About UNESCO Geneva

The UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva develops and maintains cooperation with Swiss-based institutions, starting with the Swiss National Commission for UNESCO, universities (UNIGE, The Graduate Institute, EPFL, etc.), as well as civil society organisations (NGOs and philanthropic organisations).

Its main tasks are, among others, to represent UNESCO at various UN intergovernmental and inter-agency meetings, as well as at numerous and diverse cooperation platforms in Geneva; advocate UNESCO's mandate, priorities and strategic orientations of its programmes and act as a clearing house for information of interest to UNESCO; develop new partnerships with UN entities, donors, the private sector and civil society. The Office focuses on issues related to human rights, migrant and refugee education, peace, science and technology for development, post-conflict and post-disaster reconstruction, climate change, cultural heritage and the information society, among others.

Highlights

UNESCO in Brief

75 years of history in the service of peace

26 of February - 4 of April / 55th Human Rights Council
21 of March / International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
22 of March / World Water Development Report 2024

The 2024 report describes how developing and maintaining a secure and equitable water for all

6 of April / International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
10 of April / 2024 Ocean Decade Conference
3 of May / World Press Freedom Day

UNESCO Global Designations

Elements of intangible cultural heritage

and safeguarding practices in the World

Memory of the World
Endangered languages

of the World

Creative cities

in the World

UNESCO Networks

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors

agree to use their talent and fame to carry high UNESCO’s values and goals

UNESCO Chairs

advance knowledge and practice in an area that is a priority for both the institution and UNESCO

UNESCO ASPnet

build peace in the minds of children and young people

education

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