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UNESCO News, Nov 24, 2011


Palestinians hope US will reverse cut to UNESCO funding following its ...
Washington Post
... will review that decision again, and re-engage with their commitment to support UNESCO,” Malki told the AP, after formally signing a so-called instrument of accession to UNESCO in London, where the organization was created after World War II. ...
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UNESCO Fuels Conflict between Israel and Palestinians
Jerusalem Post
Such sites would be protected by the UN and could receive funding from UNESCO for restoration. The minister's visit last Monday came in light of Palestinian attempts to persuade UNESCO to declare the Cave of Patriarchs as a World Heritage Site ...
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Employment minister Chris Grayling slams Unesco Liverpool World Heritage ...
Liverpool Echo
by David Bartlett, Liverpool Echo GOVERNMENT minister Chris Grayling has slammed Unesco for threatening to strip Liverpool of its World Heritage Site status. Yesterday the ECHO revealed how inspectors had warned they were preparing to deprive Liverpool ...
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What happened to UNESCO's sense of humor?
Ha'aretz
Except that you yourself were quoted as saying that UNESCO would be compelled to freeze its program to commemorate the Holocaust in schools around the world. Revenge for revenge? "I never said any such thing. The opposite is true. ...
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Ha'aretz
UNESCO includes Xoan singing on world heritage list
Viet Nam News
HA NOI -- Viet Nam's Xoan singing has been added to a UNESCO list of "intangible heritage" traditions in urgent need of protection, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's National Cultural Heritage Department. ...
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UNESCO weighs Grand Pre's status
TheChronicleHerald.ca
The nomination to have Grand Pre designated a UNESCO world heritage site is now under review, with a decision expected in July. (GORDON DELANEY / Valley Bureau) A nomination to have Grand Pre designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site is under review by ...
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TheChronicleHerald.ca
Unesco demands radical changes to Liverpool Waters scheme or or city may lose ...
Liverpool Daily Post
Unesco's World Heritage Committee will vote on its findings in June. Ian Pollitt, a Peel director, said: “We were given a fair crack of the whip and thought it went well.” He said any judgments about how the visit had gone would be “guess work” and ...
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Franciscans think UNESCO status could complicate rules at holy sites
Catholic News Service
By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Palestinians are hopeful that UNESCO will recognize the city of Bethlehem as the first Palestinian World Heritage Site, but Franciscans in charge of the city's holy places say they do not want them included in ...
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World Science Day
Pakistan Daily Times
She also spoke on this year's theme as declared by UNESCO is “World Science Day for Peace and Development, Towards Green Societies through Equity, Inclusiveness and Participation.” She highlighted UNESCO and PSF collaboration in different projects. ...
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First Unesco Day celebration in Malaysia
The Borneo Post
Unesco Malaysia is also proud that the Kinabalu National Park in Sabah and Mulu National Park in Sarawak have achieved the Unesco World Heritage status for the Nature Category; Melaka and Georgetown for the Cultural Category; Tasik Chini, ...
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Israel has a friend in Lithuania
Jerusalem Post
... the Republic of Lithuania recently voted against the Palestinians' request for admission toUNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Only 14 countries in the world joined Lithuania in supporting Israel that day. ...
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Campaign to make Al-Okhdood a UNESCO site
Arab News
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Saudi heritage lovers have launched a campaign on social media networks to list Al-Okhdood archaeological city in Najran in the UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites. Kingdom's sites Madain Saleh and Diriyah have already been ...
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Our World: The scourge of clientitis
Jerusalem Post
Proof that a state's ability to leverage its foreign aid owes entirely to the credibility of a threat to cut off that aid came earlier this month in the aftermath of UNESCO's decision to grant full state membership to “Palestine.” Due to US law, ...
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Unesco World Heritage app gets more than 13000 downloads
Opodo
The Unesco World Heritage list includes some of the world's most popular travel destinations and recognisable landmarks, from the Statue of Liberty in New York to the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
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Nigeria: TRCN, UNESCO Push for Gender Equity in Teaching Job
AllAfrica.com
The two bodies spoke at a discussion panel on the World Teachers' Day with the theme: 'Gender Equality for Teachers' in Abuja. Registrar of TRCN, Professor Addison Wokocha, noted that many teachers required orientation to discourage the re-enforcement ...
