Koichiro Matsuura Assumes Office
Koichiro Matsuura became Director General of UNESCO and oversaw programmes in education heritage and intercultural dialogue.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Koichiro Matsuura Biography and Timeline
Follow Koichiro Matsuura through 4 dated historical records for Japan.
Koichiro Matsuura, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1999–2005Years on this page
1999
2001
Universal Declaration Cultural Diversity
UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity recognising cultural diversity as an important shared human concern.
2003
Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention
UNESCO adopted a convention to safeguard living traditions practices knowledge and cultural expressions.
2005
Cultural Expressions Convention Adopted
UNESCO adopted its convention on protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.