In 1954 the decision to build the Aswan High Dam was made. This dam would lead to the creation of a huge artificial lake covering the Upper Nile Valley from Aswan in Egypt to the Dal Cataract in Sudan - a culturally extremely rich area, which has been known as Nubia since antiquity.
In 1959 the Egyptian and the Sudanese Governments requested UNESCO to assist their countries in the protection and rescue of the endangered monuments and sites. In 1960, the Director-General of UNESCO launched an ap more...

'Beirut World Book Capital 2009 has three objectives. Publishers and booksellers are keen on the first objective which deals with the strengthening of the book industry in Lebanon, with special focus on youth literature. Schools, for their part, are rallying around the second objective which aims at promoting reading and the taste for reading. Finally, embassies are interested in the third objective, namely, the adoption of a diversified approach to culture, by inviting writers from their countr more...

'This site endeavours to provide access to national copyright and related rights legislation of UNESCO Member States. The collection currently comprises about 100 laws and is constantly being updated and completed.'
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'Piracy puts cultural industries in jeopardy. UNESCO therefore aims to contribute to the fight against piracy in order to curtail its damaging consequences on the creation and dissemination of cultural goods and services. Its activities in this area are developed largely through innovative public/private partnerships, within the framework of the UNESCO Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity whose main objective is to foster the development of sustainable cultural industries through capacity-buil more...

'This Working Paper highlights contemporary research on the important issue of the link between cultural values and perceptions and management practices. It emphasizes the need for matching new structural arrangements with national and local cultures or subcultures to avoid conflict with ethnic, religious or cultural interests; this requires the attention of central governments in assigning responsibilities and resources.'

'At no time in the modern history of Saudi Arabia have women enjoyed more liberties than they do today. There are now prominent women physicians, professors, journalists, and business owners. In early 2008, the Saudi government responded to pressure from Saudi businesswomen who frequently travel by lifting the ban preventing single women from renting hotel rooms, and they have even talked about lifting the ban against female drivers by the end of the year. Increased freedom has now reached into more...

'On February 9, 2008 the Turkish Parliament voted to amend the constitution, thus permitting women to wear the headscarf when entering the university - another step in the long-running dispute over secularism in Turkey.'

In 2009, Lithuania will mark the millennium of its name, and Vilnius will become the European Capital of Culture. The anniversary and the status granted to Vilnius is significant recognition and unique opportunity to show the world what we are and what is special about us, present ourselves, our achievements, and attract attention. In order to spread the word about our country and its capital, we have prepared the Ambassador Programme, which aims to market Vilnius and Lithuania around the globe. more...

Project of Hungarian Theatre “Krétakör” (“Chalk Circle”). Director: Árpád Schilling. Date: 4-8 September 2009. Venue: “Menų spaustuvė”, Šiltadaržio St. 6, streets of the Old Town of Vilnius. This is a project by the Hungarian Theatre “Krétakör” (“Chalk Circle”) which is one of the most renowned young European theatre groups. The authors perceive the theatre in its existence among audience, analysis of thinking and artistic discoveries. The theme of the project is r more...

Date: 12-16 May, 2009. Venue: Youth Theatre, halls of kindergartens, schools, care homes and hospitals. Promoter: Lithuanian Association of Theatres for Children and Youth, ASITEŽAS.
The Lithuanian Association ASITEŽAS unites theatres creating plays and organising educative events for children and youth. Successfully organised festivals of ASITEŽAS show that there is a demand and high need for them: some children, and youth in particular, from smaller towns have come to the theatre during A more...