In a partnership with the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) based in Berne (Switzerland), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), UNESCO is selecting biosphere reserve sites from each of the major mountainous regions of the world as the focus for this new global climate change monitoring programme.

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As the debate on the Programme for Government attests, this is the core of government effort - not just in itself but also with an eye to the referendum.

BBC: Shaking it up

The hitches continued last week when six performances of Ligeti's opera Le Grand Macabre scheduled for this month were cancelled as it was found the venue's opening programme was too crowded, and some of the new equipment was not working properly.

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As I said on the Today programme this morning, the short-term implications for the rest of eurozone are clearly much less serious.

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Mr Salmond accepts that point - but points to initiatives such as the programme to provide training or education for every 16 to 19-year-old, being confirmed this afternoon by the Education Secretary Michael Russell.

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As I said on the Today programme this morning, more interesting were the ambitious proposals in the longer staff report for finally putting market concerns to rest.

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In the opening, Joe Kreidi UNESCO Beirut Culture Programme Officer, gave welcome remarks and emphasized the importance of this training for museum professionals, as it is necessary to bring out the best in scenography and exhibitions and to better communicate with the public.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BEIRUT