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Event - 1995-03-01

Date: 
Wednesday, 1995, March 1
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Hazar Imam was invited to address the full session of the Executive Board of UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris. Hazar Imam was described as a 'leader of leaders' and introduced as the 49th Imam and as a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad. In his speech, Hazar Imam said: 'Private entrepreneurial thinking and good management are becoming the driving forces behind economic development in the Third World.' (click here)

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV


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H.H. The Aga Khan URGES UNESCO TO RE-APPRAISE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES - 1995-03-01

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The Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently invited Mowlana Hazar Imam to address a full session of its Executive Board, which met at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
At the Executive Board's specific request, Hazar Imam's speech was preceded by a 30-minute slide presentation on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) by Guillaume de Spoelberch, Executive Director of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and a member of the Board of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC).

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H.H. The Aga Khan URGES UNESCO TO RE-APPRAISE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES - 1995-03-01

2013-05-China085.JPG

The Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently invited Mowlana Hazar Imam to address a full session of its Executive Board, which met at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
At the Executive Board's specific request, Hazar Imam's speech was preceded by a 30-minute slide presentation on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) by Guillaume de Spoelberch, Executive Director of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and a member of the Board of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC).

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