Diogenes 209: "Approaching Utopia"

 When neuroscience meets AI: What does the future of learning look like?
 Spearheading a global conservation movement: Marine World Heritage 2018 annual report
 World poverty could be cut in half if all adults completed secondary education
 UNESCO publishes first status report on ocean sciences around the world
 Number of World Heritage properties in each State Party
 "Artistic freedom is complementary to press freedom": interview with Deeyah Khan, Goodwill Ambassador
 Is wastewater the new black gold?
 Robert Badinter sur l'antisémitisme : tirer les enseignements de l'histoire
 Edgar Morin : enseigner la complexité
 Out of date textbooks put sustainable development at risk
 World Heritage in the High Seas. An Idea Whose Time Has Come
 Migration an opportunity, not a threat to sustainable development
 World Heritage Committee opens in Istanbul
 Acidification des océans
 UNESCO eAtlas of Gender Inequality in Education
 Water and jobs, facts and figures
 Water and jobs
 François Taddéi: we have more computing power in our pockets than NASA had for the moon landing
 Overview of gender parity in education
 Twice as many girls as boys will never start school
 40% don’t access education in a language they understand
 UNESCO and the European Commission join hands in promoting cultural routes for sustainable development
 UNESCO Report on racism and discrimination in international football presented at the European Club Association
 World Radio Day 2016 celebrates radio as a lifeline in times of disaster and emergency
 UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT towards 2030
 A New Strategy Reinforces Protection of Heritage at Risk
 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves
 UNESCO presents new finance model that could triple the availability of textbooks
 Global initiative launched to counter the destruction and trafficking of cultural property by terrorist and organized crime groups
 La célébration de la Journée internationale du Jazz en RDC
 Syrian journalist Mazen Darwish winner of UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
 Launch of the 2015 Education for All Global Monitoring Report
 Launch of the World Water Development Report in New Delhi
 Gender-based violence in and around schools prevents millions of children worldwide from fulfilling their academic potential
 Physical education for healthier, happier, longer and more productive living
 Ten years after the 2004 tsunami, the Indian Ocean is better prepared to avert disaster
 "Culture, Creativity and Sustainable Development". Declaration adopted at the 3rd UNESCO World Forum
 Irina Bokova congratulates Professor Maryam Mirzakhani, first female mathematician to win the Fields Medal

 Archival study traces the history of a wealthy Venetian family

 The Right To Education - Law and Policy Review Guidelines
 Small Island Developing States Youth Global Day of Action
 CERN and UNESCO: 60 years of science for peace
 Aid to education down 10% since 2010
 The Bahamas ratifies World Heritage Convention, completing ratification by Latin America and Caribbean Region
 UNESCO History
 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
 Video Message from Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
 Global Citizenship Education: Preparing learners for the challenges of the twenty-first century
 Corporate film of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity
 UNESCO office in Rabat releases two new publications on freedom of information
 Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 March
 Critical Thinking about Critical Resources
 Helping science respond to society, through open data
 World Day of Social Justice 2014
 Global learning crisis is costing $129 billion a year
 Teaching and learning: Achieving quality for all
 UNESCO marks International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
 World Heritage
 International Year of Crystallography launched at UNESCO
 Empowerment of rural women in Jordan through heritage conservation for sustainable development
 UNESCO commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
 Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development
 Puente Q´eswachaka es incorporado a la lista de Patrimonio Cultural inmaterial de la Humanidad de la UNESCO
 A Journey through Digital Society
 UNESCO Signs Cooperation Agreement with ASEAN Secretary-General
 Strenghtening the Governance of Culture to Unlock Development Opportunities
 World Human Rights Forum (Brasilia 2013)
 Young People Today. Time to Act Now
 Archaeological discoveries in Nepal confirm early date of Buddha’s life
 World Social Science Report 2013 - Changing Global Environments
 United Nations Creative Economy Report 2013 Special Edition
 World Philosophy Day 2013: "Inclusive Societies, Sustainable Planet"
 Ocean acidity is increasing at an unprecedented rate
 8th UNESCO Youth Forum: Let the world’s youth speak out!
 UNESCO strengthens Cooperation with Caribbean Countries
 Intangible cultural heritage: A force for sustainable development
 Managing Marine World Heritage: Our Crown Jewels of the Ocean
 UNESCO-European Union: working together for change
 The right to girls' education is the fight for a better world
 New UNESCO data proves education transforms development
 Unesco priority gender equality action plan for 2014-2021
 High-Level International Conference on Water Cooperation
 International Youth Day: «Youth Migration 2013: Moving Development Forward»
 Children still battling to go to school
 UNESCO, UNICEF and UNFPA help young islanders to build the future they want
 “Globalization of economy and rapid scientific progress raise new challenges” – interview with Mr L'udovít Molnár, President of the Slovak Commission for UNESCO
 The Hangzhou Declaration: Heralding the next era of human development
 World Radio Day
 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation
 Aller de l’avant : l’UNESCO en 2013
 Irina Bokova : « Il ne peut pas y avoir de développement durable sans gestion durable de l’eau. »
 Global Flow of Tertiary-Level Students
 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: "Audiovisual heritage memory? the clock is ticking" (27 October 2012)
 2012 Report. Youth and skills: Putting education to work
 Irina Bokova joins UN Secretary-General to launch his new global “Education First” initiative
 Memory of the World: Documenting against collective amnesia
  International Literacy Day 2012. Literacy and Peace
 Seminar on the 2013 UN International Year and World Water Day on Water Cooperation (27 August 2012, Stockholm - Sweden)
 Why the future lies in Open Educational Resources
 International Avant Premiere of the documentary "The War on Doping"
 World Oceans Day
 Deep sea: the last frontier
 International Arts Education Week 2012
 The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
 Ethics education: a challenge for international cooperation
 Learning in a book-poor, mobile-rich world
 World Press Freedom Day 2012
 The globalization of Holocaust education
 All that jazz points to peace
 Madiodio Niasse on the risks associated with large-scale foreign land aquisitions
 UNESCO Future Forum : " Global Water Futures 2050 " (12 April 2012, Paris - France)
 World Book and Copyright Day
 International Jazz Day
 Paris-Nishan Forum to focus on Confucianism and new humanism (16 April 2012, Paris - France)
 World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour
 Netexplo Forum 2012 (15-16 March 2012, Paris - France)
 Increasing demand and climate change threatening world water resources says new UN World Water Development Report
 Universities mobilize for green societies: Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio+20
 International Women’s Day 2012: UNESCO’s efforts for rural women
 Education for sustainable development – preserving linguistic and cultural diversity
 News journalism in a digital world
 Measuring development - How science and politics work together
 Des économies vertes aux sociétés vertes (4-6 juin 2012, Rio de Janeiro - Brésil)
 Forum : " The Arab Spring – one year later – Egyptian perspectives " (24 January 2012, Paris - France)
 Communication and Information in 2012
 Youth creates powerful messages on climate change
 Admission of Palestine as UNESCO State Member
 Sustainable development and culture of peace at the heart of the 36th session of UNESCO’s General Conference
 "How Youth Drive Change" - UNESCO Youth Forum 2011
(17 - 20 October 2011, Paris - France)
 UNESCO unveils new strategy on HIV and AIDS
 United Nations rallies to end impunity for attacks against journalists
 8 September, International Literacy Day: 793 million adults can neither read nor write
 IIEP 2011 Policy Forum on Gender Equality in Education: Looking Beyond Parity (3 - 4 october, Paris - France)
 Conference : " 15th International Conference for Women Engineers and Scientists :
Leadership, Innovation, Sustainability " (19 - 22 July 2011, Adelaide - Australia)

