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UNESCO in the Spotlight: Science and Communications
http://unescoscience.blogspot.com/
With the support of Americans for UNESCO, this blog seeks to spotlight noteworthy UNESCO science and communications programs; it emphasizes links between the United States and UNESCO.
Recent Posts
UNESCO Science Prize Proves Controversial
Source: "Rights group criticizes UNESCO partnering with Equatorial Guinea's dictator," DONNA BRYSON, Associated Press via The Washington Examiner, 12/23/09.A human rights watchdog group, Global Witness, called on UNESCO to cancel the $300,000 UNESCO-...
UNESCO Publications -- overview 2008 and 2009
The following resources provide easy to consult information on UNESCO publications issued in 2008 and planned for 2009: Publication Titles published in 2008 (PDF, 25 p): key information about publications issued in 2008 Publication Titles to be Publi...
Harmonizing Global Science
I quote at length from an editorial in Science magazine by Alan I. Leshner and Vaughan Turekian:Every major problem facing modern society now has a science and technology component—either as a cause or cure—whether it's energy and the environment...
Smithsonian Film Collection Added to UNESCO Memory of the World List
The John Marshall Ju/'hoan Bushman Film and Video Collection, 1950-2000, held at the Smithsonian Institution's Human Studies Film Archives, is one of the seminal visual anthropology projects of the twentieth century. It is unique in the world for the...
News About UNESCO Jobs
A number of senior positions in UNESCO are being recruited, reflecting the change in administration of the Organization. The following recruitments, originally to close in December, have been extended to January 27th.ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR AF...
National Commission to hold Telephone Meeting Tomorrow
The Annual Meeting Teleconference will take place on Thursday, December 17. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10am and last until approximately 1pm. There is a fifteen minute period of time set aside for members of the public to either make comme...

