CONTENTS

Message of Greeting by the President of the
Federal Republik of Germany, Horst Köhler
on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the
foundation of UNESCO

Editorial
Dieter Offenhäusser

The United Nations and the Role of National Commissions
Walter Hirche

The German Commission for UNESCO

"UNESCO is not a paper mill anymore"
Interview with Ambassador Hans-Heinrich Wrede

The Genesis of a Convention under International Law
Roland Bernecker

À propos de cinq lieux communs du débat sur la globalisation
Peter Sloterdijk

Learning Sustainability - the UN Decade of Education
for Sustainable Development in Germany
Alexander Leicht

Science, yes - but what kind?
Walter Erdelen / Howard Moore

Installation of a Tsunami Early Warning System
in the Indian Ocean
A Joint Effort by Germany and Indonesia
Lutz Möller

World Heritage in Germany

First "World Heritage Day" in Germany

Memory of the World - a building block for
international civil society
Christine M. Merkel

Sport - fit, fair, peaceful, for ONE WORLD
The 6. International Project Day of the
German UNESCO Associated Schools Project 2006
Karl-Heinz Köhler

UNESCO in the German Press