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UNESCO Press Release N°2016-145
Paris, 17 November – UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova will designate the Norwegian film director of Punjabi (Pakistani) and Pashtun (Afghan) origin Deeyah Khan a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity. The ceremony will take place on Monday, 21 November at 1:00 pm at UNESCO Headquarters.
Deeyah Khan is being appointed in...
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''It’s very important that we continue to support this musical diversity to build Colombia’s cultural industries hand in hand with the artists, and that we can still count on financial support, so that culture remains an ambassador for Colombia,'' Catalina Garcia from the Colombian music band ‘Monsieur Perine’ said.
''This support - in a country that has been marked by war, where there are...
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Ms Deeyah Khan was appointed as UNESCO’s first ever Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity on Monday 21st November.
The ceremony took place at UNESCO HQ in Paris in the presence of the Director General, Irina Bokova, Ms Laila Bokhari, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of Norway, and Elin Østebø Johansen, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Norway to UNESCO
Ms Khan,...
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Language: English