissuading the Palestinians from applying for full ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Will UNESCO and Ukraine allow a new soccer hotel on the site of the Holocaust ... Flame Where is the UN cultural organization UNESCO? The synagogue ruins were designated part of aUNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. And where is the European soccer body UEFA? The Ukrainians are planning to build a hotel on the site to host fans and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNESCO Director General welcomes significant progress made in Sri Lanka Asian Tribune Noting that the only renewable energy in the world was human capital, the Director General commended the efforts undertaken by Sri Lanka in investing in this sphere of activity, especially given the very high rate of literacy in the country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Global teacher shortage threatens progress on education The Guardian (blog) We've pulled out the data from Unesco's report, focusing on the figures for teacher shortages around the world. You can also download the full data which includes regional estimates of recruitment needs. We've also added in figures on the proportion of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO Approves Al Azi and Al Maidan Arts as Items Nominated for ICH List Oman News Agency The files of Al Ayalah and Taghroud arts 2012 were also presented to the organization for the sake of recognizing them amongst the list of the intangible cultural heritage. It is worth mentioning that Al Bara'a art was qualified to the world intangible ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Op-Ed: A Photo Perspectve on Gros Morne National Park (Includes first-hand ... DigitalJournal.com Every time I visit Newfoundland and Labrador, there is no doubt where I will make as lengthy a stay a possible: Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the east coast of the island. Tablelands Trail. The mountain range in Gros Morne ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Does Israel Actually Want the U.S. to Defund the UN? The Atlantic Even if they lose in the General Assembly, the Palestinians can repeat their bid for upgraded membership in specialized and technical committees such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In pursuit of world class tag, city losing identity Times of India It was only appropriate therefore that Hyderabad was put forth as a candidate for Unesco's WorldHeritage City status a decade ago. The only rival at that time was Jaipur, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, which had become a major world attraction ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Government snubs world teachers' day The Swazi Observer October 5 is a day to celebrate teachers all over the world. Since 1994 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) together with the Education International (EI) have been creating awareness of the importance of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mideast Power and Confusion New York Times The United States has threatened to cut off its funding for Unesco, which accounts for 22 percent of the body's budget. In the new world we are entering, the Palestinians are acting and Washington is reacting. This is just one example of how the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| To Save Wildlife, Namibia's Farmers Take Control NPR The prehistoric rock drawings at Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflects the ancient relationship between indigenous peoples and wildlife. The prehistoric rock drawings at Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflects the ancient ... See all stories on this topic » |
| UNESCO awards gold medal to Dr Zaidi | Pakistan Today | Latest ... By fraaz News Comments (1276210http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2011%2F10%2Funesco-awards-gold-medal-to-dr-zaidi%2FUNESCO+awards+gold+medal+to+Dr+Zaidi2011-10-07+17%3A38%3A43fraazhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww. ... Pakistan Today | Latest news,... |
| UNESCO executive council votes for Palestinian ... - Siam Daily News By XinhuaNET.COM UNESCO executive council votes for Palestinian membership The executive council of UN cultural organization UNESCO voted Wednesday to allow a Palestinian. Siam Daily News Online |
| Palestinians to push heritage agenda at UNESCO - World news ... The Palestinians will seek World Heritage status for the birthplace of Jesus once the U.N. cultural agency admits them as a full member, and will then nominate ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../palestinians-push-heritage-agenda-un... |
| US warns UNESCO to stay out of Palestine debate | World news | The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called UNESCO's deliberation " inexplicable" at a time when the Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition and ... www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9881402 |
| msnbc.com U.S. & World News - Palestinians take step towards full ... msnbc.com U.S. & World News. ... Palestinians take step towards full UNESCO membership. Seeded on Wed ... Filed under: world-news, mideastn-africa · Tweet ... world-news.newsvine.com/_.../8168334-palestinians-take-step... |
| UNESCO mulls Palestinian membership bid - World News UNESCO mulls Palestinian membership bid - By John Irish. townhall.com/.../unesco_mulls_palestinian_membership_bid |
| UNESCO delays decision on disputed prize | AP World News - The ... PARIS - Diplomats at UNESCO delayed a decision Tuesday on whether to name a life sciences prize after the much-criticized ruler of Equatorial Guinea, giving ... www.thenewstribune.com/.../unesco-delays-decision-on-disput... |
| UNESCO World Heritage Centre - News Monday, October 3, 2011. Severe damage to Philippine Rice Terraces by two typhoons. The Northern Luzon of the Philippines was severely affected by ... whc.unesco.org/en/news/date=2011-10-3&mode=day |
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