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| UNESCO Halts New Projects After US Pulls Funding The Mark All those world-heritage-sites-to-be will have to wait a little longer until the cultural body can make up its $65-million shortfall. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Oraganisation says it has halted all new spending until the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Unesco recognises late Queen Savang's achievements The Nation Her Majesty Queen Savang Vadhana, the late grandmother of His Majesty, has been named one of the world's great personalities by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in Paris yesterday. "The resolution was made ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mining Boom 'Peaked' for Australians, Study Says Jakarta Globe Kings of the Sea Called the last paradise on earth, the Raja Ampat (Four Kings) archipelago in West Papua has been nominated as the first marine World Heritage Site by Unesco. With more than 1500 sma... Kings of the Sea Called the last paradise on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| World Jewish Congress Leaders Held Talks With French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sacramento Bee Sarkozy explained that the French vote in favor of Palestinian UNESCO membership had been the lesser of two evils but he reiterated did not mean that his government would support such a move a the UN Security Council. About the World Jewish CongressThe... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| What the UNESCO vote on Palestine means for the UN The Daily Star The UN, in charge of protecting human rights and democratic values across the world, is the most appropriate international body to take up an important role in helping both sides reach an agreement. A growing role for the UN could bring certain ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Armenian culture minister: US funding withdrawal will not hinder UNESCO work Al-Masry Al-Youm UNESCO selected the Armenian capital Yerevan as the 2012 world's capital for books on the 500th anniversary of Armenia's first publication. Poghosyan invited her Egyptian counterpart to attend the celebration that will be held in Venice, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT Nigerian Tribune THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), whose idea the World Science Day for Peace and Development is, knows that it is not all science that is good science. Some science leads to destruction and not development.... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| "Indonesia Loaned $100 Million to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions". Jakarta Globe Kings of the Sea Called the last paradise on earth, the Raja Ampat (Four Kings) archipelago in West Papua has been nominated as the first marine World Heritage Site by Unesco. With more than 1500 sma... Kings of the Sea Called the last paradise on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| AsiaRooms.com - Ayutthaya World Heritage and Red Cross Fair returns to Thailand The Open Press (press release) Taking place at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park, the celebration will run until December 19th and is designed to commemorate the designation of this area as aUNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site back in 1991. Visitors will be encouraged to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Africa: Achieving EFA Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa Depends On UK Aid AllAfrica.com ... and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) -Education for All Global Monitoring Report analyzing trends in aid to education, said changes in spending patterns by different aid donors could hold back progress towards EFA for the world's poorest countries. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Collins wins UN art competition Houston Baptist Collegian The pieces were exhibited around the world and at the competition, with the winners being announced at the UN and again at a Catholic university in Rome called the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum. This year is the first time UNESCO has held a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Danang, Vietnam is Asia's emerging golf destination Travel Daily News International The three course-destination means Danang, with its world-famous China Beach - rated by Forbes magazine as one of the 10 most beautiful in the world - new tourism infrastructure and nearby UNESCO World Heritage attractions at Hoi An, My Son and Hue ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nature's Wonder Manila Bulletin Earlier, on December 4, 1999, the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated it a World Heritage Site. “The focus of the area is a spectacular karst landscape which features both surface karst as well as an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bride of the Desert China Daily Tourists visit the Site of Palmyra - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - located 215 km northeast of Damascus, Syria on Nov 9, 2011. Palmyra was a renowned city in the ancient Silk Road and once played a crucial role as the trade center between the East and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Most Endangered Sights Khaleej Times Constructed in the late 19 th century, the Unesco-protected tombs celebrate four kings of the Buganda kingdom, a sub-national kingdom within Uganda. With the cause of the fire unknown, looting and rioting broke out, as the relationship between the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| UNESCO won't take on new projects this year | The Associated ... By The Associated Press UNESCO won't take on any new projects until the end of the year, an official said Thursday, after the U.S. pulled its substantial contributions from the U.N. cultural agency to protest its acceptance of Palestine as a member. Examiner World RSS |
| Canada won't cover UNESCO budget gaps - World - CBC News Canada will be cutting voluntary contributions to UNESCO following Monday's decision to give the Palestinians a seat on the organization, Foreign Affairs ... www.cbc.ca/news/.../palestinians-un-agencies-unesco.html | ||
| World News: Cuts to UNESCO send pain around the world - thestar ... U.S. cutting off funds to UNESCO could hurt agency's Afghanistan literacy program for civilians that the West hoped would form a stable civil society. www.thestar.com/news/article/1082025 | ||
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| US cuts funds for UNESCO after Palestine vote - World news ... The Obama administration is cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency because it approved a Palestinian bid for full membership. www.msnbc.msn.com/.../us-cuts-funding-unesco-after-palestin... | ||
| CP World Report: UNESCO, Evangelical Voters, Multiculturalism ... UNESCO grants Palestinians full membership; Republican Candidates and evangelical voters; and Muslim Co-Chair of ruling British Conservative party tells ... www.christianpost.com/.../cp-world-report-unesco-evangelical... | ||
| Palestinians punished by Israel for joining Unesco - Middle East ... Independent Middle East News - Updated daily breaking stories from middle east , including Iraq and Iran. Independent online is the uk's trusted source of Middle ... www.independent.co.uk/.../palestinians-punished-by-israel-for... | ||
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| Palestine is now a full member of UNESCO | EITB News World Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday, in a highly divisive move that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the US and other... www.eitb.com/en/.../palestine-is-now-a-full-member-unesco/ | ||
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| BBC News - US cuts Unesco funds over vote for Palestinian seat The US announces it is cutting its dues to the UN's cultural body Unesco, after the agency votes to grant the Palestinians full membership. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15527534 | ||
| UNESCO pleads with US to reinstate funding | The Associated Press ... The head of UNESCO is pleading with the U.S. to reinstate funding cut off after the agency granted membership to Palestine. Director-General Irina Bokova ... washingtonexaminer.com/.../unesco-pleads-us-reinstate-fundin... | ||
| “You can count on Brazil” says President Dilma Rousseff ... - UNESCO New Media, Return of Cultural Property, Right to Education, Routes of Dialogue ...Urban Development, Water, Women and Science, World Heritage, Youth ... The President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff met with UNESCO Director-General Irina ... www.unesco.org/.../general_conference_admits_palestine_as_... | ||
| Canada will not raise UNESCO funding | Morocco World News Canada will not contribute more to UNESCO to make up for a shortfall after the US cut its funding over the Palestinians joining the UN cultural body, Foreign ... moroccoworldnews.com/2011/11/canada-will-not.../13773 | ||
| Egypt.com News - World - Canada stops funding for UNESCO over ... TORONTO (AP) Canada joined the U.S. on Tuesday in cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO because it approved a Palestinian bid for full ... news.egypt.com/english/permalink/61679.html |
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