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1999
New Director-
General of
UNESCO. On taking
office on 15th November,
Koïchiro Matsuura
announces a complete
administrative and operational
reform, aiming to
adapt the organisation to the
demands of the information
age and globalisation.
UNESCO and Africa: A Seminar
for German Journalists
in Paris. 20 TV and radio journalists
take part in a seminar
on African issues, including
UNESCO’s media policy. It also
covers environmental policy,
focusing on the African
Biosphere Reserves. UNESCO
Director-General Matsuura
opens the seminar (1stto 3rd
December). By 2005, four
more seminars are held for
German TV and radio journalists
at UNESCO Headquarters
in Paris.
2000
World Poetry
Day. World Poetry
Day (21st March) is
celebrated for the
first time.
Global Dialogue at EXPO
2000. At EXPO 2000 in Hannover,
a Global Dialogue is
organised by the World Bank
and UNESCO, in conjunction
with the German Foundation
for International Development,
the German Commission for
UNESCO, and business partners.
The German Commission
for UNESCO organises
the first internet video conference
link with Havana as
part of the Euro-Caribbean
schools project, ‘Learning for
the Future’.
2001
International Year
of Dialogue Among
Civilisations.
UNESCO assumes
charge of the International
Year of Dialogue
Among Civilizations.
A UNESCO seminar on
the fringe of the Millennium
Summit in New York
(6th September 2000)
brings together ten heads
of state in the debate.
Masterpieces of the Oral
and Intangible Heritage of
Humantity. On the
recommendation of an international
jury, Director-General
Matsuura names the first 19
Masterpieces (18th May).
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