UNESCO Media Advisory No. 2014-22 Indian Ocean-wide tsunami exercise to test readiness ten years after the 2004 disaster Paris, 04 September – Ten years after the strongest tsunami in living memory in 2004, 24 countries of the...
UNESCO Press Release No.2014-104 International Literacy Day 2014: Literacy and Sustainable Development Paris, 02 September— International Literacy Day 2014 will be celebrated worldwide on 8 September under the theme Literacy and...
Message de la Directrice générale de l’UNESCO, Irina Bokova, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de l’alphabétisation, 8 septembre 2014 Cette journée internationale, consacrée cette année au lien entre l’alphabétisation et...
UNESCO Media Advisory No. 2014-21 Small Islands, Facing the Challenge of Climate Change 3 rd International Conference on Small Island Developing States, Apia (1-4 September) Paris, 13 August—UNESCO will take part in the Third...
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Youth Day, 12 August 2014 Youth is a period of dramatic change, and the journey from childhood to adulthood can be complex, raising a...
UNESCO Press Release Irina Bokova calls for immediate protection of the cultural diversity of Iraq Paris, 8 August —The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed alarm at reports of the systematic persecution of...
UNESCO Press Release No.2014-92 Literacy and Sustainable Development: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, South Africa and Spain to receive UNESCO’s Literacy Prizes Paris, 11 August—The Director-General has announced the laureates of...
UNESCO Press Release No.2014-90 Director-General deplores the death of journalist Timur Kuashev and calls for a thorough investigation Paris, 07 August—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, called for a thorough...
UNESCO Press Release No.2014-90 Keep schools out of the conflict says UNESCO Director General as UN launches Gaza Crisis Appeal Paris, 4 August 2014 - On Friday 1 August, t he United Nations launched the 2014 Gaza Crisis A ppeal...
UNESCO Press Release No. 2014-89 UNESCO Director-General denounces killing of Mexican reporter Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez Paris, 4 August - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today condemned the killing of Mexican reporter...
