Irina Bokova

UNESCO: Libya's Cultural Sites In 'Serious Danger'

Posted 10.26.2011

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The current political and social upheaval in Libya has brought worries the destruction of its cultural property. Libya has five UNESCO World Heritage ...

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Director Claude Lanzmann Speaks About the Making of Shoah

Karin Badt | Posted 06.12.2011

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Karin Badt

"No one survives an extermination camp. These two are miracles. They are ghosts. Notice that they never speak in terms of 'I' but in terms of 'we'. They are spokespeople for the dead. They are martyrs, heroes, saints."

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Egypt at the U.N. -- Shhh in the Security Council, General Assembly

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evelyn Leopold

With Egypt arguably the biggest story in the world, the main bodies of the United Nations have been as silent as they were on Tunisia last month -- or on Yemen or Jordan.

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Farouk Hosny: UNESCO Loss Due To Jewish Conspiracy "Cooked Up In New York"

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Egypt's culture minister on Wednesday blamed a conspiracy "cooked up in New York" by the world's Jews for keeping him from becoming the ...

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Irina Bokova Wins UNESCO Race

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the U.N.'s agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial ...

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