Second Edition Foreword First Edition Forewod
Introduction
A) Dialogue and consensus in Mission, Governance, Planning
Election as President of the General Conference at its 33rd Session (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 3 October 2005)
Ceremony to Mark the 60th Anniversary of UNESCO in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and His Excellency Mr. Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 5 October 2005)
The Celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of UNESCO in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 16 November 2005)
Special Plenary Meeting of the Executive Board of UNESCO
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 16 April 2007)
Plenary Session of the Executive Board at its 177th Session (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 3 October 2007)
The Visit to UNESCO by His Excellency Dr. Yayi Boni, The President of Benin (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 29 June 2006)
UNESCO Meeting of the Arab National Commissions Concerning the Preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-20013 (34 C/4) and the
Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5) (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 27-31 May 2006)
B) Dialogue and Consensus through ever y Facet of UNESCO’s Programmes
“Learning and talking to One Another: Towards a Leadership of Peace” On the occasion of the International Leadership Conference (Washington DC, United States of America, 15-18 May 2007)
The opening of the Images of the Middle East Cultural Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 August 2006)
The International Conference “Interaction of Cultures and Civilizations: A dialogue or a Conflict?”
(St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 23-24 May 2007)
The Regional Conference to Promote Ethics and Combat Doping in the Sport(Tunis, Tunisia, 11-13 June 2007)
Visit to UNESCO of His Excellency Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo, President of the African Union
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 12 October 2006) A l’occasion de la visite au Siège de l’UNESCO
du Président de la République du Congo
The Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union (Johannesburg, South Africa, 9-10 August 2007)
C) Education through Dialogue
World Conference on Education- A Path to Love UNESCO Under the Patronage of the Holy See
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 9 November 2006)
The Ninth International Forum on Lifelong Integrated Education (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 8 November 2006)
Education For all in the Sultanate of Oman: From Access to Success.(UNESCO Headquarters, 5 December 2006)
The Conference on the Challenges of Literacy in the Arab States Region: Building Partnerships and Promoting Innovative Approaches
(Doha, State of Qatar, 12-14 March 2007)
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the First International Congress of Black Writers and Artists 1956-2006 (UNESCO Headquarters, 19 September 2006)
International Mother Language Day (UNESCO Headquarters, 21 February 2006)
D) Culture as a Basis for Dialogue
World Philosophy Day (Rabat, Morocco, 15 November 2006)
First Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Algiers, Algeria, 18-19 November 2006)
The Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions First Session
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 18-19 June 2007)
International Conference on “Uzbekistan’s Contribution to the Development of Islamic Civilization” and the designation of Tashkent as Capital of Islamic Culture (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 14-15 August 2007)
2550th Birthday of Buddha (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 7 October 2006)
International Women’s Day The Visit of Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson
The President of the Republic of Liberia
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 8 March 2006)
The 30th Session of the World Heritage Committee on Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Vilnius, Lithuania, 8-16 July 2006)
The opening of the Omani Cultural Days; Muscat, Arab Cultural Capital. . (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 6 June 2006)
The First General Assembly of States Parties to the International Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 27 June 2006)
The Opening of the Youth Forum .(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 12-13 October 2007)
Visit of His Excellency Dr. Georgi Parvanov
The President of the Republic of Bulgaria
(Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 16 October 2007)
Valedictory Address at the Inaugural Meeting of the 34th Session of the UNESCO General Conference (Paris, 16 October 2007)
Tribute at the 34th session of the General conference to H.E. Dr Musa bin Jaafar bin Hassan, President of the 33rd General Conferenc (Paris, 2 November 2007)
On the occasion of the award ceremony of Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science
On the occasion of the 19th Session of the MAB International Coordinating Council
On the occasion of the second session of the intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
On the Occasion of the Closing Session of the Executive Board
On the occasion of the reception on the honor of H.E. Ambassador Ahmad Jalali, President of the General Conference in its 31st Session
On the occasion of the Meeting of the Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations at the 177th Session of the Executive Board
on the occasion of his decoration with the rank of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters
Ministry of Culture and Communication,
Paris, 16 March 2011
Distinguished Mr Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication,
Address of Mr. Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication
Decoration Awarding to Dr Musa Bin Jaafar Bin Hassan
(Commander of the order of Arts and Letters)
Paris, 16/03/2016
"Ambassador for peace", Musa bin Jaafar overcome the waffle talk and breaks the dullness of the political speeches
The new book of the Adviser of the Sultanate of Oman to UNESCO
Letter From Aziz al-Haj Haïdar
Impressions