Thursday, November 06, 2014

Annual Meeting of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

The meeting with be held in the Loy Henderson Conference room at the Department of State on 

Friday, December 5, 2014 from 9:30am to 4:30pm

with a break for lunch at 12pm.  The meeting is open to the public so please feel free to share with interested parties. Anyone planning on attending must RSVP’s to dcunesco@state.gov in order to facilitate entry into the building.


U.S. Ambassador Crystal Nix-Hines is scheduled to speak with the Commission and discuss U.S. engagement with UNESCO along with her priorities.

State Department UNESCO watchers also look forward to discussing UNESCO programs and partnerships continuing to grow in the U.S. such as World Heritage, Creative Cities, the University/UNITWIN Chair Program and the Category II Centers.  

We all are looking forward to the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO and how to best participate as a community. http://en.unesco.org/70years#view-display-id-section4

University World Heritage Programs


UNESCO's World Heritage Center identifies several universities offering World Heritage programs:

Africa
  • Cameroon: Ecole de faune de Garoua/Garoua Wildlife School
  • United Republic of Tanzania: Mweka College of African Wildlife Management
Asia and the Pacific
  • Japan: Tsukuba University
  • Australia: Deakin University (Melbourne)
Europe and North America
The University of California, Merced also has a World Heritage Program

Some additional sites were listed in my post in 2013.