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NZ's Ancient Astronomers Celebrated At Mata Ora...Year of Astronomy 2009, a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO," says NZ National Commission for UNESCO chairman, Bryan Gould. "Engaging and inspiring interest in astronomy and science,... In this article: Pacific Ocean, Royal Astronomical Society, and Unesco |
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New Kerala | 16 hours ago
IGNOU's MA in Journalism to get UNESCO certification
...in Journalism and Communications, which is adapted from the model journalism curriculum circulated by UNESCO last year,'' Director of the South Asia office of UNESCO Armoogum Parsuramen announced here today. He was addressing the...
In this article: Indira Gandhi National Open University, Tamil Nadu Open University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and South Asia
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Times Online | 1 day ago
Sceptics publish climate e-mails 'stolen from East Anglia University'
...reported their conversation on his website. Mr Wishart quoted Prof Jones as denying that he had manipulated data and saying that he could not remember writing the words "hide the decline". Satellite pictures of UNESCO world heritage sites
In this article: University of East Anglia, E-mails, Ian Wishart, Climate change, and Global warming
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The Daily Campus | 1 day ago
UNESCO collects books for Bugesera
...Organization. Spencer Young, a 7th-semester history and Italian literary and cultural studies major, is a UNESCO Student Ambassador. "UNESCO Student Ambassadors focus on promoting education and human rights education throughout the...
In this article: AIDS, HIV, Rwanda, and Gampel Pavilion
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Asbury Park Press | 1 day ago
HISTORY AND HAGGIS
...Bell's, near the University of Scotland, has traditional Scottish musicians performing most nights of the week, with no cover charge. UNESCO has declared Edinburgh a "city of literature." Home to Scotland's favorite son, poet Robert...
In this article: Edinburgh, Haggis, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Scotland, Offal, Dog, Greyfriars Bobby, and National Museum of Scotland
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BBC News | 2 days ago
Sunken treasures
...the message out there," he said. The idea of underwater museums are not new. A number already exist around the world. In Egypt, Unesco has voiced its support for a planned underwater museum in Alexandria, which would host treasures...
In this article: Mexico, Recession, H1N1, Queen Cleopatra, University of Oxford, and Narcotic
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Guardian | November 13, 2009
Letters: Lack of commitment to our world heritage sites
...by the secretary of state for communities and local government, it was deemed not to "raise matters of more than local importance". Unesco, after its inspection mission to Bath, demanded that the "state party" - the British government...
In this article: Jonathan Glancey, Edinburgh, and UK
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The Australian | November 09, 2009
UNESCO: This is No Time for Complacency
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | November 06, 2009
Indian prof wins Unesco award
Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science- ET Cetera-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science NEW YORK: Professor Yash Pal of India has won the annual Kalinga...
In this article: India, All rights reserved, Economic Times, and UN
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New Kerala | November 05, 2009
Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science
...national park system. Ko�chiro Matsuura, director-general of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), presented the prizes in Budapest, Hungary, where the three-day World Science Forum has opened, the UN...
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The Australian | November 03, 2009
UNESCO Pays Tribute After Death of Levi-Strauss
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 12:29 pm Mr. Levi-Strauss was "one of the giants of the 20th century," said Koichiro Matsuura, UNESCO Director-General, in a statement issued from the agency's headquarters in Paris following the announcement...
In this article: United Nations, Paris, Anthropology, Climate change, Interpol, Ban Ki-moon, and Arab League
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced: /juːˈnɛskoʊ/, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation.
UNESCO has 193 Member States and six Associate Members. The organization is based in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices covering three or more countries; there are also national and regional offices. UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programmes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. Projects sponsored by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programmes; international science programmes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural diversity; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage (World Heritage Sites) and to preserve human rights; and attempts to bridge the worldwide digital divide.
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