Unesco Quotes

We are absolutely thrilled to be going to the UNESCO Conference in Lisbon. This is one of the highest honors we could imagine: the chance to share the fruits of our labors, our best practices, with colleagues from all over the world. Not to mention that amazing opportunity to interact with people from so many different cultures and thereby better our own understanding of how young people can come of age through so many disparate types of arts education. - Thomas DeCaigny

This convention is actually about trade clearly exceeds the mandate of UNESCO... deeply flawed and fundamentally incompatible with (the agency's) obligation to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image. - Richard Martin

Some of our clients work for the WHO, UNHCR or UNESCO. - Johan Kristantara

Our efforts to get this convention adopted by member states of UNESCO are driven by our unshakeable commitment to protect and promote Canada's rich cultural diversity. - Liza Frulla

Is it going to be considered as an exception within the framework of the WTO, or are people at it going to say, 'Oh, this has been signed at UNESCO, but it does not touch our work.' This question will be at the heart of the battles to come. - David Kessler

I'm chairing a UNESCO committee on how to improve global Internet communications for science; help third-world people get onto the Net so they can be part of the process. - Joshua Lederberg