 UNESCO in alliance to protect education from attack
 Round Table : “ Democracy and Renewal in the Arab World : UNESCO in Support of Transitions to Democracy ” (21 June 2011, Paris - France)
 New Broadband Commission Report focuses on bringing high-speed connectivity to the world’s poorest communities
 Congress: "Education research in the world: where do we stand?" Themes, methodologies, and research policies (Paris Headquarters, 14-17 June 2011)
 UNESCO to launch Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education
 Director-General calls for freedom of expression to be protected worldwide
 18 April – International Day for Monuments and Sites 2011: Cultural Heritage of Water
 Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Day for Water. "Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge"
 Message of the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day
 Conflict is robbing 28 million children of a future, UNESCO report warns
 Message of the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day
 UNESCO book project for 2011 on migration, environment and climate change
 Fast car: Travelling safely around the world
 65th anniversary of the adoption of UNESCO's constitution - 65 ways UNESCO makes a difference
 50 years of combating discrimination in education
 Climate change education for sustainable development: the UNESCO climate change initiative
 18 November: Celebration of World Philosophy Day 2010
 Forty-six new elements added to Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
 Research and development: USA, Europe and Japan increasingly challenged by emerging countries, says a UNESCO report
 Engineer shortage a threat to development, underlines UNESCO’s first global report on engineering
 "The power of culture for development" - brochure published by the Unesco
 UNESCO report shows less than 40% of countries provide girls and boys equal access to education
 International literacy day (8 September): UNESCO launches new Knowledge and innovations network for literacy (KINL)
 Just launched: Diversity kit for youth, the creativity game
 Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of Unesco, on the occasion of the International day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition
 World Heritage Committee inscribes a total of 21 new sites on UNESCO World Heritage List
 World Heritage Committee to meet in Brasilia to inscribe new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
 Social Sciences: 2010 World Report observes growth in emerging countries
 Executive summary of the “Funding Culture, Managing the Risk” Symposium (16-17 April 2010 in Paris)
 Message by Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the 21st of May 2010
 Third International Festival of Diversity (17-27 May 2010)
 "Libertad de expresión": UNESCO’s Quito Office releases comic book on freedom of expression
 Report on the symposium "Culture and development: A response to the challenges of the future?" (that took place in October 2009, in Paris)
 World Conference on Dialogue among Religions and Civilizations - Ohrid 2010 (6-9th May 2010, Ohrid - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
 The ethical challenges of climate change
 Gilles Bœuf, President of the French National Museum of Natural History: “We must impose the payment of royalties for using resources”
 Expert meeting in Paris revised the concept of knowledge societies
 International Women’s Day: Interview with Irina Bokova, the first woman Director-General of UNESCO
 Information for All Programme Annual World Report 2009 available online
 Creating a research institute on regional integration in West Africa
 UNESCO Director-General to launch the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
 The global biodiversity challenge
 Financial crisis threatens to set back education worldwide, UNESCO report warns
 Migration and Human Rights. The United Nations Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights / Edited by Paul de Guchteneire, UNESCO, Paris; Antoine Pecoud, UNESCO, Paris; and Ryszard Cholewinski, International Organization for Migration, Geneva
 UNESCO is best positioned to provide answers to globalization
 UNESCO and ICANN sign partnership agreement to promote linguistic diversity on internet
 Education for sustainable development crucial to tackle climate change
 Google and UNESCO announce alliance to provide virtual visits of several World Heritage sites
 UNESCO publishes brochure on follow-up to World Summit on the Information Society
 UNESCO releases booklet on the human right to water
 Too many walls remain, says UNESCO Director-General elect on Berlin Wall anniversary
 Death of Claude Lévi-Strauss a loss to the whole of humanity, says UNESCO Director-General
 "Environmental Memoirs" - a series of biographies from citizens around the world
 "Science must be one of the priorities"
 It is urgent to invest in cultural diversity and dialogue, according to a new UNESCO report
 UNESCO Book Project for 2010 on Migration, Environment and Climate Change
 Developing countries boost their R&D efforts
 The Tango, Ainu dance of Japan and France’s Aubusson tapestry inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
 Launching of the database and Community of Practice on Water and Cultural Diversity
 Irina Gueorguieva Bokova chosen by UNESCO Executive Board as candidate to the post of Director-General
 UNESCO organizes First Forum on Cultural Industries in Monza (Italy)
 Nouvelle Chaire UNESCO d’esthétique et de sociologie de la différence et de la diversité culturelle en Argentine
 International Conference on « Globalization through Localization: Cultural dialogue through Harry Potter Translations » (Septembre, 8th 2009, Paris)
 Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
 UNESCO organizes first international conference on Broadcast Media and Climate Change (on September 4-5th 2009 in Paris)
 UNESCO Audiovisual E-Platform renewed
 International day of the world’s indigenous people: 9 August 2009 - Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
 UNESCO organizes Forum on “Gender and Climate Change” at World Climate Conference-3 (31 August - 4 September 2009, Geneva - Switzerland)
 Communiqué of the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education: The new dynamics of higher education and research for societal change and development
 The state of higher education in the world today - World Conference on Higher Education
 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education will stress its role in meeting global challenges (5-8 July 2009, Paris - France)
 Diversity, a synonym for culture
 Resolutions of the 2nd ordinary session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions (June 15-16, 2009 - Paris)
 The G-20 summits and the UN system: prospects and challenges (UNESCO Future Lecture on June 18th 2009)
 Technology alone will not bridge knowledge divides
 La corruption dans le domaine de l’éducation : un problème mondial selon un nouveau rapport de l’UNESCO
 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions: 2nd ordinary session of the Conference of Parties (15-19 June 2009, Paris)
 Open Training Platform to become a hub for Cyber Network for Learning Languages
 2009 World Cultural Diversity Festival (11-22 May 2009)
 Nollywood rivals Bollywood in film/video production
 UNESCO seeks new ways of engaging world leaders in constructive dialogue
 Nicolas Bailly: "Everyone must be able to protect diversity in their own special way"
 Sharp drop in aid to basic education jeopardizes school chances for millions
 UNESCO, U.S. Library of Congress and partners launch World Digital Library
 UNESCO reaffirms its commitment to fight racism at the Durban Review Conference, Geneva, 20-24 April 2009
 After the G20: UN chiefs point the way to recovery
 UNESCO and Italy organize the first UNESCO Forum of Cultural Industries

