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UNESCO Librarian : Rosinta P. Hutauruk (rp.hutauruk@unesco.org )

News from UNESCO

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE CLEANING OF BOROBUDUR
26-10-2011

October 27, No. 31

Dear Sir/Madam, You are invited to submit a proposal to support the Emergency Intervention for the Safeguarding the Borobudur Temple Compounds, as per enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR). To enable you to submit a Proposal, kindly download Terms of Reference (TOR) here

CALL FOR A PROPOSAL FOR STRENGTHENING JOURNALISTS CAPACITIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING IN INDONESIA
25-10-2011 Dear Sir/Madam, You are invited to submit a proposal for strengthening journalists capacities on human rights reporting in Indonesia, with focus on gender equity, as per enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR). To enable you to submit a Proposal, kindly download Terms of Reference (TOR) here

Save Borobudur Charity Golf Tournament, 23 October, 2011

25-10-2011 A one-day event of the Save Borobudur Charity Golf Tournament was organised by the Jogja and Central Java Hotels Association, under the auspices of UNESCO and the Friends of Borobudur, at the Mt. Merapi Golf Club on 23 October in 2010. Some 40 participants from local and international parties joined this event to show their support to UNESCOs Safeguarding Borobudur operation. More

Southeast Asia expert meeting regarding the 2005 Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. 20 - 21 October 2011
A two-day Southeast Asia expert meeting concerning the 2005 Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was organised in Phnom Penh on 20-21 October 2011. Some 30 representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and France participated in this meeting which was organised by UNESCO and the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. More 24-10-2011

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National Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge on Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Adaptation. Mandaluyong City, The Philippines, 12 - 13 July 2011
This report is the result of the National Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge on Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Adaptation held in Mandaluyong City, the Philippines, on 12-13 July 2011. This meeting was held as an activity of the UNESCO project Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom), a three-year project initiated by UNESCO Office, Jakarta, and funded by the Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT). Download

Women and the Teaching Profession: Exploring the Feminisation Debate

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Article Alert!
Ministry to assist 550. Jakarta Post 22-10-2011
JAKARTA: The National Education and Culture Ministry has vowed to teach 550,000 illiterate people to read by the end of the year, an official says. More

More agencies will apply gender. Jakarta Post 22-10-2011

The government will implement what it calls a gender-responsive budget in 27 ministries and institutions and 10 pilot provinces next year, according to the nations development agency. More

Negara dengan Sanitasi Terburuk di Dunia. Detik.com 27-10-2011

Jakarta, Menurut PBB, dari 7 miliar penduduk dunia masih ada sekitar 2,6 miliar orang yang tidak memiliki akses toilet dan fasilitas sanitasi limbah. Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) merangking negara-negara dengan sanitasi terburuk di dunia dan Indonesia menduduki peringkat ke-3. More

Plantations Mining and REDD a threat - Dayak. JakartaGlobe 25-10-2011

Expanding oil palm plantations, mining concessions and even forest conservation projects are threatening to wipe out the traditional way of life of the Dayak tribes of Kalimantan, tribal elders say. More

AIDS discrimination continues after death. Jakarta Post 24-10-2011

Unwillingness to handle the dead bodies of victims of HIV/AIDS is still common in Bali, as demonstrated by a number of cases this year. More

AS Ancam Stop Dana jika UNESCO Terima Palestina. Kompas.com 27-10-2011

WASHINGTON, KOMPAS.com Amerika Serikat, Rabu (26/10/2011), memperingatkan, pemungutan suara oleh UNESCO untuk menerima Pemerintah Otonomi Palestina sebagai anggota penuh dengan hak sebagai negara dapat memaksa Amerika Serikat menghentikan dana buat organisasi tersebut. More

Bali to build underwater cultural park. Jakarta Post 26-10-2011

Nusa Dua Reef Foundation is planning to build an underwater cultural park in the peninsula area in an effort to protect coral reefs and raise public awareness of marine conservation by combining the environmental concept with characteristic Balinese art. More

Dayaks want to end ancestral land grab. Jakarta Post 26-10-2011

Members of the Dayak Ngaju tribe in Central Kalimantan say they have lost their ancestors land to the government, oil palm plantations and mining companies. More