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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed her utmost concern with the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is affecting several World Heritage sites. On Sunday June 24, a group of armed groups attacked the headquarters of the Reserve, killing at least 7 park staff. Others were taken hostage by the rebels or are still unaccounted for. ... More...
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 The Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee, to be held in Kazan from 1 to 9 July, is designed to attract the attention of young people of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention to the problem of preservating natural and cultural heritage and to raise awareness of youth activities related to the Convention, its role and its international ... More...
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UNESCO, as lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, organized the event together with the Government of Sweden and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
Participants in the panel, which was chaired by Gretchen Kalonji, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, shared ... More...
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On 21 June at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) taking place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, representatives of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) presented the GSP report. The report, entitled “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing”, presents a vision for a sustainable future for the planet. ... More...
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20.06.12
New UNESCO Publication: Healthy Ocean, Healthy People. Knowing our Oceans, protecting our Marine Treasures, Empowering Ocean Citizens
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 Participants of the training course practising underwater archaeology methods.
The city of Zadar, Croatia, has hosted for second time the second course on basic underwater archaeology (from 04. 06. 2012 to 15. 06. 2012). This training course was organized by the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in collaboration with the UNESCO office in Venice.
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 18.06.2012 - Science Magazine
The Rio+20 agenda has grown from two uninspiring, but essential, foci, the green economy and institutional framework for sustainable development, into a chaotic catchall for the world’s woes. Neither approach offers much hope of attracting the attention of world leaders needed to make the conference a success. In recent months, ... More...
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 18.06.2012 - UNESCOPRESS
No development model which leaves a billion people in hunger, poverty and social exclusion is sustainable. Twenty years after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), taking place 20-22 June 2012, will reconvene in Rio to find new ways to think about progress and to build the future we want. ... More...
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This is the second part of the transcript of my Milton K Wong lecture that I delivered in Vancouver last week. I posted the first part earlier this week. The talk will be broadcast in full on 22 June on the CBC’s Ideas strand.
The story I have told so far is of a Europe that is not as plural as many imagine it to be, and of immigrants less assertive ... More...
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 Welcome to the charming world of "Romantic Impressions!" Take a stroll through picturesque city streets adorned with blue-shuttered windows and red doors. Stop by a small quaint cafe with red umbrellas and browse through a corner marketplace before stopping to rest at the courtyard fountain. More...
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 UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will be on an official visit to Barbados from 13 to 16 June. She is expected to meet the Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxine Pamela Ometa McClean, Minister of Education and Human Resource Development Ronald Jones, Minister of Family, Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley, ... More...
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 A few days before the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, World Oceans Day provides us with an opportunity to remember a simple truth: our planet Earth is primarily a blue planet.
The oceans cover 70 per cent of the surface of the globe. They are the lungs of the planet and provide much – if not most – of the oxygen that we breathe. ... More...
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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri signed a new framework agreement on 5 June to reinforce the longstanding cooperation between both institutions. The first such cooperation agreement was signed in 1984 and renewed in 2010.
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 Three Castles is in one of the most ancient areas of Pre-Druidic remains.
The Centre is dominated by a lofty Norman Castle, the ruins of another Castle and strangest of all, the Old Rectory where Eimear Burke & Howard Campbell live is also part of a Norman Castle, one over each other in segments.
The River Nore runs nearby, and is dedicated to The Goddess Fodhla. ... More...
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As part of the Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development during the week preceding the Rio+20 meeting, UNESCO and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will host a side-event on “Engineering for Sustainable Development”. The objective is to increase public awareness regarding the need for engineering to achieve sustainable development goals, ... More...
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