 UNESCO, Library of Congress and partners launch World Digital Library
 Le Directeur général ouvre la deuxième session extraordinaire du Comité intergouvernemental pour la protection et la promotion de la diversité des expressions culturelles
 UNESCO world conference on education for sustainable development (31 march - 2 april 2009, Bonn - Germany)
 New report highlights crucial role of water in development
 Global crisis hits most vulnerable
 Argentina will be the venue of the XVI Forum of Ministers of Culture and Officials in Charge of Cultural Policies of Latin America and the Caribbean
 UNESCO Director-General calls for increased investment in global public goods at World Economic Forum in Davos
 New edition of UNESCO’s Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
 International Mother Language Day, February 21
 Launch of UNESCO International Year of Astronomy
 Ethiopian filmmakers address the development challenge
 New dynamics in Higher Education
 Diversity of cultural expressions: cooperation and sustainable development on agenda of UNESCO intergovernmental meeting (8-12th December 2008)
 Meeting-debate "Culture, Economy, Regional Integration: Culture, a lever for African Development" (16th December 2008, UNESCO, Paris - France)

 Inequality undermining education opportunities for millions of children
 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity comes into being in Istanbul
 Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: "Audiovisual Heritage as a witness of Cultural Identity"
 UNESCO publishes first world map of underground transboundary aquifers
 Second ordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions (8-12 December 2008, UNESCO, Paris)
 Danish conference spotlights education for intercultural dialogue
 Auroville’s 40th anniversary commemorated at UNESCO
 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will enter into force in January 2009
 UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee resumes debate on human cloning
 Draft summary records of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (June 2008, Paris)
 International efforts to meet literacy challenge insufficient, concludes UNESCO report
 "Why Languages Matter"
 World Teachers’ Day 2008: 18 million more teachers needed
 International conference set foundations for linguistic diversity in cyberspace
 Lena Resolution on linguistic and cultural diversity in cyberspace
 UNESCO-Hewlett-Packard and CNRS project to reduce brain drain in Africa bears first fruit
 To mark the International Literacy Day 2008, the Unesco Institute for Statistics releases a new report on the underlying concepts, methodology and trends in literacy statistics
 "In the Middle East, water is too important to fight over."
 Twenty-seven new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage this year
 Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
 Decisions of the 1st extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions
 Lyon appointed first «City of Media Arts» of UNESCO’s Creative Cities’ Network
 Extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
 South-East European Heads of State pledge to use regional waterways to foster understanding
 Second session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (16-19 June 2008, Paris)
 UNESCO survey finds under-privileged children also disadvantaged in the classroom
 First Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (24-27 June 2008, Paris)
 Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
 World Day for Cultural Diversity: May, 21st
 More power to the people through freedom of information - World Press Freedom Day 2008
 World Book and Copyright Day - 23 April
 Aid to basic education stagnating, says UNESCO’s EFA Global Monitoring Report
 Education For All Global Action Week 2008 (21-27 April)
 Modern agricultural practices must change, concludes report to be presented at UNESCO
 Manage the unavoidable to avoid the unmanageable – that’s where we are at according to Italian climatologist Filippo Giorgi
 Draft summary records of the of the First Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
 Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Water Day: Sanitation
 Programme of the Symposium "Intercultural Dialogue and Cultural Diversity: a Renewed Debate" - launch of the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue in France (13-14 March 2008, Unesco-Paris)
 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions - Culture in sustainable development : insights for the future implementation of Art. 13
 Agenda of the launching of the International Year of Languages in the framework of the International Mother Language Day (February 21, 2008, Unesco - Paris)
 Nigeria hosts the 15th and last national seminar of UNESCO’s project on the challenges of regional integration in West Africa (26-28 February 2008, Lagos - Nigeria)
 Languages matter (The Unesco Courier 2008, n°1)
 Third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves presents action guidelines for next six years of UNESCO’s MAB programme
 Launching of the International Year of Languages in the framework of the International Mother Language Day (21 February 2008, Paris)
 Third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (4-9 February 2008, Madrid)
 UNESCO to launch new indicators for mapping and comparing national research systems
 UNESCO Director-General to attend first Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations in Madrid
 International Year of Planet Earth

