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Towards Free Press: 20 years after 22 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
These conference proceedings present the contributions of the participants of Alma-Ata+20 – an international conference that was held on the 8th and 9th of October, 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to celeb...
International forum dedicated to inauguration of the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures 21 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
International forum dedicated to inauguration of the International decade for the rapprochement of cultures (IDRC) 2013-2022 earlier declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2012 is jointly hel...
International Conference "Global Ethics: Save the Planet Earth" 20 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
An international Conference "Global Ethics: Save the Planet Earth" will be held in Astana (Kazakhstan) 22-23 August 2013.
Nomination call for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize 2013-2014 24 Jul 2013 | 08:36 pm
The third edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers has opened the call for nominations.
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2013 24 Jul 2013 | 08:36 pm
In 2013, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples celebrates the importance of constructive alliances, agreements and arrangements to protect the rights of indigenous peoples.
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2013 17 Jun 2013 | 08:50 am
We estimate between 100 to 200 million people live in arid and semi-arid areas with limited freshwater resources. By 2025, two-thirds of them will experience serious water stress – facing pressure fro...
Message from Mr Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, on the occasion of the 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace (21 September 2013), 13 June... 13 Jun 2013 | 01:03 pm
Today we begin the 100-day countdown to the observance of the International Day of Peace, when the United Nations calls on all combatants around the world to lay down their arms and to give peace a re...
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, 8 June 2013 5 Jun 2013 | 05:45 am
The oceans constitute a single great body of interconnected seas that covers 71% of the earth’s surface. Oceans are the source of life and continue to play a crucial role in the lives of seven billion...
Western Tien-Shan - Transboundary Tangible Heritage Property 29 May 2013 | 01:22 pm
The Western Tien-Shan has been targeted as possible tangible transboundary heritage property involving Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in the Regional Action Plan for the World Tangible Heritage...
Nomination procedures of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Kyrgyzstan discussed by UNESCO 27 May 2013 | 01:22 pm
The second in a series of UNESCO training workshops will be held in the framework of the project "Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in Central Asia"...
