Posted on 12/16/2005 7:28:42 AM PST by Roamin53
UNESCO bestows 2006 José Martí International Award on President Chávez
PARIS, Dec. 14—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías is the recipient of UNESCO 2005 José Martí International Award, granted by a jury made up of outstanding international individuals, according to an announcement issued today by that organization in this capital.
The José Martí Award was created in 1994 by the UNESCO Executive Council in tribute to Cuba’s national hero and founding father of its independence. According to its guidelines, it is “aimed at promoting and rewarding a particularly meritorious activity that, according to the ideals and spirit of José Martí and embodying the vocation of sovereignty and independence struggle of a nation, has contributed anywhere in the world to the unity and integration of the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean, and to the preservation of the region’s identity, cultural traditions and historical values.”
This is the fourth time that UNESCO has bestowed this international award, which was previously granted to Dominican historian Celsa Albert Bautista (1995); Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín (1999) and Mexican sociologist Pablo González Casanova (2003).
According to the announcement, President Chávez’s candidacy for such an important prize and recognition was backed by several Latin American governments, and approved unanimously by the members of the prestigious international jury that decided to grant it to him.
and approved unanimously by the members of the prestigious international jury that decided to grant it to him
Snort.
Gee, wonder who they are?
Exactly.
I truly question (the motives and intelligence) of any organization that would name an award after Jose Marti.
I truly question (the motives and intelligence) of any organization that would name an award after Jose Marti.
I question the Motives and intent of the entire UN.
Do we need any further proof that the UN is communist?
I can't find this award on UNESCO's web site, or any info about the jurors.
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15177&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
It is there under "culture"
It is sponsored and financed by Fidel...but awarded by UNESCO
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