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Sunderbans out of 'seven wonders' race
Times of India
Sunderbans, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is the single largest block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest shared by India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh. Nearly 60 per cent of it is with Bangladesh and the rest with India. ...
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Another look about “Vote for Ha Long Bay”
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – This is an interview with Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary General of the World Federation of UNESCO Associations and Chairman of the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Association, a representative of UNESCO, one of the most prestigious ...
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Franciscan leader leery of move to make Bethlehem a UNESCO heritage site
Catholic Culture
The head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land has concerns about a Palestinian proposal toUNESCO to make Bethlehem a World Heritage Site. Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa explained that under UNESCO rules, a World Heritage Site must be under the ...
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Malawi making progress to have a third World Heritage Site
Nyasa Times
By Nyasa Times Reporter There seem to be government commitment to see Mulanje Mountain prescribed a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). If successful, this will increase the number of ...
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UNESCO Adopts Institute of Foreign Languages
IcelandReview
“Last but not least, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir has garnered attention all around the globe for her fight for and notable contribution to the languages and cultures of the world'snations,” the statement continues. It is hoped that UNESCO's recognition will ...
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A 'Slice of Heaven' in Amsterdam
New York Times
By NICK AMIES AMSTERDAM — The 17th-century houses and narrow streets that line Amsterdam's three main canals are deemed so exceptional that Unesco added the area to its World Heritage List in 2010. Many of the houses were built during Holland's Golden ...
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New York Times
Unesco to review our education policy
The Borneo Post
Meanwhile, Clement said the involvement of Unesco in the review would bring a global prospect and recommendations, where they could share their experiences and lessons learned from other parts of the world. — Bernama.
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In the West Bank, a contested heritage
Washington Post
Early this year, the Palestinians nominated Bethlehem and its Church of the Nativity, venerated as the birthplace of Jesus, for recognition as a World Heritage site, an application that can now be considered with Palestine's status as a UNESCO member ...
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Share the Romance of Paris With Someone Special With Uniworld's Air and Cruise ...
Sacramento Bee
You'll also see the fairytale villages of Miltenberg and Heidelberg, the UNESCO World Heritage cities of Bamberg and Trier, and the extraordinary Würzburg Residenz. Those who have more time to spend in Europe will want to experience Paris & the Heart ...
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Tripitaka Koreana gets last public display
The Korea Herald
Now known as the 32nd national treasure of Korea, Tripitaka Koreana was inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World in 2007. Its depository, Janggyeong Panjeon of the Haein Temple, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. ...
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Goodbye, UNESCO
WND.com
14, urged world leaders to finalize financing for a multibillion-dollar fund to fight the effects of climate change. He is urging the UN climate-change conference that opens Nov. 28 in Durban, South Africa, to raise $100 billion a year for a Green ...
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World pushes Israel to release funds to PA
Jerusalem Post
... ambassador to Israel Andrew Standley called over the last two days for Israel to release the $100 million in tax revenue to the PA it has held up since UNESCO voted earlier this month in favor of admitting the Palestinians into the organization. ...
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Japanese temple bans yakuza gangsters
Ninemsn
Enryakuji temple in western Shiga prefecture -- a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a 1200-year history -- houses Buddhist tablets carrying names of the dead, including those of late yakuza bosses, the official said. "The temple has accepted pilgrimages ...
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Palestinian membership threatening UNESCO programs | The ...
By The Associated Press
The Palestinians can raise their flag alongside those of 194 full-fledged nations at UNESCO after signing a document finally giving them a voice within the vast U.N. system, and pride across the Arabworld but their membership is threatening ...
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Official ISME News Blog: Important news from UNESCO
By International Society for Music Education (ISME)
Important news from UNESCO. The 36th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO agreed to: 1. Adopt and support the The Seoul Agenda: Goals for the Development of Arts Education. 2. Designate the fourth week of May as International ... The World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE: International Drama Education Association, International Society for Education in Art, International Society for Music Education and World Dance Alliance) has been active in developing and ...
Official ISME News Blog
Palestine's Unesco membership threatens programmes - News ...
