The work was generally awful, but the concept had some merit: If the Olympics are meant to bring nations together for the sake of universal understanding, perhaps the arts are more appropriate than athletic competition.

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Dr Matsuura has advanced a wide range of programmes including universal basic education, freshwater management and the preservation of living arts and culture.

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The study of arts education in Ukraine was conducted as well with consideration of the ideas and principles of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001) and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005), and designed to preserve and promote cultural diversity for dialogue, social cohesion and sustainable development.

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