 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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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