 Call for action at close of Ottowa session of Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
  'Culture or Commerce? A Comparative Assessment of International Interactions and Developing Countries at UNESCO, WTO, and Beyond', by J. P. Singh
 'A study on creativity index', by Desmond Hui
 ‘Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Possible Statistical Implications?’ by Mirja Liikkanen
 Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2008
 Education for All on the right track finds Global Monitoring Report 2008 launched by UNESCO
 First session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (10-13 December 2007, Ottawa - Canada)
 Music as a means of intercultural dialogue
 Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the celebration of “2008, International Year of Languages” “Languages matter!”
 Students, teachers, schools face deliberate attacks in conflict areas – UNESCO
 World Philosophy Day 2007, 15 November 2007
 General Conference defines UNESCO’s strategy for the coming six years
 New publication on private higher education in Europe
 The rising role and relevance of private higher education in Europe (Study)
 Nine new members elected to World Heritage Committee
 Exhibit "Planet earth : from space to place" (16th oct. - 3rd nov. 2007)
 UNESCO and Library of Congress sign agreement for World Digital Library
 Bulgarian President highlights UNESCO’s contribution to understanding among peoples at General Conference opening
 Education and development to take centre stage at 34th session of UNESCO’s General Conference (16 October – 3 November)
 Global Education Digest 2007
 Global spending on education concentrated in just a handful of countries
 Education and development to take centre stage at 34th session of UNESCO’s General Conference (16 October – 3 November)
 World Teachers’ Day 2007
 Selection of new UNESCO biosphere reserves
 Child deaths fall below 10 million for first time
 Interview with Alexander Marc: “Education of the Roma: we have no reasons to be so pessimistic.”
 Expert meeting on the statistical measurement of the diversity of cultural expressions
 First inscriptions on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage lists to take place in September 2009
 New global survey on cinema
 Countries of East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific pledge support for Literacy
 Unequal Chances to Participate in Adult Learning: International Perspectives / Richard Desjardins, Kjell Rubenson and Marcella Milana

