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“The erosion of biodiversity is as big a global challenge as climate change,” cautions Irina Bokova
26-01-2010
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UNESCO commemorates victims of the Holocaust
26-01-2010
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Director-General condemns the murder of Mexican journalist José Luis Romero
25-01-2010
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Intangible heritage: helping heal disaster victims
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Preserving biodiversity: a vital challenge
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Heritage in Haiti
20-01-2010
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International Year highlights the vital importance of biodiversity
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Financial crisis threatens to set back education worldwide, UNESCO report warns
19-01-2010
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UNESCO Director-General deplores the death of British journalist Rupert Hamer in Afghanistan
19-01-2010
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Iraqi calligrapher Ghani Alani and Polish publisher Anna Parzymies share 2009 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
18-01-2010
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UNESCO organizing two events to launch International Year of Biodiversity
15-01-2010
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UNESCO Director-General appeals for emergency aid for Haiti
14-01-2010
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Director-General Irina Bokova expresses concern and pledges UNESCO’s support for Haiti earthquake victims
14-01-2010
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Financial crisis threatens to set back education worldwide, UNESCO report warns
09-01-2010
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UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of Bulgarian journalist Bobi Tsankov
08-01-2010
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UNESCO Director-General expresses her profound sadness at the death of Philippe Séguin
07-01-2010
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UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of Canadian journalist and kidnapping of two French television journalists in Afghanistan
07-01-2010
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Director-General pays tribute to artist Paul Ahyi, UNESCO Artist for Peace
07-01-2010
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Director-General condemns murderous attack on Peshawar Press Club
24-12-2009
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Director-General Irina Bokova condemns murder of Kyrgyz journalist Gennady Pavlyuk
24-12-2009
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Director-General condemns murder of Turkish journalist Cihan Hayirsevener
23-12-2009
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Director-General condemns killing of Colombian journalist Harold Humberto Rivas Quevedo
23-12-2009
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Director-General condemns assassination of Brazilian radio host José Givonaldo Vieira
23-12-2009
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Director General presents UNESCO climate change initiative at Copenhagen Conference
18-12-2009
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Professor Renzong Qiu to receive 2009 Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science at UNESCO
14-12-2009
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International Network of Women Philosophers holds its First Assembly at UNESCO
12-12-2009
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Irina Bokova makes official visit to Kuwait
10-12-2009
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UNESCO and ICANN sign partnership agreement to promote linguistic diversity on internet
10-12-2009
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Director-General pays tribute to musician Jean Serge Essous, UNESCO Artist for Peace
08-12-2009
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International Conference on Adult Education closes with a call to move from rhetoric to action
07-12-2009
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UNESCO Director-General condemns bombing attack in Somalia
05-12-2009
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UNESCO saddened by loss of Goodwill Ambassador Professor Ikuo Hirayama
05-12-2009
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Google and UNESCO announce alliance to provide virtual visits of several World Heritage sites
04-12-2009
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Adult Education conference seeks to make lifelong learning a reality for all
02-12-2009
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UNESCO and Sidaction will participate in Lights for Rights operation to underscore efforts to stop HIV and AIDS
01-12-2009
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UNESCO Director-General urges full investigation into Philippines massacre
28-11-2009
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Rector of Moscow Institute of Open Education and Jordan’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology to receive 2009 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize
27-11-2009
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Underwater Heritage: Second Meeting of States Parties to be held in Paris
26-11-2009
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Sixth Conference on Adult Education in early December in Belem (Brazil): what strategies and resources for lifelong learning?
25-11-2009
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Eleonora Mitrofanova (Russian Federation) elected Chairperson of UNESCO’s Executive Board
25-11-2009
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Number of researchers in developing countries is rising, according to UNESCO study, but women researchers still a minority
23-11-2009
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UNESCO Future Forum will explore new approaches to science education
21-11-2009
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UNESCO conference and exhibition put the spotlight on street children
17-11-2009
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Irina Bokova takes office: Message
16-11-2009
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Director-General condemns murder of Mexican journalist Vladimir Antuna García and calls for investigation
14-11-2009
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Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence award ceremony on 16 November
10-11-2009
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Too many walls remain, says UNESCO Director-General elect on Berlin Wall anniversary
09-11-2009
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World Philosophy Day 2009
07-11-2009
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Three UNESCO scientific prizes awarded during World Science Forum
05-11-2009
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Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General Elect of UNESCO
04-11-2009
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