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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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Address:
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7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352
Paris 07 SP, FRANCE
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E-mail:
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info@unesco.org
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Tel:
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0033 1 45 68 0833
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Fax:
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0033 1 45 68 5631
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HTTP:
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www.unesco.org
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Type:
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UN Agency
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Sector:
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education, science and
culture
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Geography:
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worldwide
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Activities:
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research, research partnerships,
networking, funding, policy development and training
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Budget:
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not available
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Profile:
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The mission
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) during the medium term period 2002-2007 will be to
contribute to peace and human development in an era of globalisation
through education, the sciences, culture and communication,
based on three main strategic thrusts - i) developing universal
principles and norms, based on shared values, ii) promoting
pluralism, and iii) promoting empowerment and participation
in the emerging knowledge society through equitable access,
capacity-building and sharing of knowledge. UNESCO is also guided
by three fundamental principles that are inseperable: universality,
diversity and dignity. UNESCO will therefore strive to be:
a laboratory of ideas, a standard-setter, a clearing house,
a capacity builder in Member States, and a catalyst for international
co-operation . |
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Activities:
Education, culture, communication and information, natural sciences,
social and human sciences, and intersectoral activities. Through
its Reconstruction, Reform and Development of Education Systems
programme (ERD), UNESCO has intensified its efforts to provide
expertise for the elaboration of national educational policies,
strategies and action plans as well as the mobilisation of external
resources for the reconstruction, reform and development of
their education systems. Its mission is to help: i) develop
sustainable sector policies, strategies and programmes within
a long or medium-term timeframe, based on national dialogue
and consensus building; ii) strengthen national capacity to
prepare national educational policies and programmes; iii) strengthen
national capacity in the field of research, planning, design,
construction, management and maintenance of educational buildings
and furniture for all educational levels; and iv) to facilitate
the national co-ordination of the policy dialogue with the Government's
external partners in order to mobilise funding sources within
a sector-wide national programme framework. See the Strategy
2002-2007 plan. |
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Finance:
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No information
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Notes:
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See the UNESCO Medium Term Strategy 2002-2007 for more information |
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13 January, 2009
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