Michael van der Valk

Water and culture themes of the World Water Forum in Mexico

April 2006 -

On 22 March of this year, World Water Day was celebrated in Mexico City. The ceremonies took place during the fourth World Water Forum, where for a week under Unesco’s leadership people exchanged ideas about water and cultural diversity.

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World Summit on information fails to rise above vagueness

January 2004 -

To be continued. That seems to be the most important outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva from 10 to 12 December 2003.

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Sharjah Award for Arabian culture presented

October 2003 -

Moroccan author Ben Salem Himmich and Bosnian professor Esad Durakovic were presented with the Unesco Sharjah Award for Arabian Culture.

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