  UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men
For, if peace is to exist, it must first of all be desired by the women and the men of the whole world. But before that idea takes shape in the minds of each one of us, a long road remains to be traveled.
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010: Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild
 In response to new priorities, the organizing theme for the 40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2010 is a call to action, "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild". Driving the rethink at the 40th Annual Meeting will be the Network of Global Agenda Councils comprised of over 1,000 experts active in over 70 Councils created to advance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the world. Redesign discussions in Davos will leverage the ongoing work of the Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative (GRI), an unprecedented multistakeholder dialogue focusing on adapting structures and systems of international cooperation to the challenges of the 21st century.
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Japan-China Trade in 2009 Declines for the First Time in 11 years
Feb 16, 2010 — According to a report released today by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan’s total trade with China (imports and exports combined) fell 12.8% year-on-year to US$232.2 billion in 2009, marking the first decline in eleven years.
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Trade Is Key to Africa’s Economic Growth
July 23, 2009 — Recently, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for African Affairs Florie Liser sat down with America.gov writer Charles Corey to talk about how trade is helping countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Read the article below.
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Demand for military clothing rises as a result of increased risk of terrorism
The demand for military clothing, body armour and other military equipment has risen sharply, according to a recent report published in Performance Apparel Markets by Textiles Intelligence.
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China loses its competitive edge in clothing
China is losing its competitive edge in textiles and clothing, according to a report by Textiles Intelligence. In the first quarter of 2008 alone, US apparel imports from China declined by nearly 10% compared with the corresponding period of 2007, reaching US$4.43 billion. In terms of China's currency, the renminbi, the fall was an even greater 17%.
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ABIT – Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association
'Brazilian Beach Fashion'
Innovative and distinct Design conquers the World
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Francal Fairs
'The Brazilian Footwear Industry'
In the last five decades, Brazil has performed a relevant roll in the Footwear History. The largest country in Latin America is one of the most outstanding manufacturers of leather articles, holding the third position in the ranking of the largest world producers, and having as well important participation in the share of women’s shoes that ally quality to accessible prices. The shipments abroad have been growing yearly, to over a hundred countries.
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UNWTO - World Tourism Day 2009
Sep 27, 2009, Accra, Ghana
World Tourism Day, celebrated annually on 27 September, will be taking place this year in Accra, Ghana. As part of the official celebrations UNWTO will collaborate with the host country to organize a Think Tank around the 2009 theme ‘Tourism: Celebrating Diversity’. |
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World Congress on Organic Cotton
Sep 21-25, 2009, Interlaken, Switzerland
On the occasion of the UN Year of Natural Fibres 2009, Helvetas, in collaboration with Organic Exchange, International Trade Centre (ITC), Institute for Market Ecology (IMO) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), organises an international conference on the subject of organic and fair trade cotton. |
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Soundview Executive Book Summaries
Soundview Executive Book Summaries summarizes and reviews business books in print, audio, online & PDA formats. Subscribers receive monthly summaries on subjects like leadership, business management, sales, marketing, customer service, negotiation, business communications, and leadership skills.
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