UNESCO in the Spotlight: Science and Communications
Blog URL http://unescoscience.blogspot.com/
Located Washington, District of Columbia USA
Tags UNESCO, Science, Natural Science, Communication, Information, Peace
With the support of Americans for UNESCO, this blog seeks to spotlight noteworthy UNESCO science and communications programs; it emphasizes links between the United States and UNESCO.
Latest Blog Posts
- The UNESCO Courier: Memory and History on Nov 17, 2009 in publication
Image source: UNESCOFrom the cruel dictatorships of Latin America and Cambodia, the destruction of the Burgundian kingdom, and the Korean enlightenment, to the splendour and intrigues of the Malagasy Empire, the saga of the Kalahari and the construct...
- Happy Birthday UNESCO on Nov 16, 2009 in event
The Constitution of UNESCO, signed on 16 November 1945. Yesterday Irina Bokova began her term of office as 10th Director General of the Organization. Best wishes to both!Mission StatementVideo and Text Version of Director General Bokova's Statement o...
- UNESCO contributes to the fourth Internet Governance Forum on Nov 15, 2009 in ICT
UNESCO will participate in the fourth Internet Governance Forum, to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 15 to 18 November 2009, to advocate the principles of freedom or expression and universal access as fundamental elements of the Internet Gover...
- World Science Day for Peace and Development: 10 November on Nov 11, 2009 in event Development Peace science
Celebrated each year on 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development provides an opportunity to shine the spotlight on the contribution science makes to achieving sustainable development and enhancing the prospects for peace.
- UNESCO is recruiting a new senior staff on Nov 5, 2009 in job
UNESCO has published the announcements of the competitive recruitment of the following posts:ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR AFRICA DEPARTMENTASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR CULTUREASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL...
- UNESCO pays tribute after death of anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss on Nov 4, 2009 in Obituary
The world has lost one of its greatest thinkers with the death of Claude Lévi-Strauss, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today, as he paid tribute to the renowned anthropologist.Mr. Lévi-...
- A World of Science, vol. 7, no. 4 on Nov 2, 2009 in publication science
The October-December issue of UNESCO's A World of Science is now out. Click here to download the issue as a PDF file.
