UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.

Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse – for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge – while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 191* Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.

The Great-Man Made River International Water Prize for "Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas" presented by UNESCO: call for nominations

Half a million dollars for top women scientists - This year’s laureates of the L’ORÉAL–UNESCO Awards For Women in Science were fêted at UNESCO in Paris on 22 February, where each received a cheque for US$100,000. The previous day, 15 promising young women working in the life sciences on each continent had been awarded research scholarships worth up to US$40,000 each.

Calendar 2007

Second Forum of Ministers for Social Development of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Conakry, Guinea; 12-02-2007 - 13-02-2007

Regional workshop on "Youth Initiative on HIV/AIDS, Gender and Human Rights"
Bujumbura, Burundi; 12-02-2007 - 16-02-2007

UNESCO - United Nations University (UNU) Bioethics Workshop
Yokohama, Japan; 13-02-2007 - 14-02-2007

Second MOST-UNESCO Summer School for Latin America and the Caribbean
Salvador de Bahía, Brazil; 26-02-2007 - 02-03-2007
Local development policies and social management. Overcoming poverty and inequality in Latin America.

International meeting “Presentation of research findings funded by UNESCO Small Grants Programme on Poverty Eradication”
Lisbon, Portugal; 27-02-2007 - 01-03-2007

Celebration of International Women’s Day
UNESCO, Paris, France; 08-03-2007 - 08-03-2007

Conference on regional integration in West Africa
Praia, Cape Verde; 12-03-2007 - 14-03-2007

Meeting of experts for drafting guidelines for review of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) from a human rights perspective
UNESCO, Paris, France; 19-03-2007 - 20-03-2007

Celebration of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
UNESCO, Paris, France.; 21-03-2007 - 21-03-2007

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UNESCO - Celebration of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

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