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Musician Daniel Barenboim playing the piano with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in July. (Dan Keinan) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 10:14 21/09/2007 UN chief names Israeli musician Daniel Barenboim peace envoy By The Associated Press Tags: messenger of peace  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim, alongside a Jordanian princess, a Brazilian writer and a Japanese-American violinist, as UN peace envoys. The new Messengers of Peace - Barenboim, equestrian expert Princess Haya, author Paulo Coelho, and violinist Midori Goto - will be honored at a ceremony on Friday, the International Day of Peace. They will join four other messengers of peace, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust scholar Elie Wiesel, actor Michael Douglas, primate expert Jane Goodall, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was a messenger of peace for nearly a decade before his death on Sept. 6. Advertisement Barenboim, a world renowned conductor and pianist who was born in Argentina and is an Israeli citizen, co-founded an orchestra that brings young musicians from Israel and Arab countries together. He recently initiated a music education project in the Palestinian territories. Princess Haya, a daughter of Jordan's late King Hussein, is married to the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. She has promoted health, education and sports programs for Arab and Muslim youths. She was the first Arab woman to compete in equestrian events at the Olympics and is currently president of the International Equestrian Federation and a member of the International Olympic Committee. Coelho, a political activist and acclaimed author of The Alchemist whose works have been translated into more than 65 languages, founded an institute with his wife to help underprivileged members of Brazilian society. He has promoted multiculturalism as a special counselor for the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Goto, who made her debut at the age of 11 over 25 years ago, has worked with young violinists in master classes all over the world and founded a nonprofit organization in New York to bring music education programs to thousands of underprivileged children every year. In their new roles, the four UN envoys will be championing the world body's most important task - promoting peace. Bookmark to del.icio.us No rights The gov't won't grant rights to Palestinians west of fence, according to a report. Right to a child The Welfare Min. is launching a policy that would allow single-sex families to adopt.   1.   On Barenboim 08:26  |  Walid 21/09/07   2.   Depends on what you mean by "peace"... 09:24  |  Gary 21/09/07   3.   daniel b 09:36  |  gideon 21/09/07   4.   Daniel Barenboim peace envoy 10:02  |  Derek 21/09/07   5.   Gary 11:05  |  A.M. 21/09/07   6.   Derek 11:12  |  A.M. 21/09/07   7.   Barenboim has a voice and uses it 11:15  |  sh 21/09/07   8.   #4, too bad you feel sick 11:33  |  Fauna 21/09/07   9.   All these personalities are fine people in their own right,but 11:50  |  lakshmi 21/09/07   10.   Daniel Barenboim 12:02  |  Labhras 21/09/07   11.   #4 Derek 12:04  |  Labhras 21/09/07   12.   Lakshmi 12:45  |  Walid 21/09/07   13.   To #9 13:04  |  David 21/09/07   14.   To #9 13:07  |  David 21/09/07   15.   Barenboim carries ... 14:00  |  Leandro 21/09/07   16.   #14 David 14:29  |  Labhras 21/09/07   17.   Fauna & Latka 14:47  |  Derek 21/09/07   18.   #9 Lakshmi: No Moslems on the roster?Do You think 15:00  |  Haham me Bat yam 21/09/07   19.   #16 15:36  |  David 21/09/07   20.   Barenboim - his side not exactly with Israel. 16:00  |  Chick 21/09/07   21.   A Traitor: Despicable. Typical UN 16:38  |  Semsem 21/09/07   22.   #1 Peace Yes but Barenboim crosses the line 16:40  |  Laila 21/09/07   23.   Walid Post#12 - Don`t Forget Stef Wertheimer 16:47  |  Double Click 21/09/07   24.   Chick, Barenboim was right. You don`t interview Eli Wiesel in a 17:13  |  Raul 21/09/07   25.   WHAT HAS HE DONE 19:16  |  TOBIA 21/09/07   26.   12Walid&18Haham,the point I was making was that while these 20:25  |  lakshmi 21/09/07   27.   20 Chick,here`s an interesting story,the othe side of the coin, 20:30  |  lakshmi 21/09/07   28.   Richard Wagner and Edward Said 23:33  |  Jake 21/09/07   29.   A most deserving choice by the UN 19:46  |  europamedical 17/12/07

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