Etiket: Unesco
The prehistoric site of Tell es-Sultan listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
(Jericho) The prehistoric site of Tell es-Sultan, near the town of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, was included on the UNESCO world heritage list on Sunday, the UN organization…
Northern peaks, forests and Pelée mountain of Martinique are now listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
It’s historic, the volcanoes and forests of Mount Pelée and the peaks of northern Martinique are now listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The decision was taken this Saturday, September…
UNESCO places monuments of kyiv and the historic center of Lviv on the list of world heritage “in danger”
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine The historic center of Odessa had already been included on this list in January. Published on 09/15/2023 7:42 p.m. Reading time : 1 minute…
UNESCO places monuments of kyiv and the historic center of Lviv on the list of world heritage “in danger”
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine The historic center of Odessa had already been included on this list in January. Published on 09/15/2023 7:42 p.m. Reading time : 1 minute…
UNESCO condemns “brutal Russian strikes” against Odessa’s heritage
The historic center, listed at the beginning of the year by Unesco as a World Heritage Site, was the target of a new attack which left two dead and 22…
UNESCO “strongly condemns” an attack on world heritage
Unesco “strongly condemned” Friday Russian strikes carried out “early Thursday morning” against the city center of Odessa (south-western Ukraine), which, since January 2023, has been part of the world heritage…
UNESCO “strongly condemns” an attack on world heritage
Unesco “strongly condemned” Friday Russian strikes carried out “early Thursday morning” against the city center of Odessa (south-western Ukraine), which, since January 2023, has been part of the world heritage…
The United States officially rejoined UNESCO
(Paris) The United States, whose Member States of UNESCO had very largely voted at the end of June to return to this UN organization, are now fully part of it,…
The United States returns to UNESCO, despite Russian and Chinese opposition
The United States officially joined UNESCO on Friday, which they had left under the presidency of Donald Trump, after a plebiscite of the member states of this UN organization based…
The United States is back at UNESCO, which it left under Trump
The United States left UNESCO in 2017, at the same time as Israel, under the presidency of Donald Trump. But the country had stopped funding the UN organization in 2011,…
A UNESCO Chair in green and sustainable electronics is born at Polytechnique Montréal
Polytechnique Montréal will host the activities of the UNESCO Chair in Green and Sustainable Electronics (ÉleVéS), which involves partners from three continents. This chair will focus on solutions to improve…
Opinion – What if a seat at UNESCO was a springboard and not a folding seat?
Once again, because of an adventurous statement by Minister of Culture Mathieu Lacombe, the famous question of Quebec’s presence at UNESCO is back on the table. The agreement between the…
Opinion – Quebec at UNESCO, between idealism and pragmatism
In the wake of the mission of Quebec’s Minister of Culture and Communications, Mathieu Lacombe, to UNESCO, the question of Quebec’s place in this UN forum has again arisen. I…
UNESCO and the Quebec-Canada Agreement | The duty
As a good caquiste, the Minister of Culture of Quebec, Mathieu Lacombe, blows hot and cold on the federal government in the matter of Quebec’s presence at UNESCO, as he…
The United States has formally requested to rejoin UNESCO
The United States, under the leadership of President Joe Biden, has officially requested to rejoin UNESCO, which left under Donald Trump, the director general of the UN agency, Audrey Azoulay,…
The United States officially asks to rejoin UNESCO, five years after leaving the organization
At the request of Donald Trump, the country left UNESCO in 2018 because of “persistent anti-Israeli bias”. Article written by Posted on 06/12/2023 15:07 Reading time : 1 min. Audrey…
Editorial – Making do with a folding seat at UNESCO
In 2006, the Harper government granted Quebec the possibility of having a representative at UNESCO within the Canadian delegation. This is what was nicely called a folding seat that allowed…
The Coalition avenir Québec opposes an official status for Quebec within UNESCO
The CAQ on Tuesday rejected a motion by Quebec solidaire which asked the government to initiate steps with UNESCO to obtain a Quebec seat within this international institution. However, in…
The PQ attacks Minister Lacombe on UNESCO
The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, accuses of “lack of coherence and courage” the Minister of Culture, Mathieu Lacombe, who slipped during an interview at the Duty…
Mathieu Lacombe dreams of a seat at UNESCO for Quebec
Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe will fly to Paris on Monday, where he will deliver a speech at UNESCO headquarters in the hope of finding allies in his fight against “American…