The fire started around 2 a.m. after the acoustic insulation in the Kiss nightclub caught fire, said Silva, the regional coordinator of civil defense.

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Sanny Jegillos, program coordinator for the UNDP's regional center in Bangkok, rates the Indian Ocean early tsunami warning systems as superior to those of the Pacific in terms of earthquake monitoring and detection.

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"Across Sub Saharan Africa, there is a general awareness that the last decade has witnessed unprecedented progress in the development of education, " says Zulmira Rodrigues, Education Coordinator for Africa in UNESCO's Regional Office in Dakar.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Are also invited to participate in the event representatives from other European countries, European and international organizations, in particular the UN Resident Coordinator, the European Commission, the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) for South East Europe.

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The data collection system employs a bottom-up format, in which the facilitators report to the coordinator of their municipality who reports to the regional supervisor.

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Making reference to the presence of the UN in Cuba for many years, the UN Resident Coordinator underlined the importance of the work of the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in the country.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

All participants attending the workshop received participation certificates signed by Yolanda Valle-Neff, Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Zineb Touimi-Benjelloun, UN Resident Coordinator in Albania, and Lisa Fredriksson, Counsellor, Head of development Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden in Albania.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE

Helen Clark, who will have meetings in Ankara, Istanbul, and Kars during her visit, will be accompanied by the Director of the Regional Bureau of UNDP for Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, Ms. Kori Udovicki, and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Turkey, Mr. Shahid Najam.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE