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Australian Historic Shipwreck Preservation Project (AHSPP)
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has recently awarded a large Linkage grant to investigate the excavation, reburial and in-situ preservation of shipwrecks...
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Call for Applications - UNITAR Series: Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites 2012 Workshop
The Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites,Justification of Outstanding Universal Value in the Context of World Heritage Nominations on 4 – 8 June...
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ICCROM Course on Stone Conservation - 1 year fixed term position at the Getty Conservation Institute
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), located in Los Angeles, California, and one of the operating programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust, works internationally...
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ICOMOS's International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management in Peru
Among the worldwide issues for consideration at this meeting are local stakeholder claims on archaeological heritage; sustainable development and community...
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Summer Course on Museum Documentation, 20-25 May 2012, by CIDOC Summer School & Museum of Texas Tech University
CIDOC, the ICOM International Committee for Documentation, in collaboration with the Museum of Texas Tech University, is planning an innovative programme of...
CULTURE NEWS
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12.04.12:
Building (young) communities peace by peace
BunRong Kouy is a hugger. She is as she has planned to hug 1,000 people in six months in her UNESCO peace project called ‘Free hug for peace’. The objective is...
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12.09.11:
International Literacy Day 2011
Mr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations, speaking about achievements and challenges on reaching the six Education for All goals in...
International Literacy Day 2011
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Mr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations, speaking about achievements and challenges on reaching the six Education for All goals in Bangladesh by 2015.
On 8 September every year, International Literacy Day reminds us of the status of literacy and adult learning worldwide. According to recent figures from 2009, 793 million adults lack basic literacy skills, the majority are girls and women. A further 67 million children of primary school age are not in primary school and 72 million adolescents of lower secondary school age are also missing out their right to an education, running the risk of creating a new generation of illiterates. In Asia-Pacific, the majority of adult illiterates are concentrated in a small number of countries with large populations; Bangladesh with 49 million adult illiterates is one of these countries. UNESCO Bangkok conducted an interview with Mr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations, about how education changed his life and on why everybody should have the right to an education.
More information: www.unescobkk.org/education/literacy-and-continuing-education/activities/international-literacy-day-2011/
