2010 PR Awardees.Pdf
UNESCO Bangkok UNESCO Office, Jakarta Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education Science Cluster office to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cluster Office to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste BRIEF INFORMATION 15 OCTOBER 2010 Nineteen products received the UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts in Southeast Asia 2010 Jakarta, 15 October 2010 – The UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts has been granted to 19 artisans from a total 112 entries in the South-East Asian Region. At the occasion of the 25th Trade Expo Indonesia, held in Jakarta from 13 to 17 October, awarding ceremony of UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts 2010 will be organized at the International Jakarta Expo, Hall D2, on 16 October 2010 from 17:00- 20:00. During this ceremony, 19 awarded artisans of the UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts 2010 will be announced. In the presence of the Minister of Trade of The Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Dr Mari Elka Pangestu, Representatives of the Indonesian National Chapter of ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA, Indonesia or INAC), Deputy Chief of Mission of Thailand, Mr Vutti Vuttisant and Head of Culture Unit of the UNESCO Office, Jakarta, Mr. Masanori Nagaoka, the official certificates will be handed over to the awarded artisans during the ceremony. Jointly organized by the INAC and UNESCO Bangkok and Jakarta Offices, this year's programme was supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises, the SMESCO-UKM Gallery, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of National Education, and the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO.
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