UNESCO - INFO RADAR

 

Info Radar : every other Monday in the afternoon. The Info Radar is sent to all staff, both at headquarters and in the field. It is shared with Member States. French version of the newsletter here.

Selection of the highlights of the past weeks     24 January AFGHANISTAN. UNESCO dedicated the International Day of Education to girls' education in Afghanistan at a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York and called for immediate and non-negotiable access to education and a return to school for all girls and young women in Afghanistan. Watch the press conference by Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, and find all the information on the dedicated website.     24-25 January UKRAINE. The World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe the historic centre of Odesa on the List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO is currently conducting several field missions in Ukraine and has just organized in Warsaw a training workshop for professionals in the fight against illicit trafficking of Ukrainian cultural property (18-20 January).   The sites of the Landmarks of the ancient kingdom of Saba, Marib (Yemen) and the Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli (Lebanon) were also inscribed on the List of Endangered Heritage.     25 January The celebrations of the International Day of Women in Multilateralism culminated in two key events: 1) Global Dialogue on online gendered disinformation and 2) Intergenerational Dialogue. The results will feed as recommendations into the discussions of the Internet for Trust Conference (21-23 February). All the information on the dedicated website.     In the press: UN NEWS / SUD OUEST / LA PRESSE / EL TIEMPO / MUNDIARIO / AP (PAKISTAN) / VOICE OF AMERICA / ACTUALITTE / UN NEWS: UNESCO dedicates the International Education Day 2023 to Afghan girls and women. THE NEW YORK TIMES / FRANCE INFO / FRANCE 24 / UN NEWS / LE POINT / UKRINFORM / TF1 INFO / RFI / LE FIGARO / MEDIAPART / LE PARISIEN / REUTERS / AP (US) / ABC NEWS / AL JAZEERA / TRT WORLD / ODESSA JOURNAL / THE WASHINGTON POST / LA VANGUARDIA / CNN: Inscription of the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on the UNESCO World Heritage List. MIDDLE EAST EYE / ARAB NEWS / UN NEWS: Inscription of the site of the Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba (Yemen) and that of the Rachid Karameh International Fair in Tripoli (Lebanon) on UNESCO's World Heritage List. ASSOCIATED PRESS (US) / RFI / ART NEWS / I24 NEWS / SANTIAGO UNION TRIBUNE / FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK / POLISH PRESS AGENCY / EUROMAIDEN / ART CRITIQUE: UNESCO trains professionals in the fight against  illicit trafficking of Ukrainian cultural property. MEDIAS24 / ASHARQ AL AWSAT: Signature of a partnership between UNESCO and the Foundation for the safeguarding of Rabat's cultural heritage.     Major upcoming events     8 February Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize 2022 in recognition of her efforts to welcome refugees during a ceremony in Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast).     21-23 February UNESCO is organizing a Global Conference of all Internet stakeholders to define the principles of future regulation of digital platforms, in the respect of the right to information, freedom of expression and other Human Rights. Registration and more information here.     Also to be followed: 7-10 February - 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 8-10 February - 3rd UN Open Science Conference 11 February - International Day of Women and Girls in Science 13 February - World Radio Day 21 February - International Mother Language Day     Treasure to (re)discover     The "Revive the Spirit of Mosul" initiative and UNESCO's partnership with the European Union are being celebrated in Brussels with a photo exhibition on the fences of the Brussels Park (23 January - 17 February) and a special event at the BOZAR centre (8 February) on the progress made in the reconstruction of Mosul and Basra. More information here.