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{{Infobox UN| name = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization| image = Flag of UNESCO.svg| caption = Flag of the United Nations#Derived flags| type = Specialized Agency| acronyms = UNESCO| head = Director General of UNESCO
Koïchiro Matsuura | status = Active| established = 1945| website = www.unesco.org| parent =| subsidiaries =| commons = UNESCO| footnotes =-->UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental Freedom (political) proclaimed in the United Nations Charter.

UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is based in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices covering three or more countries; there are also national and regional offices. UNESCO pursues its action through five major programmes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. Projects sponsored by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programmes; international science programmes; the promotion of independent News media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural diversity; international cooperation agreements to secure the world Cultural heritage and natural heritage and to preserve human rights; and attempts to bridge the world-wide digital divide.

Structure

Three bodies are responsible for policy-making, governance, and day-to-day administration at UNESCO:

The General Conference is a gathering of the organization's member states and associate members, at which each state has one vote. Meeting every two years, it sets general policies and defines programme lines for the organization.

The Executive Board's 58 members are elected by the General Conference for staggered four-year terms. The Executive Board prepares the sessions of the General Conference and ensures that its instructions are carried out. It also discharges other specific mandates assigned to it by the General Conference.

The Secretariat consists of the Director-General and his staff and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organization. The Director-General, who serves as the public face of UNESCO, is elected for a (renewable) four-year term by the General Conference. The staff currently numbers some 2100, of whom some two-thirds are based in Paris, with the remaining third spread around the world in UNESCO's 58 field offices. The Secretariat is divided into various administrative offices and five programme sectors that reflect the organization's major areas of focus.

Controversy and reform UNESCO has been at the centre of controversy, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the former USSR. During the 1970s and 1980s, UNESCO's support for a "New World Information and Communication Order" and its MacBride report calling for democratization of the media and a more egalitarian access to information was condemned in these countries as attempts to destroy the freedom of the press. UNESCO was perceived by some as a platform for communist and Third World countries to attack the Western world, a stark contrast to accusations made by the former USSR in the late 40s and early 50s. In 1984, the United States withheld its contributions and withdrew from the organization in protest, followed by the United Kingdom in 1985 and Singapore in 1986. Following the change in government in 1997, the UK rejoined; the United States rejoined in 2003. As of 8th October 2007, Singapore has rejoined this organisation. During the intervening period, considerable reforms have been implemented in UNESCO.These included the following measures: the number of divisions in UNESCO was cut in half, allowing a corresponding halving of the number of Directors — from 200 to under 100, out of a total staff of approximately 2,000 worldwide. At the same time, the number of field units was cut from a peak of 79 in 1999 to 52 today. Parallel management structures, including 35 Cabinet-level special advisor positions, were abolished. Between 1999 and 2003, 209 negotiated staff departures and buy-outs took place, causing the inherited $10 million staff cost deficit to disappear. The staff pyramid, which was the most top-heavy in the UN system, was cut back as the number of high-level posts was halved and the “inflation” of posts was reversed through the down-grading of many positions. Open competitive recruitment, results-based appraisal of staff, training of all managers and field rotation were instituted, as well as SISTER and SAP systems for transparency in results-based programming and budgeting. In addition, the Internal Oversight Service (IOS) was established in 2001 to improve organizational performance by including the lessons learned from programme evaluations into the overall reform process. In reality though, IOS's main tasks involve auditing rather than programme oversight; it regularly carries out audits of UNESCO offices that essentially look into administrative and procedural compliance, but do not assess the relevance and usefulness of the activities and projects that are carried out.

Programming coherence and relevance remains a challenge at UNESCO. One of the main reasons for this is that activities and projects can be identified and supervised by various services within the organization (divisions and sections based at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, UNESCO regional and cluster field offices and international institutes) with insufficient coordination between them.

Activities UNESCO deploys its action in the fields of Education, Natural Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information.







Prizes, awards and medals UNESCO awards several prizes in science, culture and peace, such as:

Postage Stamps Various countries have issued postage stamps commemorating UNESCO. The organization's seal and its headquarters building have been common themes. In 1955 the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued its first ones honoring the organization.

While UNESCO has never separately issued stamps valid for postage, from 1951 to 1966 it issued a series of 41 "gift stamps" to raise money for its activities. Designed by artists in various countries, they were sold at a desk by the UNPA counter located in the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City. No longer available at the UN, most of these Cinderella stamps can be purchased at low cost from specialty stamp dealers.

Directors General
  • Julian Huxley, (1946–1948)
  • Jaime Torres Bodet, (1948–1952)
  • John Wilkinson Taylor (educator), (acting (law) 1952–1953)
  • Luther Evans, (1953–1958)
  • Vittorino Veronese, (1958–1961)
  • René Maheu, (1961–1974; acting (law) 1961)
  • Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, (1974–1987)
  • Federico Mayor Zaragoza, (1987–1999)
  • Koïchiro Matsuura, (1999–present)
    • Locations UNESCO has offices in many locations across the globe; its headquarters are located in Paris, France. References

    External links

    {{Infobox UN| name = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization| image = Flag of UNESCO.svg| caption = Flag of the United Nations#Derived flags| type = Specialized Agency| acronyms = UNESCO| head = Director General of UNESCO
    Koïchiro Matsuura | status = Active| established = 1945| website = www.unesco.org| parent =| subsidiaries =| commons = UNESCO| footnotes =-->UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental Freedom (political) proclaimed in the United Nations Charter.

    UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is based in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices covering three or more countries; there are also national and regional offices. UNESCO pursues its action through five major programmes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. Projects sponsored by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programmes; international science programmes; the promotion of independent News media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural diversity; international cooperation agreements to secure the world Cultural heritage and natural heritage and to preserve human rights; and attempts to bridge the world-wide digital divide.

    Structure

    Three bodies are responsible for policy-making, governance, and day-to-day administration at UNESCO:

    The General Conference is a gathering of the organization's member states and associate members, at which each state has one vote. Meeting every two years, it sets general policies and defines programme lines for the organization.

    The Executive Board's 58 members are elected by the General Conference for staggered four-year terms. The Executive Board prepares the sessions of the General Conference and ensures that its instructions are carried out. It also discharges other specific mandates assigned to it by the General Conference.

    The Secretariat consists of the Director-General and his staff and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organization. The Director-General, who serves as the public face of UNESCO, is elected for a (renewable) four-year term by the General Conference. The staff currently numbers some 2100, of whom some two-thirds are based in Paris, with the remaining third spread around the world in UNESCO's 58 field offices. The Secretariat is divided into various administrative offices and five programme sectors that reflect the organization's major areas of focus.

    Controversy and reform UNESCO has been at the centre of controversy, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the former USSR. During the 1970s and 1980s, UNESCO's support for a "New World Information and Communication Order" and its MacBride report calling for democratization of the media and a more egalitarian access to information was condemned in these countries as attempts to destroy the freedom of the press. UNESCO was perceived by some as a platform for communist and Third World countries to attack the Western world, a stark contrast to accusations made by the former USSR in the late 40s and early 50s. In 1984, the United States withheld its contributions and withdrew from the organization in protest, followed by the United Kingdom in 1985 and Singapore in 1986. Following the change in government in 1997, the UK rejoined; the United States rejoined in 2003. As of 8th October 2007, Singapore has rejoined this organisation. During the intervening period, considerable reforms have been implemented in UNESCO.These included the following measures: the number of divisions in UNESCO was cut in half, allowing a corresponding halving of the number of Directors — from 200 to under 100, out of a total staff of approximately 2,000 worldwide. At the same time, the number of field units was cut from a peak of 79 in 1999 to 52 today. Parallel management structures, including 35 Cabinet-level special advisor positions, were abolished. Between 1999 and 2003, 209 negotiated staff departures and buy-outs took place, causing the inherited $10 million staff cost deficit to disappear. The staff pyramid, which was the most top-heavy in the UN system, was cut back as the number of high-level posts was halved and the “inflation” of posts was reversed through the down-grading of many positions. Open competitive recruitment, results-based appraisal of staff, training of all managers and field rotation were instituted, as well as SISTER and SAP systems for transparency in results-based programming and budgeting. In addition, the Internal Oversight Service (IOS) was established in 2001 to improve organizational performance by including the lessons learned from programme evaluations into the overall reform process. In reality though, IOS's main tasks involve auditing rather than programme oversight; it regularly carries out audits of UNESCO offices that essentially look into administrative and procedural compliance, but do not assess the relevance and usefulness of the activities and projects that are carried out.

    Programming coherence and relevance remains a challenge at UNESCO. One of the main reasons for this is that activities and projects can be identified and supervised by various services within the organization (divisions and sections based at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, UNESCO regional and cluster field offices and international institutes) with insufficient coordination between them.

    Activities UNESCO deploys its action in the fields of Education, Natural Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information.







    Prizes, awards and medals UNESCO awards several prizes in science, culture and peace, such as:

    Postage Stamps Various countries have issued postage stamps commemorating UNESCO. The organization's seal and its headquarters building have been common themes. In 1955 the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued its first ones honoring the organization.

    While UNESCO has never separately issued stamps valid for postage, from 1951 to 1966 it issued a series of 41 "gift stamps" to raise money for its activities. Designed by artists in various countries, they were sold at a desk by the UNPA counter located in the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City. No longer available at the UN, most of these Cinderella stamps can be purchased at low cost from specialty stamp dealers.

    Directors General
  • Julian Huxley, (1946–1948)
  • Jaime Torres Bodet, (1948–1952)
  • John Wilkinson Taylor (educator), (acting (law) 1952–1953)
  • Luther Evans, (1953–1958)
  • Vittorino Veronese, (1958–1961)
  • René Maheu, (1961–1974; acting (law) 1961)
  • Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, (1974–1987)
  • Federico Mayor Zaragoza, (1987–1999)
  • Koïchiro Matsuura, (1999–present)
    • Locations UNESCO has offices in many locations across the globe; its headquarters are located in Paris, France. References

    External links



    The UK National Commission for UNESCO
    The United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO is the focal point in the UK for UNESCO-related policies and activities. As an independent body, the Commission is the principle ...

    The UK National Commission for UNESCO
    10 YEARS OF ACTION. FOR WOMEN. FOR SCIENCE. The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme has been promoting women in scientific research on a global scale since 1998.

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official Site
    Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language ...

    World Heritage Centre - World Heritage
    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage ...

    UNESCO, People Biodiversity and Ecology
    Newsletters from all over the world on activities of biosphere reserves This section features numerous newsletters and articles from biosphere reserves ...

    UNESCO Water, sustainable development and conservation of freshwater ...
    Database access and worldwide news and information on fresh water topics, including scientific policies, programmes, forums, events, photos and links.

    Welcome to the University of Ulster - UNESCO Centre
    UNESCO Centre's International Development Programme and CONCERN Worldwide invite you to a public lecture on: 'Africa 2005: Where are we at the end of 2007?' more...

    unesdoc.unesco.org

    UNESCO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945.

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    Vacant posts: UNESCO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of ...

     

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