UK alone in Heritage Protection omission
The UK National Commission for UNESCO is extremely saddened and concerned that the anticipated Heritage Protection Bill was omitted from the Queen’s Speech on 3 December. The Bill’s omission means that the UK will be the only international power, and the only major combatant in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, not to have legislation under discussion to enable it to sign and ratify the 1954 (Hague) UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. (more)
International Human Rights Day
This year’s International Human Rights Day, celebrated on 10 December, will mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the UK, UNESCO Associated Schools has teamed up with the United Nations Association of the UK to develop a human rights teaching pack for secondary schools. UNESCO Associated Schools will also host a conference on human rights education in Liverpool on 12 December. (more)
DCMS World Heritage Policy Review Consultation Announced
The public consultation World Heritage for the Nation: Identifying, Protecting and Promoting our World Heritage, published by DCMS, seeks to explore the extent to which the UK's current approach to World Heritage supports the interests of the UK Government in protecting and promoting its cultural and natural heritage; its wider strategic priorities; and its international goals, particularly in relation to UNESCO. (more)
2009 EFA Global Monitoring Report launched
The 2009 Education for All Global Monitoring Report – Overcoming Inequality: Why governance matters – warns that ‘unacceptable’ national and global education disparities are undermining efforts to achieve international development goals. The failure of governments across the world to tackle deep and persistent inequalities in education is consigning millions of children to lives of poverty and diminished opportunity, according to the report published by UNESCO. (more)
2009 World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Competition call for applications
The call for applications for the third annual World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Competition. This year's topic is, “Is the Western media impeding press freedom in those countries that need it most?” (more)
New UNESCO Chair in African Peace and Conflict Studies established at University of Bradford
The eleventh UNESCO Chair in the UK has been established at the University of Bradford. It joins over 600 UNESCO Chairs established worldwide and is the first ever in African Peace and Conflict Studies. (more)
UK scientist named 2009 Laureate For Women In Science for Europe
UK scientist Professor Athene Donald FRS has been selected to receive a 2009 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO For Women In Science Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to science. Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, is one of only five exceptional female scientists from around the globe to receive an award this year. (more)
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