 Creamer Media's Mining Weekly The Unesco team is in Australia owing to concerns about the impacts of the resources industry's expansion in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site. A resources sector delegation, led by the QRC, would meet with theUnesco mission on Friday to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO referees battle over reef Mackay Daily Mercury THE Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is embroiled in a brutal custody battle. Gloving up in one corner are the resource giants, billion-dollar corporations who employ thousands and insist upon their solid stewardship ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health of Great Barrier Reef being assessed ABC Online Depending on their findings, the reef may be classified as a World Heritage Site in Danger. Michael Gardner from the Queensland Seafood Industry Association met with UNESCO representatives. He says the main concern is the environment and ensuring other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinians to submit 20 sites for UNESCO listing Canada.com RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - The Palestinians are poised to submit the names of 20 sites in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza for addition toUNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, an official said on Thursday. "Within the next few days, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNESCO votes to change Obiang prize name Reuters Africa The original name of the prize sparked protests as analysts see the oil-rich central African state as among the most corrupt and repressive in the worldunder Obiang's leadership, and the government proposed the change in an effort to defuse the row. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNESCO to Announce Fate of Obiang Prize Voice of America (blog) Equatorial Guinea has said the UNESCO prize is intended to promote scientific development and achievements that “improve the quality of human life.” In an attempt to appease critics, Mr. Obiang has proposed taking his name off the award. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Atkinson and Block Launch Monster Livery for World Rally Championship Attack WhoWon.com The livery is a Block design and in 24 hours time will be blasting around streets of the majestic Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage listed city where over 50000 spectators are expected for the event's ceremonial start and opening special stage. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Unesco stresses on primary education Khaleej Times PARIS — Launching its global atlas of gender equality, Unesco on Tuesday called for action on further increasing enrolment of girls in primary education across the world. The atlas was released ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO marks In''l Women''s Day Kuwait News Agency In her opening speech to Women Day conference and celebrations co-organized by the UNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), UNESCO Director Genera Irina Bokova said the UN organization is eager to host and organize ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO panel skirts issue of Syria rights role WRGB PARIS (AP) -- A UNESCO panel has avoided tackling the issue of whether Syria should be ousted from a committee that deals with human rights. Instead, the commission of the executive board of the UN cultural agency voted 35-8 Thursday to condemn the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UNESCO to improve girls, women's access to education The Swazi Observer UNESCO is supportive of the empowerment of girls and women across theworld and its new Global Partnership for Girls and Women's Education seeks to improve access to secondary education and bolster literacy with a special focus on girls and women in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rural and Resources News for ABC Capricornia and ABC Southern Queensland ... ABC Local By Amy McCosker, The environmental arm of UNESCO is currently in Gladstone to assess the health of the Great Barrier Reef. Depending on its findings, the reef may be classified as a World Heritage Site in Danger. Yesterday UNESCO met with environmental ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mining boom placing Great Barrier Reef at risk, UN warns Dredging News Online "The Great Barrier Reef is definitely at a crossroad and decisions that will be taken over the next one, two, three years might potentially be crucial for the long-term conservation [of the reef]," said Fanny Douvere, from Unesco's World Heritage ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Qld harbour clean and green, audit told Ninemsn The team, featuring a representative of the United Nations' environmental arm UNESCO, was sent to Queensland amid concerns about the approval of a massive LNG plant at Curtis Island, near Gladstone. It will compile a report on the management of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico's Xochimilco floating gardens Washington Post Xochimilco, along with the historical center of Mexico City, was declared aUNESCO World Heritage site in the 1980s. On weekends, the boats are packed with revelers drinking beer and eating tacos, as barges filled with mariachi bands pull beside them ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| International Women's Day 2012: Empowering Rural Women To End Hunger And Poverty Huffington Post Rural women and girls face some of the highest rates of educational poverty in the world, according to a UNESCO press release which estimates about 80 percent of the 67 million children not attending school live in rural areas, the majority of whom are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Protests continue against building of South Korean naval base CNN Protesters say it would also threaten the peace on the island, parts of which are UNESCO world heritage sites, and affect tourism. "Activists are trying to approach the construction area on kayaks and the marine police is blocking them so the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| “Cornerstone of culture” threatened MediaGlobal One of UNESCO's primary advocacy tools, the Atlas of the World'sLanguages in Danger, catalogs almost 2500 endangered languages, sorting them by both the locales in which they are spoken and the degree of endangerment they face. