UNESCO Chief to visit Egypt

Irna Bokova - Director-General of UNESCO

Irna Bokova, the UNESCO Director-General is due to arrive in Cairo Egypt on Tuesday. The reason for her trip is top-level meetings to discuss possible cooperation between Egypt and the United Nations.

UNESCO said in a press statement that Bovoka would go over the topics of: Education, culture, science, and development.

During her two day visit, the Director-General will meet with Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi along with several ministers.

Accompanying her will be the President of the UNESCO Executive Board, Mohamed Amr, and Egypt’s ambassador and permanent delegate to UNESCO.

She will launch the #Unite4Heritage campaign in Egypt with the cooperation of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. The campaign’s aim is to mobilize international, regional, and local efforts to preserve threatened heritage. The campaign also looks to stand against biased propaganda campaigns seen on social media networks.

In a statement, it was quoted “The campaign will be launched in the afternoon of Wednesday 13 May 2015 at the Museum of Islamic Art”

The launching of the campaign is planned to have a display of solidarity against vandalism and terrorism. It is expected that many Egyptian Youth and representatives of official and international bodies will participate.

150 Artists Transform Old Tunisian Village into Outdoor Museum

150 street artists from 30 different countries used the old Tunisian village, Erriadh, as their canvas. They transformed the village into an open-air street art museum.

Erriadh is a small village in Tunisia on the Island of Djerba. It’s location is off an old tourist path.

The founder of the French Galerie Itinerrance, Mehdi Ben Cheikh, organized the project under the name Djerbahood. He secured legal authorization from the government and private land wonders before beginning the project. The project was aimed to enrich the culture and bring out its beauty through art.

Different religions have lived in peace in Erriadh for around 2,000 years. “I’m not here to aggravate anyone, but to consolidate this aspect, which I find beautiful, and together with the natural beauty of the village, provides the artists with a unique canvas.” Ben Cheikh told New York Times.

The 150 street artists participated in the massive street art exhibition by displaying their street art pieces on the walls of the village.