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World Heritage Committee, Brasilia, Brazil
23 September. From 25 July - 3 August, the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, participated in the 34th Session of the World Heritage Committee held in Brasilia. The Committee was chaired by H.E. Mr João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, Brazil’s Minister of Culture.
During the plenary session, presentations were given on the AFRICA 2009, ATHAR, CollAsia 2010, and LATAM programmes in order to inform delegations of ICCROM's activities in these areas.
On the occasion of the World Heritage Committee, a special ceremony was held for the signing of an agreement by Mr Bouchenaki and the Director-General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Ms Julia Marton-Lefèvre, to collaborate on training and capacity building in support of the World Heritage Convention. Also in attendance was H. E. Mr Rodolphe Imhoof, Ambassador and permanent delegate of the Swiss Confederation to UNESCO. ICCROM and IUCN are both Advisory bodies to the World Heritage Convention for cultural and natural heritage, respectively.
Representing ICCROM were: Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General; Joe King, Sites Unit Director; and Gamini Wijesuriya, Project Manager; as well as Council Members: Donatius M.K. Kamamba, Tanzania; Blanca Niño Norton, Guatemala; Grellan Rourke, Ireland; Luiz Souza, Brazil; and Abdolrasool Vatandoust, Iran.
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Santander, Spain
23 September. From 13 to 16 July, the Director General participated in a Forum organized by the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) on Evaluación y involución de las políticas de Patrimonio.
He was invited by the president of the Forum, Mr Jose María Ballester, former head of the Cultural Heritage Department of the Council of Europe, to deliver a keynote speech on the role of international organizations. |
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Rome, Italy
27 September. On 12 July 2010 the Director-General signed a Cultural Co-operation Framework Agreement with the Rector of the University of Roma Tre, Prof Guido Fabiani. This agreement will give both Institutions new possibilities in the university training of professionals in conservation, restoration, and the management of cultural heritage.
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