 Interview with Mark Richmond: “While clear progress has been made, a serious gender gap persists”
 Fighting illiteracy in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific
 Beirut named “World Book Capital 2009”
 2007 UNESCO Literacy Prize winners announced
 Task force on languages and multilingualism: compendium on ongoing activities concerning languages and multilingualism (2006-2007)
 The World Heritage international safeguarding campaigns
 First session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions closes at UNESCO
 Jean Musitelli: "The Convention’s success depends on the will of States"
 First session at UNESCO of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
 Corruption in education a worldwide problem says new UNESCO report
 15th Forum of Ministers of Culture and Officials in-Charge of Cultural Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
 Boundless Media Award: call for candidates
 Official Launch of the World Centre for Language Documentation
 Programme of the Expert Meeting on "Mainstreaming principles of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in policies for sustainable development" (Unesco, Paris, 21 - 23 May 2007)
 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
 International conference "Migration: putting concerns to rest" (Paris, 10 May)
 UNESCO observes World Press Freedom Day 2007 in Medellin, Colombia, focusing on safety of journalists
 Conference : UNESCO Conventions in the field of cultural and national legislation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (04-26-07)
 Report: "Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage"
 Climate change threatens UNESCO World Heritage sites
 The Protection and Promotion of Musical Diversity
 Exhibition “Living Heritage: Exploring the Intangible” (from 12 April to 30 November 2007)
 Proceedings of the International Symposium on Culture Statistics (Montréal, 21-23 October 2002)
 Universal Forum of Cultures - Monterrey 2007 (20 sept.- 11 nov. 2007, Monterrey, Mexico)
 UNESCO brings together ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean to examine quality of education
 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions enters into force
 Conference : Cultural Diversity - Europe's Wealth. Bringing the UNESCO Convention to Life
 International Mother Language Day
 Actes du colloque "Diversité culturelle et valeurs transversales : un dialogue est-ouest sur la dynamique entre le spirituel et le temporel"
 21st World Congress on Dance Research : "Dancers without frontiers"
 Post-conflict: Reconstructing for tomorrow
 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions will enter into force on 18 March 2007
 World Philosophy Day and International Day for Tolerance celebrated worldwide on 16 November
 More than 15 States ratify the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
 Early childhood care and education, the forgotten link claims new report published by UNESCO
 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions
 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August 2006
 UNESCO Director-General speaks of education’s financial gap at G8 summit in St Petersburg
 First meeting of States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
 Scientists meeting in Tunis propose measures to help curb desertification
 The Future of Drylands Conference
 Message from the Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (21 May 2006)
 UNESCO contributing to peace and human development in an era of globalization through education, the sciences, culture and communication
 31st ITI World Congress and Theatre Olympics of the Nations
 Message from the Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April 2006
 Small islands, big issues
 Water: a crisis of governance says second UN World Water Development Report
 Towards Knowledge Societies – the first UNESCO World Report
 Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2006 : “Literacy for Life”
 Women’s Literacy for Sustainable Development
 Wanted! Teachers
 Building the next generation of teachers in Africa
 Opening of the Sixth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting in Monterrey, Mexico
 China challenges dominance of USA, Europe and Japan in scientific research according to UNESCO Science Report 2005
 The UNESCO Science Report 2005 / UNESCO
 22 March - World Water Day 2006: Water and Culture
 Users are choosers
 Language Vitality and Endangerment
 International Mother Language Day - 21 February 2006
 Expert Meeting for Policy Leaders and Decision Makers in the Broadcasting and Audio-visual Industry in Asia
 Subregional Seminar on "Cultural Indicators in Central America"
 3rd Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands warns progress towards international targets on oceans too slow
 The future of marine ecosystems to be examined by Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to Enter into Force on 20 April
 Le Canada devient le premier Etat à ratifier la Convention sur la protection et la promotion de la diversité des expressions culturelles
 Launch of UNESCO’s Literacy Portal
 Bhaktapur: Open-Air Museum
 Radio Ada, the Voice of Those Without a Voice
 Bridging the North South Divide
 The Rush for Water
 Cultural Diversity can neither be decreed nor improvised
 A Burst of Creativity
 Taking the Pulse of the Planet
 The Cells of Discord
 Paraguay and the Pirate’s Song
 Seeking the Right Balance
 EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005

 Monitoring the Oceans
 Climate Change / by Guy Jacques and Hervé Le Treut

 Achieve gender parity by 2005, gender equality by 2015
 Developing countries losing out in cultural trade
 The Rabat Commitment
 The Samba of Roda and the Ramlila proclaimed Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
 Third Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
 Traditional Music
 To promote presence of African languages in cyberspace UNESCO continues support for N’ko project
 General Conference adopts Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions
 Kultur versus Freihandel
 Projet de Convention internationale sur la diversité culturelle - texte en projet résultant des négociations intergouvernementales
 Heads of State of Tajikistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina advocate dialogue and cultural diversity at UNESCO’s General Conference
 Natural Disaster Reduction
 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 18-19 October 2004, UNESCO House, Paris
 Cultural diversity, doping and bioethics on the agenda of UNESCO’s General Conference
 Twenty-one States have ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
 The World Forum on Cultural Diversity
 UNESCO prepares to launch new ICT teacher training project
 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August 2005
 World heritage in young hands
 Lest we forget: the triumph over slavery
 Souvenirs d'humanité
 Exposition photographique: Mémoires de l’Humanité
 Musiques africaines
 Action in favour of Indigenous Peoples
 Artistic practices and techniques from Europe and North America favouring social cohesion and peace
 President Lula da Silva to inaugurate “UNESCO and Brazil” exhibition

