Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below the SHS E-news for November 2008.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
SHS e-News 32
November 2008
www.unesco.org/shs/e-news
SHSviews n°22:
Special issue for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Reporting on the implementation of UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Programme, n°22 of the SHSviews magazine has been published in English and in French, and is placed under the banner of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In this issue:
· Human Rights : UNESCO at the forefront
To commemorate 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNESCO has moved to the forefront, organizing throughout the year 2008, a series of events, under the slogan of the United Nations campaign “Dignity and Justice For All of Us”. More… [PDF]
· Interview with Fanie du Toit: “Social justice is about making concrete decisions”
Winner of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation of South Africa figures among those think-tanks which seek to shed light on political decisions in light of social and human sciences. Fanie du Toit, Executive Director of the Institute, answers the questions asked by SHSviews.
More… [PDF]
· Dossier - Social and human sciences within National Commissions for UNESCO: Zoom on Cuba
SHSviews continues on its journey across the world to explore how social and human sciences are understood within National Commissions for UNESCO. After the Philippines , Canada and Malawi , this new issue makes a stopover in Cuba , with which UNESCO enjoys historical convergences. More… [PDF]
Also in SHSviews n°22 [PDF]:
Editorial
· Duty to be vigilant , by Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for social and human sciences
Promoting principles, practices and ethical norms
· Human cloning once again stirs a heated debate at the United Nations
· The role of bioethics committees are discussed in the Russian Federation
· Journalists meet in Armenia to discuss human rights
· Belarus and Israel join forces for ethics teaching
· 3rd meeting of the French-speaking world on bioethics in Quebec
· Meeting in Cairo on the responsibilities of researchers
Contributing to the dialogue of civilizations and cultures
· 2000 NGO representatives in Paris to reaffirm human rights
· Universal Declaration of Human Rights : Article 28 at the forefront in Cartagena
· African Great Lakes: working towards a research centre for women
· Experts’ meeting on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress
· Mobilization against poverty, a denial of human rights
· AIDS: the urgency to act on social inequalities
· Greater Horn Horizon: a question of identity
· World Philosophy Day - New philosophical practices: debates, theatre and jazz at UNESCO
· A question for… Dr Catherine Dolto
· 2nd Philosophical Asia/Arab States Dialogue on the role of philosophy in war and peace
Directing research for action in the service of populations
· A Forum of Ministers of ECOWAS for the people
· 1st Forum of Ministers for Social Development in East Africa
· Private sector’s social responsibility is on the agenda in Arab States
· MOST Maghreb online
· UNESCO participates in the 4th World Urban Forum
· Debate in Quito on coexistence and urban chaos
· Working Towards a UNESCO 5-year Action Plan for Youth in Africa
· Juan Guerra promises to combat youth violence
· Burundi: Making peace for and with young people
· Designation of 3 UNESCO Champions for Sport
· Anti-doping: regional conference in South Africa
· International congress in Jamaica on sport for peace and development
Publications
· Bioethics and human rights : the publication of the reports of the International Bioethics Committee
· A global reference for teaching bioethics
· How should we talk about migration? A UNESCO handbook
Readers’ forum
· “Re-thinking” together rights and power , by Giovanni Puglisi, President of the Italian Commission to UNESCO and the Foundation Banco di Sicilia
Back cover
· The calendar of SHS activities for November and December 2008
Other events related to the UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences programme in November 2008 :
· 3-6 November: 4th session of the UN-HABITAT forum. Nanjing , China .
· 6 November: Presentation of the project’s recommendations “Youth Voices against racism » at the European Parliament, Brussels , Belgium .
· 10-11 November: Conference on Women’s political participation in the Caucasus . Derbent , Russian Federation .
· 12 November: Press conference for the 100th ratification of the international convention against doping in sport. Paris , France .
· 12-14 November: 2nd Arab States Forum of ministers of social development. Amman , Jordan .
· 12-14 November: COMEST extraordinary session. Paris , France .
· 13-14 November: International colloquium: “Market (s), Society(ies), the history and the future of humanity”. Paris , France .
· 14-15 November: Symposium on “Olympe de Gouges: A 21st century woman”. Paris , France .
· 17-21 November: Ethics teaching training course. Minsk , Belarus .
· 17-19 November: 2nd Annual Conference of Latin-America and Caribbean Coalition of Cities against Racism. Sao Paulo , Brazil .
· 18-25 November: 3rd World green festival on traditional wrestling sports. Lomé , Togo .
· 19-20 November: 8th Colloquium on the new philosophical practices, in the framework of the celebration of the World Philosophy Day. Paris , France .
· 20-21 November: Symposium “The Unconscious - The Right - The Knowledge”, in the framework of the celebration of World Philosophy Day. Paris , France .
· 20-21 November: International event in Italy in the framework of World Philosophy Day. Palermo , Italy .
· 21 November: “The image of the other in European and Arab textbooks”. Braunschweig , Germany .
· 23-24 November: Expert meeting on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. Galway , Ireland .
· 25 November: Workshop on “The international conventions on the elimination of all forms of violence against women and the extent of their impact on Qatari national legislation”. Doha , Qatar .
· 25-27 November: Soccerex Convention. Gauteng , South Africa .
· 25-28 November: 48th Session of the International Conference on Education (ICE) “Inclusive education: the way of the future”. Geneva , Switzerland .
· 25 November-10 December: Mongolian international campaign on raising public awareness on activities against gender based violence. Mongolia .
· 26-29 November: 1st Sub-regional conference of the African Coalition of Cities against racism and discrimination. Durban , South Africa .
· 27-28 November: Regional conference on the International Convention against Doping in Sport . Cape Town , South Africa .
For more detailed information: www.unesco.org/shs/agenda .