UNESCO Courier articles from October 2001

UNESCO Courier archives from October 2001

Making sense of the attack.(aftermath, September 11th, 2001)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... September 11, 2001 Close to 7,000 dead, nearly all of them missing. The world's sole superpower struck at the heart of its economic life and defence system, something that no state at war with the U.S. had previously managed to achieve. A...

Jerusalem: childhood truths.
October 1, 2001... Following Andre Chouraqui's vision of Jerusalem in last month's Courier, Al-Quds university president Sari Nusseibeh, whose family holds the keys to the Holy Sepulchre, spins a childhood tale that has lost none of its profound resonance ...

In defence of Durban: racism is back on the agenda.
October 1, 2001... "Total fiasco," "a congregation of the converted," "a lot of hot air"--the media's verdict on the Durban conference against racism was a harsh one. It was also unfair, says Pierre Sane, who led UNESCO'S delegation Since racial segregation...

A hard sell for teaching.(teacher shortage)
October 1, 2001... In the industrialized world, teaching is a greying profession and burnout rates run high. Attracting a new generation starts with tackling some deep-rooted grievances, which go welt beyond better pay Like religion, a calling often sets...

Chicago's headhunting drive.(recruiting teachers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The "windy city" has embarked on an aggressive drive to court teachers, often weary of working in a district where a majority of students live in poverty Three years ago, administrators in the Chicago Public Schools did little more than...

STRIKING PEACE on troubled Waters.(conflicts over water supply)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... DON'T CRY WOLF Will wars be fought over water, as they have been over oil? The fear has been expressed by high-ranking UN officials and state leaders. The short answer is that no military force in the world has ever managed to "capture" a...

Sabre-rattling among thirsty nations.(international conflicts over water supply)(Interview)
October 1, 2001... Aaron Wolf [*] an American geographer, dispels the scare-mongering of a Looming war over water by sifting through just about every related conflict and treaty in history Just about every journalist writing about water will evoke the...

A thirsty world.(managing water resources)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The population is not only growing but using more water, even though the world's total supply remains the same. This scarcity could put a major brake on the world's development this century If states substantially invest in water-related...

A Jordanian fire extinguisher.(water sharing agreement between Jordan and Israel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... An insider's view on one of the most historic water agreements ever signed -- the deal between Israel and Jordan By parking his purple 1979 Caprice further upstream he diverted the attention of the Israeli patrols on the opposite bank of...

If common sense prevails.
October 1, 2001... Despite sealed borders and gunfire, Israeli and Palestinian experts continue to meet on the sidelines in an attempt to hammer out a way of sharing their blue gold As the violence between Israelis and Palestinians spirals and cooperation is...

A tale of two dams.(Slovakia, Hungary and the the Danube River)
October 1, 2001... An author renowned for his sense of humour takes a grim view of a political row between his native Hungary and Slovakia in which the Danube is held hostage We may thank rivers for life: bringing water to drink, to nourish our fields and to...

The tide turns in Central Asia.(sharing energy and water resources)
October 1, 2001... Geography, the Soviet legacy and population growth are forcing the five countries of Central Asia to cooperate closely in a region where water is still used as a weapon Last winter, as usual, I found myself without gas in my apartment in...

Taming the Nile's serpents.(conflict over water supply)
October 1, 2001... Guzzled by Egypt but generated in Ethiopia, the waters of the Blue Nile have long been a source of sabre-rattling. A new plan might finally put an end to the spectre of a river war Legend has it that at the time of the pharaohs, the people...

South Asia: sharing the giants.(water sharing of Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers)
October 1, 2001... Three of the world's mightiest rivers flow through countries of the Indian subcontinent. Despite strife and war, several landmark agreements have been reached, but fresh disputes are looming Regional cooperation appears difficult to come by...

The Kalahari's underground secrets.(tapping aquifers in Namibia)
October 1, 2001... Namibia almost came to blows with Botswana over plans to divert a river, but the answer may lie just beneath the surface of the driest country south of the Sahara Just nod with a smile and maybe your companion from the Water Affairs...

Negotiating with nature: the next round.(mediating water disputes)
October 1, 2001... MICHELE FERENZ [1] LAWRENCE E. SUSSKIND [2] A step-by-step guide for brokering a deal on the one resource we cannot live without "It seemed absolutely improbable, bordering on the impossible," U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt...

On the tracks of a global vice.(corruption)
October 1, 2001... Corruption may be as old as government, but rapid globalization has given it alarming new dimensions. For the United Nations, the scourge has become a top priority, although so far, the battle is being waged in thick fog Public corruption...

Contemporary art: who calls the shots?(rich countries monopolize art market)
October 1, 2001... Despite the international veneer of the art market, research by French sociologist Alain Quemin shows that a handful of rich countries dominates the scene How has contemporary art been affected by globalization? Contemporary art lovers...

When the media meet as one.(digital convergence)
October 1, 2001... Now the Internet's star has faded, a new buzzword is circulating in the corridors of the world's media. But will "digital convergence" really be able to keep its promise of communication and information anytime, anywhere, in any shape or form?...

All power to the barons?(communications conglomerates)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 1, 2001... Digital technologies may promise a host of new channels and activities, but the stranglehold of big business is set to tighten, says leading media commentator Robert McChesney [*] Do you see digital convergence as a technological process or...

Sotigui Kouyate The wise man of the stage.(African storyteller)(Interview)
October 1, 2001... Despite years away from home and a career spanning many cultures, Malian actor and griot Sotigul Kouyate has not strayed from his foremost mission: to break ignorance of Africa's living traditions and spark encounters across continents You...