 Indian Ocean tsunami alert system to be launched at IOC Assembly in June
 Twenty-nine new documentary collections inscribed on the Memory of the World Register
 Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l’Information (SMSI)
 Education for All in Africa: Paving the Way for Action

 Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations : International Conference in Rabat
 Primeras Jornadas del MERCOSUR
sobre Políticas Culturales para la Diversidad Cultural

 Propuesta de Plan Cultural de las Tres Fronteras
 Second meeting of Ministers of Culture of Asia and Europe (ASEM)
 The precautionary principle
 Multilingualism in cyberspace conference concluded in Bamako
 Discours de M. Koïchiro Matsuura sur l’avant-projet de convention concernant la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 UNESCO e NASA firmam parceria
 World Heritage and contemporary architecture : Towards new conservation standards
 Rencontres sahariennes
 Cultural Diversity and Globalization: The Arab-Japanese Experience, a Cross-Regional Dialogue
 Global education digest shows rapid growth in secondary education worldwide
 171e Conseil exécutif de l’UNESCO : La troisième session de la Réunion intergouvernementale d’experts sur le projet de Convention se tiendra du 25 mai au 4 juin 2005 à Paris
 Rapport du Directeur général sur l'état d'avancement du projet de convention sur la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 Information Meeting with Permanent Delegations on the Strategic Review and Implementation Plans of UNESCO’s Post-Dakar Role in Education for All (EFA)
 Participation of the European Community in the intergovernmental meeting of experts (Category II) on the preliminary draft convention on the protection of the diversity of cultural contents and artistic expressions
 Experts warn ecosystem changes threaten development
 Cha, In-Suk
 Celebration of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
 22 March: World Water Day initiates the International Decade for action 'Water for Life'
 Partie II - Résultats des travaux du groupe de travail informel
 Partie I - Résultats des travaux du comité de rédaction
 Rapport préliminaire du Directeur Général contenant deux avant-projets de Convention sur la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 Les inventaires du patrimoine culturel immatériel

 Diversité culturelle et pluralisme
 Rapport préliminaire du Directeur Général contenant deux avant-projets de Convention sur la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2005
 UNESCO treaty on protecting oral traditions could come into force next year
 International Cultural Forum Beijing 2004 - UNESCO Office Beijing
 Eleven States Ratify Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention
 First edition of the Global Alliance Newsletter
 Sixth meeting of the Intersectoral Task Force on UNESCO’s contribution to the World Summit on the Information Society
 Second session of the intergovernmental meeting of experts on the Preliminary Draft Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions (31 January – 12 February 2005)

 First meeting of experts on the cultural heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem
 International Conference on Biodiversity: Science and Governance
 UNESCO to announce global strategy for establishment of a tsunami early warning system
 First anniversary of the earthquake at World Heritage city of Bam (Iran)
 UNESCO offers tsunami assistance to countries in South Asia
 First meeting of the Drafting Committee for the Preliminary Draft Convention on the protection of the diversity of cultural contents and artistic expressions

 Matsuura, Koïchiro
 Die unterschiedlichen Begriffe von "Kultureller Vielfalt" (von Bernard Wicht)
 Avant-projet de convention sur la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 UNESCO and Microsoft sign cooperation agreement to help bridge the digital divide
 Yamato Declaration on Integrated Approaches for Safeguarding Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage
 Quality of Education insufficient to achieve Education For All by 2015
 2005 Education for All Global Monitoring Report
 Safeguarding of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Toward an Integrated Approach
 First Intergovernmental Meeting on the preliminary draft International Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions
 Démocratie et gouvernance mondiale
 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (18-19 October 2004, UNESCO House, Paris)
 Call for a European Coalition of Cities Against Racism
 International Conference on education : "Quality education for all young people: Challenges, trends and priorities"

