Tag Archives: UNESCO

Do one thing for diversity 2013

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

2013: Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion In 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and in December 2002, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/249, declared May 21 to be the World Day for Cultural … Continue reading →

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Intercultural Competences-UNESCO

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

UNESCO has just published “Intercultural competences: A conceptual and operational framework.” This document is a synthesis of, and expansion upon, the numerous documents prepared for, and especially the discussion held during, the UNESCO Experts Meeting on Intercultural Competences, October 21-22, … Continue reading →

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UNESCO conf on Education

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

UNESCO convened the 16th UNESCO-APEID International Conference, The Heart of Education: Learning to Live Together, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Thailand, the Asian-Pacific Network for International Education and Values (APNIEVE), Pearson Thailand and J.P. Morgan. The Conference was intended to facilitate … Continue reading →

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2nd World Forum Intercultural Dialogue

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

The 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue will be held from May 29 to June 1, 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan in partnership with UNESCO, UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN World Tourism Organization, Council of Europe, CoE North-South Center and ISESCO. … Continue reading →

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UN Do one thing for diversity campaign

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in partnership with UNESCO and various other partners from corporations to civil society is launching the world campaign “Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion”, aimed at engaging people around the world to … Continue reading →

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Paris-UNESCO experts meeting

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

On September 21-22, 2011 I participated in the UNESCO Experts Meeting on Intercultural Competences at their headquarters in Paris. My thanks to Dr. Katérina Stenou, on this Center’s Advisory Board, for including me. The goal of the meeting was to … Continue reading →

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Museums for ICD

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

UNESCO launches the network of Museums for Intercultural Dialogue The role of museums as messengers of peace and intercultural understanding cannot be overemphasised, as they stand as major attractions in our globalised world where millions of people travel for the … Continue reading →

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Media, Info Lit, ICD

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

UAC-MILID UNESCO and UNAOC have created the UNESCO UNITWIN UNAOC Network of Universities on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (“UAC-MILID”). UAC-MILID specific objectives include: *Act as a Observatory for critically analyzing: the role of Media and Information Literacy (“MIL”) as a … Continue reading →

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Fellowships for Japan

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme for young researchers from developing countries- 2012 Study Subject(s): Environment (with particular emphasis on Water Sciences), intercultural dialogue, information and communication technologies, and peaceful conflict resolution. Course Level: Research Scholarship Provider: Japanese Funds-in-Trust Scholarship can … Continue reading →

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Prue Holmes

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

RESEARCHER PROFILE Prue Holmes is Senior Lecturer in International and Intercultural Education in the School of Education, Durham University. She has also taught intercultural communication at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and English as a Foreign Language and English … Continue reading →

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