UN System Documentation

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• UNESCO Constitution signed on 16 Nov. 1945 at the United Nations Conference for the Establishment of an Educational and Cultural Organization (ECO/CONF/); entered into force on 4 Nov. 1946
• Relationship Agreement with UN (1946)
  • 1 UNTS 233
  • 21 UNTS 341
• Governing Bodies
  • General Conference
    • Meets every two years
  • Executive Board
    • 58 members elected by the General Conference
    • Meets twice a year
• Legal texts
• Basic Texts link to record in UNESDOC
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics
• Flagship publications
  • World Culture Report
  • World Education Report
• Library
  • Multilingual UNESDOC catalogue
• Directors-General
  • 2017- : Audrey Azoulay (France)
  • 2009-2017: Irina Bokova (Bulgaria) (Press release UNESCO/2009-124)
  • 1999- 2009 : Koïchiro Matsuura (Japan) (Press release UNESCO/99-255)
  • 1987-1999: Federico Mayor Zaragoza (Spain)
  • 1974-1987: Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (Senegal)
  • 1961-1974: Rene Maheu (France) (Acting Director-General 1961)
  • 1958-1961: Vittorino Veronese (Italy)
  • 1953-1958: Luther H. Evans (United States of America)
  • 1952-1953: John W. Taylor (United States of America) (Acting)
  • 1948-1952: Jaime Torres Bodet (Mexico)
  • 1946-1948: Julian Huxley (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)