UNESCO [to 12 December 2015]
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Selected Press Releases

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Director-General welcomes COP21 agreement and underlines the momentum in changing minds not the climate
12 December 2015

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Guidelines for Accessible Information in Learning available in 23 languages
11 December 2015

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UNESCO presents its first report on impact of 2005 Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions
11 December 2015
Have the countries that ratified the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted at UNESCO ten years ago, stepped up their support for cultural creation, encouraged diversity for the media, opened their markets to cultural goods from developing countries? These are some of the questions addressed in the report Re | Shaping Cultural Policies: A Decade Promoting the Diversity of Cultural Expressions for Development, which will be launched on 16 December (10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room II) at UNESCO Headquarters [*Webcast: mms://stream.unesco.org/live/room_2_en.wmv ]

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UNESCO Director-General welcomes historic UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
10 December 2015
On 10 December, the UNESCO Director-General welcomed the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security. Sponsored by Jordan, Resolution 2250 underlines the vital role of young women and men in building peace and countering the rise of violent extremism

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Qatar Development Fund boosts UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund
8 December 2015
The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed today their first Memorandum of Understanding to support the implementation of UNESCO’s programme for the protection of cultural and natural heritage in emergency situations.

The MOU provides a $2 million grant as part of a 2014 pledge by H.E. the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani, to donate $10 million to support UNESCO in conserving world heritage sites in areas hit by natural and man-made disasters.

UNESCO’s Programme for Heritage Emergency Preparedness and Response aims to enhance UNESCO’s ability to assist Member States in reducing the risks to their cultural and natural heritage and ensure a timely and effective response in emergency situations to ensure their safeguarding…

…The Heritage Emergency Fund will support capacity building and training activities for professionals in conflict situations and emergency response activities.

Signed at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the agreement comes as the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO has adopted a comprehensive strategy for the protection and promotion of culture and pluralism in times of war.