 International Literacy Day
 UNESCO celebrates International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
  2000 Illiteracy rates - World Regions by gender
 School life expectancy
 The future of values / Jérôme Bindé (dir.)
 UNESCO’s 21st Century Dialogue on Building Knowledge Societies Today in Seoul
 New sites to be added to World Heritage List
 Zum Stand einer internationalen Konventionen zum Schutz der kulturellen Vielfalt
 21 May 2004 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
 Symposium international "Diversité culturelle et mondialisation : l'expérience arabo-japonaise, un dialogue inter-régional"
 "Diversité culturelle : synthèse des travaux préliminaires et des réunions d'experts de catégorie VI et perspectives"
 Session d'information avec les délégations permanentes des États membres de l'UNESCO sur le processus d'élaboration d'un avant-projet de Convention sur la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 L'eau et la gouvernance : quelques exemples de bonnes pratiques
 Unesco Lança Índice de Desenvolvimento Juvenil Inédito no Mundo
 A new international instrument to enhance the protection of cultural property in times of war
 Dialogue assumes equality
 Première réunion du groupe d'experts sur l'avant-projet de Convention internationale concernant la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiques
 UNESCO High-Level Symposium on Knowledge Societies at WSIS concluded
 Conférence Internationale des ONG de 2003

 Global alliance for cultural diversity presents its first results
 Commission Sociale: l'éducation et la lutte contre la pauvreté sont les priorités en matière de promotion des Droits de l'Homme
 Girls continue to face sharp discrimination in access to school
 New Technologies: Mirage or Miracle?
 UNESCO Project Elaborates Methodology To Asses ICT Impact On Poverty Eradication
 World Cities join to protect their biological and cultural diversity
 2003 International Year of Freshwater: Water, A flood of promises, a trickle of progress
 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
 UNESCO adopts international declaration on human genetic data
 World Heritage Convention: 14th General Assembly
 The 32nd session of UNESCO's General Conference approves unanimously the elaboration by 2005 of an international convention regarding the protection of the diversity of cultural contents and artistic expressions
 Intangible Heritage, Cultural Diversity and Preventing Intentional Destruction of Heritage: Key Cultural Issues at UNESCO’s General Conference
 Communique of the ministerial round table on quality education
 Tthe President of Kyrgyzstan emphasizes education and new information and communication technology in an address to UNESCO’s General Conference
 UNESCO’s General Conference to debate preparation of an international convention against doping in sport
 The First Lady of the United States of America marks the U.S. Return to UNESCO with an Address to the General Conference
 Hundred of ministers and five heads of State expected at UNESCO's General Conference
 EGOVOS 3: Open Standards and Libre Software in Government
 Universidades do Rio de Janeiro debatem a globalização
 Political inertia exacerbates water crisis, says World Water Development Report First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resources
 Press conference by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura on UNESCO-NEPAD seminar
 Civilizations: How we see others, how others see us
 Message du Directeur général de l'UNESCO à l'occasion de la Journée des droits de l'homme
 Philosophy day at UNESCO
 Inauguration de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina : du papyrus au numérique
 Patrimoine immatériel : Adoption de la Déclaration d'Istanbul
 L'UNESCO se réjouit du retour des Etats-Unis d'Amérique
 Quatre-vingt ministres de la culture travaillent sur le thème : le patrimoine immatériel, miroir de la diversité culturelle
 La diversité culturelle, un facteur essentiel du développement durable
 UNESCO Promotes Cultural Diversity and Education at World Summit on Sustainable Development
 Deputy Director-General to inaugurate Youth Tennis Tournament on July 8
 Foro UNESCO sobre la crisis argentina
 Dossier d'information sur l' Education pour tous - Le rôle de la societé civile
 What is UNESCO
 General Conference adopts universal declaration on Cultural Diversity
 ONGs, Gobernancia y Desarollo en America Latina
 Memória - Forum UNESCO-MERCOSUR
24-25 mayo 2001 - Asunción
 La Diversidad Cultural ante la Mundialización Económica
 Re-shaping cultural policies
 "Democracy and World Governance in the 21st Century"