Mission Statement
The AUB-UNESCO Club believes in building human relations in terms of social, cultural, and educational activities rather than political ones. We work upon initiating a better understanding and a wider respect of the other both culturally and educationally. Because we believe that dialogue is essential in creating common ground, lectures and debates are primary to our activities. On the other hand, social interaction is best fulfilled by practical action which is characterized by field visits. Members of the UNESCO club will be socially aware individuals, will gain skills in conflict resolution, and most importantly will be open to the outside world through the different conferences/workshops we get to attend.
Cabinet 2009-2010
President- Bassel Mansour
Vice President- Nathalie Chamaa
Secretary- Esraa Al-Muftah
Treasurer- Tariq Buhlaigah
Public Relations- Loulwa Kalache
Member at Large- Rasha Salem
News & Updates
November 2009: UNESCO Club at AUB Nominates Maria Hasrouny as their candidate for the Connecting Cultures Journey to be held in Oman
Maria Hasrouny, a Senior Economics student at AUB and a long-time UNESCO member, was nominated by the UNESCO Cabinet at AUB in order to represent Lebanon at a five day journey to be held in Oman. 18 girls from around the world will come together for this journey. They will be spending 3 days in the desert; camping, hiking, and connecting cultures.
October 2009: Prime Minister of Bahrain and President of Seychelles plead for education and respect for diversity at UNESCO
Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and James Alix Michel, President of the Republic of Seychelles, spoke of their commitment to the ideals of UNESCO, notably regarding education and cultural diversity, during a visit to the Organization and its General Conference.
September 2009: UNESCO Club at AUB helps out underpriviledged groups during the month of Ramadan
During the month of Ramadan, the UNESCO Club at AUB volunteered at Khiam El-Kheir in order to help provide food for underpriviledged groups around Beirut. Every day, families and singles from all around Beirut came for iftar at Khiam El-Kheir, Verdun, where free food was served to everyone. UNESCO members helped set up, serve food, and clean up on a daily basis. The event was organized by Cedars for Care, an NGO in Lebanon.
May 2009: Tango on UNESCO World Heritage List
Tango was declared part of the world's cultural heritage by the United Nations. The 24 members of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage granted the tango dance and its music protected cultural status at its meeting in Abu Dhabi.
April 2009: Lebanon Represented at the UNESCO World Conference on Education Sustainable Development (ESD) held in Bonn, Germany
Claudia Matta (Lebanon) was one of the 25 “young voices” chosen out of 550 candidates from the five world regions to represent youth at the conference. Matta was the Secretary for the UNESCO Club at AUB for the year 2008-2009.