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UNESCO Decision On Palestine Backfires Badly Canada Free Press A Report just issued by UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova reveals the extent of the serious crisis facing UNESCO following its decision to admit “Palestine” as its 195th member State - contrary to the terms of UNESCO'Sown Constitution and customary ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PA: Register Church of Nativity under 'Palestine' Jerusalem Post This move opened the door for Palestine's admission to all UNESCObodies. Only on Thursday, however, will its signature to the UNESCO'sConvention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage be ratified. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UCI recognizes Brazil's Adriana Nascimento for International Women's Day Bike World News ... one of the millions of women throughout the world who advocate cycling. Introducing Brazilian mountain biker Adriana Nascimento… “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty” is the theme UNESCO has given to this year's International Women's Day. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Australia: Greens Senator Holds Productive Briefing with UN Team Dredging Today The health and future of Australia's World Heritage icon, the Great Barrier Reef, is under investigation as Australian Greens environment spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters held a detailed and productive briefing with the United Nations mission team ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Opposing the UNESCO-Obiang International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences Transparency International (press release) On March 8 the UNCAC Coalition, a global network of over 310 civil society organisations in 100 countries, sent a letter to the Chairperson of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Fishermen tell UNESCO of Gladstone Harbour issues | Eco News By David Twomey gladstone-sick-fish. The sick fish of Gladstone Harbour are a taste of problems to come along the entire Great Barrier Reef, a United Nations (UN) delegation auditing the environmental management of the region has been told. The team ... Eco News |
| BBC News - Should Neapolitan pizza be Unesco-protected? Pizza-makers in Naples believe their product should be added to theUnesco's ' intangible' cultural heritage list. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17154139 |
| News The World's Heritage co-published by UNESCO and Collins UNESCO and Collins are delighted to announce the publication of TheWorld's Heritage (2nd Edition) – the definitive, best-selling guide to all 936UNESCO ... whc.unesco.org/en/news/841 |
| UNESCO condemns Syria over human rights - World News | IOL ... Paris - U.N. cultural agency UNESCO condemned Syria on Thursday for its crackdown on a year-long uprising but did not go as far as some Western and Arab ... www.iol.co.za/.../unesco-condemns-syria-over-human-rights-1... |
| UNESCO board OKs divisive Equatorial Guinea prize - World News ... UNESCO board OKs divisive Equatorial Guinea prize - World News - Page 1 - UNESCO's director general threw a new obstacle into the path. townhall.com/.../unesco_board_oks_divisive_equatorial_guine... |
| Egypt.com News - World - Activists rally against UNESCO prize from ... Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa's longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be tainted by some of the millions ... news.egypt.com/english/permalink/87484.html |
| UNESCO board OKs divisive Equatorial Guinea ... - The News Tribune PARIS - A commission of UNESCO's executive board has approved a draft resolution that calls on the U.N. cultural arm to quickly move ... Nation /World News ... www.thenewstribune.com/.../unesco-board-oks-divisive-equat... |
| UNESCO board OKs divisive Equatorial Guinea prize | Nation/World ... A commission of UNESCO's executive board has approved a draft resolution that calls on the U.N. cultural arm to quickly move ... Nation/World News from AP ... www.star-telegram.com/.../unesco-board-oks-divisive-equatori... |
| Unesco's latest attempt to give out dictator's $3m prize delayed by ... The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... The latest attempt to award a controversial $3m Unesco prize given by Africa's longest-ruling ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../unesco-obiang-prize-delayed-lawyers |
| UNESCO panel skirts issue of Syria rights role - World News ... A UNESCO panel on Thursday avoided tackling the issue of whether Syria should be ousted from a committee that deals with human rights. www.bellinghamherald.com/.../unesco-panel-skirts-issue-of-sy... |
| New Bulgarian Treasures Race for UNESCO World Heritage List ... The council will work in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage ....Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web ... www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=136984 |
| Unesco's latest attempt to give out dictator's $3m prize delayed by ... The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... The latest attempt to award a controversial $3m Unesco prize given by Africa's longest-ruling ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../unesco-obiang-prize-delayed-lawyers?... |
| UNESCO panel skirts issue of Syria rights role: National World ... A UNESCO panel has avoided tackling the issue of whether Syria should be ousted ... Web Search powered byYAHOO! SEARCH. | Updated: 8:53 AM.News ... www.adn.com/2012/.../unesco-panel-skirts-issue-of-syria.html |
| UNESCO calls for girls access to primary education Launching its global atlas of gender equality, UNESCO Tuesday called for action on further increasing enrolment of girls in primary education across the world. www.dnaindia.com/.../report_unesco-calls-for-girls-access-to-... |
| Humayuns Tomb UNESCO world heritage site in New Delhi - Travel ... Get the latest Social Update, News Information, Image and Videos on Humayuns Tomb UNESCO world heritage site in New Delhi Join the social events ... www.india-goldentriangletours.com/travel-events-Humayuns-... |
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