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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Radio China International (RCI), Monte-Carlo Doualya (MCD), Radio Exterior d’España (REE), Radio France international (RFI), Radio Orient (RO) and Voice of Russia radio (VoR) will be broadcasting some programmes from UNESCO Headquarters on the occasion of World Radio Day, on 13 February. More...

Over a billion people - approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population - live with a disability of some sort. Including persons with disabilities in all aspects of social life is a major challenge. UNESCO is particularly concerned about ensuring their access to quality education on the one hand and information and knowledge on the other. ... More...

“This is a moment for debate about a key issue for lasting peace and sustainable development today – how to engage young people and to empower them to lead the world towards greater justice, stability and inclusive development." said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova at the 3rd meeting of the High ... More...

The meeting, organized by UNESCO, brought together representatives from 15 United Nations bodies, including Frank Larue, the UN Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, and Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. ... More...

On Thursday, 27 September 2012, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of Italy organized a debate on civil society and human rights education for the promotion of religious tolerance. In a context marked by the Internet dissemination of an anti-Islam video and the ensuing escalation of violence, ... More...

“Our generation’s greatest challenge is sustainable development,” stated Jeffrey Sachs in his opening remarks for the launch of the new sustainable development solutions network, on September 22, at Columbia University. Professor Jeffrey Sachs has been appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to ... More...

On 14 September 2012, during her official visit to Uruguay, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova attended the opening ceremony of the Regional Meeting on Memory Archives, within the framework of the 20th commemoration of the Memory of the World Programme: Human Rights Archives, Memory and Truth in the Southern Cone. ... More...

From 4 to 6 September, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova undertakes her first official visit to the Republic of Poland on the occasion of the XXII Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdroj and the inauguration of a new Transboundary Biosphere Reserve.At the Economic Forum, the Director-General will participate ... More...