UNESCO
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
UNESCO see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization .
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UNESCO's rotten track record: contrary to President Bush's claims, UNESCO has not reformed. It is still pursuing the same subversive agenda that it was nearly two decades ago. (Education).
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... Noble-sounding words. Almost since its inception, however, UNESCO has been a lightning rod for criticism and bitter ... of Wisconsin described the United Nations and UNESCO as a permanent international snake pit where ... been protesting and documenting the offenses of UNESCO for many years and building the ...
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Governing Peace: Global Rationalities of Security and UNESCO's Culture of Peace Campaign
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... developed on global scales. We analyze how UNESCO's Culture of Peace program governs peace ... governmentality, globalization, peace, security, UNESCO Rsum : Cet essaie remet en question la ... promotion d'une culture de la paix de l'UNESCO tend rgir la paix par le biais de logiques ...
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UNESCO chief pays a visit - and a compliment. Matsuura discusses new cooperation, joint projects
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Headline: UNESCO chief pays a visit - and a compliment. Matsuura ... projects Byline: DAVID BRINN Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 08 Friday, February 8, 2008 -- It may have ... Koichiro Matsuura took over as director-general of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ... Israel has become a very ...
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UNESCO: Britain returns to the fold. (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
New Zealand International Review; 1/1/1998; Dutt, Sagarika; 2330 words;
After twelve long years Britain has rejoined UNESCO. Soon after the British general election in May ... United Kingdom announced its decision to return to UNESCO on 1 July 1997. At UNESCO's 151st session of the Executive Board in May, Tony ...
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UNESCO Chief Vows Major Reforms; Director General Seeks to Persuade U.S. to Rejoin the Agency
The Washington Post; 2/25/1989; Ethan Schwartz; 761 words;
The director general of UNESCO said yesterday that he will unveil a ... the plan said it would, if adopted by UNESCO member states, mark a dramatic change ... Federico Mayor of Spain, pledged to wean UNESCO away from the political and theoretical ...
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Reasons to rejoin UNESCO
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/22/2002; JAMES H. OTTAWAY JR. and RONALD KOVEN; 743 words;
... seriously poisoned minds that commit terrorist acts. UNESCO can become a major force for restoring rationality ... struggle. The issue of U.S. return to membership in UNESCO is under negotiation in a House-Senate conference ... withdrawal notice, has spoken out for returning to UNESCO. UNESCO has ...
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LAURA BUSH FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS AT UNESCO PLENARY SESSION
Washington Transcript Service; 9/29/2003; 3528 words;
... 09-29-2003 LAURA BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS AT UNESCO PLENARY SESSION, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE ... United States of America would return to UNESCO as a symbol of our nation's commitment ... active and enthusiastic participant in UNESCO's important mission to promote peace and ...
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'UNESCO: FORGING PARTNERSHIPS'
The Manila Times; 5/25/2006; Romulo, Dr Alberto G; 768 words;
(Welcome remarks at the joint meeting of Unesco Director General Koichiro Matsuura with ... privileged to have this rare opportunity for Unesco and the Philippines to meet at the Cabinet ... at a time of great challenge for both Unesco and the Philippines. Global peace and ...
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UNESCO and Libraries: Sixty Years of Cooperation
Feliciter; 9/1/2005; Dugré, Pauline; 1525 words;
... Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) includes the promotion of the free flow ... libraries have played a crucial role in UNESCO's activities to maintain, increase and ... access to find all kinds of information. UNESCO's early involvement with libraries consisted ...
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Year One of a new Partnership:UNESCO and UWI building the role of the Caribbean's education sector to respond to HIV/AIDS
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... Hlne-Marie Gosselin, Director of the UNESCO Office of the Caribbean, and Professor ... signed a Memorandum of Understanding for UNESCO and UWI to cooperate in the field of HIV ... MOU is one of the first of its kind for UNESCO globally. UNESCO was given specific responsibility ...
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Fiftieth anniversary of India's participation in Unesco
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... Fiftieth anniversary of India's participation in Unesco. The world has observed the fiftieth anniversary ... Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) on November 4 1996. The mandate of Unesco aims at promoting the cause of world peace ...
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Building peace & fighting poverty through UNESCO.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin; 10/10/2005; 1144 words;
... Romulo (Speech delivered at the 33rd UNESCO General Conference, October 6, 2005 ... neighbor, and partner in ASEAN - as UNESCO's 191st member-state. Building the edifice of peace Mr. President, UNESCO was founded in full faith that, since ...
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UNESCO & African American Groups Sign Cooperative Agreement In
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Oakland Post 11-17-1996 UNESCO & African American Groups Sign Cooperative ... Independence Hall serving as a backdrop, UNESCO Director-General Federico Mayor and ... communication. The formal agreement between UNESCO and three organizations founded by Rev ...
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How head of Unesco got Washington to rejoin
International Herald Tribune; 9/16/2002; Joseph Fitchett; 594 words;
... more gratified by the U.S. decision to rejoin Unesco than the organization's reform-minded head ... in the international common ground offered by Unesco. Asked to name the main gain for Unesco in the U.S. re-entry, Matsuura said: ''We will ...
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Managing culture at diversity's expense? Thoughts on UNESCO's newest cultural policy instrument.
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