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UNESCO

UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

http://www.unesco.org

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and JCI have had formal working relations since the 1994 World Congress in Kobe. JCI contributes to achieve UNESCO's goal of promoting cooperation among its 196 Member States and Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.

Relations between UNESCO and NGOs are essentially intellectual and moral. They take different forms:

a) Exchange of information and documentation on questions of common interest. Consultations on draft programs;

b) Participation in sessions of the General Conference, in certain UNESCO meetings and in periodic International Conferences of Non-Governmental Organizations (organized by NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee);

c) Different forms of moral support, on the basis of express request and authorization; and,

d) Consultancies and participation of program specialists, experts or lecturers in events of interest to UNESCO.

However, cooperation with UNESCO can also have financial and material aspects:

a)Contracts ;

b) Financial contributions;

c) Availability of administrative office space;

d) Use of conference rooms and equipment; and,

e) Miscellaneous services.

JCI maintains with UNESCO the status of “Operational Relations” (established in response to the need to extend cooperation between UNESCO and JCI and to back up JCI’s efforts to achieve a more active presence in the field. Operational relations are aimed at achieving a flexible and dynamic partnership in the implementation of UNESCO's programs).

How can JCI Local/National Organizations work with UNESCO? Through:

a) The NGO International Conference, which takes place every two years and comprises all NGOs maintaining official relations with UNESCO;

b) Theme-specific collective consultations, organized regularly in accordance with UNESCO program implementation needs, sometimes in parallel with international conferences held under its auspices;

c) Regional consultations, held at regular intervals in the different regions, with a view to examining the state of cooperation with UNESCO, discussing the programs of the Organization and regional priorities and promoting the development of regional cooperative networks.

The NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, elected by the NGO International Conference, is responsible for permanent coordination and continuity of this collective cooperation. It is based at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

At present JCI is in talks with UNESCO in order to design training programs for youth to be delivered at UNESCO Regional Youth Forums by JCI.

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