Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from May 2004

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from May 2004

Editor's message.(Editorial)
May 1, 2004... Dear Reader, Founded as part of the United Nations (UN) on November 16, 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) encourages the world's nations to work together to come up with solutions to...

At a glance: UNESCO.
May 1, 2004... Founded: November 16, 1945 Headquarters: Paris, France Membership: 190 members and 6 associate members (as of January 2004) Four main groups: Education, Sciences, Culture, and Communication and Information Administrative...

Only in ...
May 1, 2004... Have you ever noticed what a variety of rocks and landscapes Earth has? More than 1,500 active volcanoes spew lava unannounced; giant mountain ranges soar above the clouds; canyons plummet so deep the bottom seems endless; and resources such as...

What is UNESCO?
May 1, 2004... Mention the United Nations, and most people will think of New York City. That's where representatives from nearly every country meet in a General Assembly to discuss critical world problems. But there is much more to the United Nations. It's an...

Through time: UNESCO.
May 1, 2004... 1945 At the Yalta Conference in February, U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Union premier Joseph Stalin agree to establish an organization for upholding international peace. On October 24,...

Saved from the flood: UNESCO and the island of Philae.
May 1, 2004... Thousands of years ago, there was a culture along, the Nile River that was so spectacular that the ancient Egyptian themselves referred to it as Nubia (NOO-bee-uh)--"the Land of Gold." Nubians prospered along the narrow banks and islands of the...

From gutters to school: educating street children.
May 1, 2004... Street children are often ignored by society. UNESCO helps them by trying to educate them and by trying to change people's attitudes toward them. Who are Street Children? Street children do not necessarily live on the street. The term...

World Teachers' Day: class acts.
May 1, 2004... In recognition of the lifelong influence teachers have on their students, in 1994 UNESCO declared October 5 as World Teachers' Day. In 2002, Elizabeth Witmer, deputy premier and minister of education for Canada, said, "This day reminds us of...

World Heritage Sites: the wonders of the world.
May 1, 2004... In the year 2003, of the 754 locations on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, most are cultural (man-made) but 149 are natural. The list, created in 1978, is added to each year. If you were to guess what some of them might be, it is likely...

Ethiopia's lower Omo Valley.
May 1, 2004... A few years ago, I visited Ethiopia's Omo Valley. World Heritage Site since 1980, the area earned this honor because a large number of human (hominid) fossils were discovered on a hilltop close to Lake Turkana's northern shore. One of them, the...

Think about it ...
May 1, 2004... In "The Power of Forgiveness," Kim Phuc talks about how a friend helped change her life and gave her strength to forgive those responsible for her terrible injuries. Phuc does not describe her friend, but what kind of a person do you think she...

Face facts.
May 1, 2004... In 1992, UNESCO created the Memory of the World program to protect library treasures and archive collections. It now includes sound, film and television archives, too.

Know your rights contest winners!
May 1, 2004... In the September 2003 issue, we defined the rights of children around the world. We also invited readers to take part in a poster contest that illustrated and explained a specific right. We received many submissions and after careful...

UNESCO prize books.(Books)
May 1, 2004... Since 1997, UNESCO has awarded a prize to two books, one for children and one for young adults, every two years. The honor, called the Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance, goes to books that best...

Talking with Adventurers.(Books)
May 1, 2004... Each of the 12 explorers interviewed in this book has spent a life chasing the answers to questions about the world that make them curious. In doing so, they've connected people together through science, education, culture, and communication....

Shipwreck.(Books)
May 1, 2004... Explore the history of shipwrecks, from ancient trading routes to modern-day exploration and underwater archaeology. Learn about the ways cargo, from people to food, has crisscrossed the world's waterways. Included are some of history's most...

A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World.(Books)
May 1, 2004... This book is a well-organized collage of information about the lives of children around the world. Based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the book is illustrated in page after page of stories and essays, each of which is so...

The Lost Wreck of the Isis.(Books)
May 1, 2004... Go aboard with the crew of the Starella during the first JASON Project exploration as they search for the lost wreck of the Isis, a Mediterranean ship that sank nearly 2,000 years ago. At the rime, it was the deepest ancient shipwreck ever...

World Heritage Review.(Periodicals)
May 1, 2004... This journal is published by UNESCO every two months, with some articles available on-line. It is devoted to our international natural and cultural heritage and the efforts to preserve it. Each issue features four to six articles on specific...

Museum International.(Periodicals)
May 1, 2004... UNESCO also publishes Museum International in five languages. The magazine profiles collections, exhibitions, programs, institutions, and personalities. Each issue features a theme, and additional articles deal with professional questions....

World Heritage Sites.(On-line)
May 1, 2004... This is the official list of World Heritage Sites, with photographs, descriptions, and some links to partner organizations. The list is updated annually in July. http://whc.unesco.org/nwhc/pages/doc/ mainf3.htm

One last face.
May 1, 2004... UNESCO's Education for All campaign aims to ensure an elementary education for all of the world's children.