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UNESCO chief: Millions can benefit from partnerships with private sector (Interview)
Brussels :: Belgium | 4 months ago
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Irina Bokova is the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...You recently visited Mali together with French President Francois Hollande. In this country reportedly a lot of priceless world cultural
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Home of Parmigiano cheese seeks status from UNESCO
Brussels :: Belgium | 4 months ago
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Club of Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with the Consortium of Parmigiano Reggiano, says it will present a new study Friday outlining what makes the region so special. Silvio Cari Gallingani, the club's curator, says the region has a unique
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French President awarded UNESCO peace prize
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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The President of France, Francois Hollande, will receive the United Nations cultural agency's peace prize this year for his "valuable contribution to peace and stability in Africa," it was announced Thursday. "After analyzing the global situation, it
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Paraguay: UN seeks investigation into murder radio broadcaster
Pedro Juan Caballero :: Paraguay | 4 months ago
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Vazquez, 54, was shot dead on 6 February as he was leaving work in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero near the Brazilian border. He was headed towards a nearby discotheque, which he also owned at the time of his killing. Vazquez's radio station, Radio
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UN marks International Mother Language Day
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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Director-General Irina Bokova said in her message for International Mother Language Day, marked annually on 21 February...General Conference in 1999, has been observed every year since 2000 to focus on endangered languages and the importance of
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Istanbul to host second International Jazz Day: UN
İstanbul :: Turkey | 4 months ago
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Director-General Irina Bokova. "A meeting place of global cultures, Istanbul is an ideal location to highlight the extensive influence of jazz." Born in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, jazz is rooted in African traditions,
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Mali: Experts at UN Forum Adopt Plan to Safeguard Mali's Cultural Heritage
Djenné :: Mali | 4 months ago
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International experts and decision-makers meeting at a United Nations forum in Paris today adopted an action plan to rehabilitate and safeguard Mali's cultural heritage, which has been the target of attacks by Islamic extremists in recent months.
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Japan seeks UNESCO status for disputed islands; China riled
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
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World Heritage recognition for the islets, saying it would further escalate tensions between the two countries. State-run People's Daily online today prominently carried the pictures of Chinese ships patrolling the disputed waters close to the
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Historic Syrian antiques plundered amid civil war
Aleppo :: Syria | 4 months ago
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A Syrian rebel fighter inspects a mosaic piece at the Alma Arra museum in Maarat al-Numan, in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on October 11, 2012. (AFP Photo / Herve Bar) Ancient Roman-era Odyssey mosaics in northern Syria have been stolen,
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Syria: UNESCO concerned over death of journalist in detention
Damascus :: Syria | 4 months ago
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Thursday expressed grave concern about recent news that Syrian journalist Ayham Mostafa Ghazzoul died while in detention last November. According to international freedom of expression organizations, Ghazzoul died from injuries sustained under
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