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Sunday, October 31, 2010

The English Riviera Geopark Film

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Future of UNESCO is Being Planned Now!

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Last year there was a comprehensive evaluation of UNESCO conducted by an independent committee of external evaluators. The purpose of the ev...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

A Tribute to the Krityanand UNESCO Club

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Since the first UNESCO Club was founded in Japan, in 1947, UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations have been very valuable partners for the O...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Mary Futrell Elected President of Americans for UNESCO

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Mary Hatwood Futrell has been elected President of Americans for UNESCO. She has served for some years on the Board of Directors of AU. Dr....
Sunday, October 24, 2010

UNESCO and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties (COP 10)

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Nagoya, Japan 18 to 29 October 2010 At its 10th meeting the CBD COP 10 is due to adopt a revised and updated Strategic Plan including new b...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

UNESCO drops prize sponsored by E.Guinea's Obiang

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AFP reports today that the UNESCO Executive Board has decided to put a controversial science award on hold "and continue consultations...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A Center of Excellence for the Islamic World

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At the opening of the plenary session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Director General Bokova announced a project for the development of c...

The United States Reengages with Multilateral Development Institutions

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As President, I have made it clear that the United States will do our part. My national security strategy recognizes development not only as...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Leveraging innovation, investing in sustainability, tracking development outcomes, and enhancing mutual accountability

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I’d like to take a moment and talk a little bit more, specifically, about the Millennium Development Goals...........Now, as you know, the n...

Building the Defenses of Peace in the Minds of Men

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It has been said before, but it needs to be said again: “While UNESCO has several mandates, it has but one mission – that of constructing pe...

Happy Birthday UNESCO

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This week UNESCO celebrates the 65th anniversary of its founding!
Friday, October 15, 2010

More About the Obiang Prize Controversy

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Here are links to some articles on the controversy over the proposed Obiang Prize for the Biological Sciences that is being debated at UNESC...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

"Decision Time at UNESCO"

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There is an important Special Report in The American Spectator by Louise Oliver, the former U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO. The article summarize...
Monday, October 11, 2010

The New Issue of the UNESCO Courier is Out

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Rebirth for Haiti How can Haitian society be rebuilt? What is the role of culture, education, the economy, in its rebirth? These are the qu...

UNESCO's Research Featured in The Economist

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Map of the world's groundwater resources There is an article in the current issue of The Economist on efforts to protect aquifers tha...

What Does UNESCO Do?

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Every Day UNESCO PROMOTES EDUCATIN FORALL, now impacting 1.5 billion children, youth and adults Monitors World Heritage properties in 151 c...
Sunday, October 03, 2010

A Role for UNESCO Assuring the Ethical Treatment of Laboratory Animals

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Source: " ANIMAL RESEARCH: Long-Fought Compromise Reached On European Animal Rules ," Gretchen Vogel, Science 24 September 2010: ...

U.S. Prize Winner May Hold Promise for UNESCO Tsunami Warning System

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Liquid Robotics Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif., won the Wall Street Journal Technology Award in the category of Robotics for developing ...
Friday, October 01, 2010

UNESCO and the Smithsonian sign a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural and natural heritage

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On 17 September, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Culture Francesco Bandarin signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Franc...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

Rita Colwell Named Science Envoy

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Dr. Rita Colwell, a member of the Board of Directors of Americans for UNESCO, has been named a U.S. Science Envoy. The Science Envoy program...