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( fr ) UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. Its purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Chapter.

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With enemies like these, who needs friends?
Look what happened to Farouk Hosni, the Egyptian culture minister who longed to head UNESCO. The beginning of the story is well-known. [Read more]
10 days ago on Ha'aretz  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on Meath Chronicle  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on Cultural Heritage News  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on Scotsman  (UNESCO) 
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debated by an online forum ahead of the World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE) which takes place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 5 ? 8. [Read more]
10 days ago on UNESCO (Communiqué de presse)  (UNESCO) 
WIPO Limitations & Exceptions Treaty Advances; Audiovisual Treaty
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10 days ago on Linex Legal (subscription)  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on Xinhua  (UNESCO) 
Mount's Wutai, Songshan apply to become world heritage
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10 days ago on People's Daily Online  (UNESCO) 
Archeologists mum about find
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10 days ago on Canada.com  (UNESCO) 
India to vie for World Heritage monument tag
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10 days ago on Express Buzz  (UNESCO) 
1st Europeans 'were cannibals'
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10 days ago on News24  (UNESCO) 
Paradise Quest
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10 days ago on GameIndustry.com  (UNESCO) 
Having Their Say
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10 days ago on New America Media  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on Times of Central Asia (subscription)  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on Eye of Dubai (press release)  (UNESCO) 
APAMO Wants GOB to cancel Leases Granted in World Heritage Sites
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10 days ago on Channel 7 Daily News  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on The Guardian - Nigeria  (UNESCO) 
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10 days ago on The Open Press (press release)  (UNESCO) 
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11 days ago on Inter Press Service  (UNESCO) 
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11 days ago on CCTV  (UNESCO) 
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