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Myanmar: Tropical Cyclone Nargis - May 2008
Cyclone Nargis over Myanmar
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UN stands ready to assist after deadly cyclone batters Myanmar
The United Nations has offered its assistance to Myanmar authorities in responding to the deadly cyclone which struck the South-East Asian nation on Friday, leaving death and widespread devastation in its wake.
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World Press Freedom Day 2008
08 May 2008
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On the 2nd of May UNESCO Bangkok hosted an interactive dialogue on the occasion of the WPFD. The event was focused on freedom of expression, access to information and empowerment of the people.
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MEDIA-ASIA: More Than Just Freedom
05 May 2008
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BANGKOK, May 2 (IPS) - More than gaining the freedom to report on society’s problems Asian media must gauge it’s real contribution to the public‘s needs, especially at a time of increasing commercialisation.
[Source: IPS-Inter Press Service International Association]
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Record breaks for the World’s Biggest Lesson in 2008
02 May 2008
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Politicians, development partners, community organizations, NGOs, teachers, parents and students participated in Global Campaign for Education’s (GCE) simultaneous lesson, breaking the world record.
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Call for Papers: Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Conference for the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education, Macao 2008
30 April 2008
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This conference will be held from 24 to 26 September 2008 in Macao. The Preparatory Conference will provide a forum for discourses and debates on the rapidly changing higher education and research agendas in the Asia-Pacific region under the theme of “Facing Global and Local Challenges: the New Dyna...
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Leading Asia-Pacific media rights activists to take centre stage at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day debate
29 April 2008
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Bangkok, 29 April – To commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) UNESCO Bangkok is to host an interactive dialogue based on the theme of this year’s WPFD celebration: Freedom of expression, access to information and empowerment of the people.
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