First was an unwillingness to be snowed by conventional wisdom, technical jargon or the fairy tales of universal knowledge that abound when everything was still mostly talk and potential.
The prize is presented to a living person, institution and active public or private bodies that make a significant contribution to defending, disseminating and embodying the values that were the foundations of Henri La Fountain's life and career in support of universal knowledge, international law and democracy.
Promotion of freedom of expression and universal access to information and knowledge.
Promote freedom of expression and universal access to information and knowledge.
This refers to issues of democracy, communication, public space and communication rights, both of which crystallize in the promotion of freedom of expression and information, such as capacity building for universal access to information and knowledge.
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In this connection, different activities and cultural manifestations implemented by the countries contributed to the wide dissemination and knowledge of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity , which all participants considered the best asset for the promotion of intercultural dialogue.
"Libraries are key actors for ensuring universal access to information and for building knowledge societies", said Abdul Waheed Khan.
"We believe that their contribution is indispensable for realizing UNESCO's concept of knowledge societies which are built on universal access to information and freedom of expression".
Freedom of information is also central in the framework of the World Summit of the Information Society, which has reaffirmed freedom of expression and universal access to information as cornerstones of inclusive knowledge societies.
As other speakers have said we have the knowledge and technology to ensure that the universal human right to water and sanitation recognized by the UN General Assembly last year becomes a reality.
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Through an event on this occasion, UNESCO will present its actions in ensuring universal access to quality education and accessibility to information and knowledge.
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In tribal myths, apparently diverse and arbitrary elements eruptions by lizards and woodpeckers, the significance of black arrows or the artemisia plant were suddenly revealed to have a universal unity at their heart, a quest for objective knowledge and origins as acute as any in the West.
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