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1st Anniversary of the inscription of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives on the Memory of the World International Register - Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 9 August 2010. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30560&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Climate Change Awareness Policy for Public Broadcasting - Johannesburg, South Africa, 2-6 August 2010. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30546&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO contributes to the fifth Internet Governance Forum The 5th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 14 to 17 September 2010. UNESCO will provide various spaces for inclusive discussion on the Organization’s key contribution to the Internet Governance debate. ev.php?URL_ID=30701&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201 More text Greenstone experiences in Latin America and Caribbean 29-07-2010 (UNESCO) Montevideo UNESCO's Office in Montevideo releases a book on the use of Greenstone, open source digital library software, in Latin America. Entitled Greenstone: Un software libre de código abierto para la construcción de bibliotecas digitales. Experiencias en América Latina y el Caribe, the publication explains the multiple applications of Greenstone in the region and the work of national Greenstone’s centres. UNESCO's Office in Montevideo releases a book on the use of Greenstone, open source digital library software, in Latin America. More UNESCO supports training for women journalists in Haiti 29-07-2010 (UNESCO) Port-au-Prince UNESCO supported the Haitian women’s media association REFRAKA in organizing training for women journalists from different regions of the country. The three-day workshop focused on the production of reports and shows, interviewing techniques and editing. UNESCO believes that increasing the capacity of women journalists can have a positive impact on the gender situation in Haiti. UNESCO believes that increasing the capacity of women journalists can have a positive impact on the gender situation in Haiti. More UNESCO supported AMARC workshop for African community radios 28-07-2010 (UNESCO) Windhoek “Community Radios in African Human Development: Strengthening Networks, Empowering Women and Improving Content” was the title of the workshop that took place last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event was organized by the AMARC Africa Bureau and funded by UNESCO’s Windhoek Office. A workshop in Johannesburg last week examined the role of community radios in covering human development issues in Africa. More Director-General of UNESCO deplores death of Indian journalist Vijay Pratap Singh 27-07-2010 (UNESCO Press Release No. 2010–83) Paris The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today deplored the death of Vijay Pratap Singh, senior reporter for the Indian Express, who succumbed on 20 July to injuries sustained in a bomb attack on a local politician in Allahabad city, Northern India, on 12 July. Vijay Pratap Singh succumbed to injuries sustained in a bomb attack on a local politician in Allahabad city, Northern India, on 12 July. More UNESCO’s comic book on freedom of expression disseminated in Ecuador 27-07-2010 (UNESCO) Quito Ecuadorian newspapers El Universo, El Comercio and La Hora are disseminating UNESCO’s comic book, illustrating the main principles and concepts of freedom of expression and press freedom, across the country. Ecuadorian newspapers El Universo, El Comercio and La Hora are disseminating UNESCO’s comic book Libertad de expression across the country. More