UNESCO [to 23 January 2016]

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UNESCO [to 23 January 2016]
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Selected Press Releases/News

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23.01.2016
Education is a human right and a security imperative says UNESCO Director General
UNESCO Director-General urged for political leadership and private sector engagement to make education a central focus of the humanitarian response to the Syria Crisis, speaking at a special session organized during the World Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January with UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown.

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23.01.2016
Collaboration to connect 1.5 billion people by 2020
Connectivity and the transformational force of ICT are vital to the success of the 17 sustainable development goals, affirmed UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova during a special session of the UN Broadband Commission held during the World Economic Forum in Davos on 20 January.

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22.01.2016
UNESCO Strategy Reinforces Protection of Culture and Heritage in Armed Conflict
22 January 2016

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21.01.2016
In Davos, UNESCO Director General calls for stronger partnerships to Protect Cultural Heritage under attack

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21.01.2016
UNESCO Director General expresses concerns after the destruction of the Monastery of Deir Mar Elia / St Elijah’s in Mosul (Iraq)