For some, the US funds cutoff is counterproductive and risks scrambling the message America tries to project to the worldUnesco works to turn child soldiers into unarmed school children, teach Muslims about the Holocaust and ensure clean ...
Mail & Guardian News Feed
May Peace Prevail On Earth News - The World Peace Prayer Society
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, ...
May Peace Prevail On Earth News
Blog-a-thon: UNESCO's Geoparks "Clarify" Geotourism - My ...
By My Wonderful World Intern
Blog-a-thon: UNESCO's Geoparks "Clarify" Geotourism. By My Wonderful World Intern on November 20, 2011 8:30 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks. This blog-a-thon excerpt comes from Johnathan Tourtellot, a National Geographic Fellow who writes for National Geographic's Daily News blog. To access ... For the past 10 years or so, two different meanings for the neologism "geotourism" have both been growing in acceptance--in different parts of the world, for different reasons. ...
My Wonderful World Blog
Franciscans Think UNESCO Status ... - World News - Russian opinion
By Russian Opinion
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Palestinians are hopeful that UNESCO will recognize the city of Bethlehem as the first Palestinian World Heritage Site, but Franciscans in.
World News - Russian opinion
What a wonderful world? Picking UNESCO World Heritage sites ...
By marketmaker
Home - Bullfax.com - Market News, Analysis · Home · News · Data · Comments · Topics · Images · Blog · Discussions · About · Latest News · Top ... UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, which wraps up its deliberations in Brasilia on Tuesday after 10 days of work, awarded its seal to a few already well-visited attractions, such as Amsterdam's canal belt and France's historic town of Albi. Palestinians want Bethlehem on UN heritage list. The Palestinians on Monday made a formal bid to...
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Anav Silverman: UNESCO Fueling Cultural Conflict Over Hebron ...
By Anav Silverman
Franciscans in charge of Bethlehem's holy places do not want UNESCO to designate Christian shrines in the city as Palestinian World Heritage Sites. Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa told the Italian bishops' news agency, SIR, that the Greek ...
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Raising the Shortfall in Funding for UNESCO | Morocco World News
UNESCO granted Palestinian full membership at the organization, a vote that could boost their chances for recognition as a state at the United Nations.
moroccoworldnews.com/2011/11/raising-the...in.../15657
UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage - UNESCO
To launch the 40th anniversary celebrations of the World Heritage Convention, UNESCO offered theWorld Heritage iPhone/iPad application (app) free for one ...
whc.unesco.org/en/news/815
Palestinian membership threatening UNESCO programs
The Palestinians can raise their flag alongside those of 194 full-fledged nations at UNESCO after signing a document finally giving them a voice within the vast ...
www.palmbeachpost.com/.../palestinian-membership-threateni...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre - News
Friday, November 18, 2011. UNESCO World Heritage app downloaded over 13000 times. To launch the 40th anniversary celebrations of the World Heritage ...
whc.unesco.org/en/news/date=2011-11-18&mode=day
Palestinians hope for US reserve over UNESCO funds: National World
Web Search powered byYAHOO! SEARCH. | Updated: 7:09 PM. News ... to UNESCO in London, where the organization was created after World War II. ...
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Franciscans think UNESCO status could complicate rules at holy sites
Home » News » News - World » Franciscans think UNESCO status could ... that UNESCO will recognize the city of Bethlehem as the first Palestinian World ...
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Unesco set to strip Liverpool of its World Heritage Site status ...
LIVERPOOL will lose its World Heritage Site status if a £5.5bn skyscraper plan goes ahead without “radical” changes, Unesco inspectors have warned.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/.../unesco-set-to-strip-liverpool-of-it...
Antara News : Saman dance to be nominated as UNESCO world ...
Aceh`s Saman dance is to be nominated for recognition as an intangible world cultural heritage at the 6th session of the UNESCO Committee for the ...
www.antaranews.com/.../saman-dance-to-be-nominated-as-une...
UNESCO advances gender equality in Moroccan TV – Ghanaians ...
World News ... UNESCO advances gender equality in Moroccan TV ... This activity took place within the framework of UNESCO's programme to promote gender ...
www.spyghana.com/.../unesco-advances-gender-equality-in-m...
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