Executive Board of UNESCO
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The Executive Board of UNESCO is the governing body responsible for overseeing the organization’s work, implementing its programs, and preparing the agenda for the General Conference.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| UNESCO Executive Board | 2 |
| Bureau of the Executive Board of UNESCO | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
executive board
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governing body ⓘ principal organ of UNESCO ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Executive Board of UNESCO
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surface form:
UNESCO Executive Board
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| affiliation | United Nations ⓘ |
| composition | 58 member states ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
UNESCO Secretariat of the Creative Cities Network
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surface form:
UNESCO Secretariat
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| establishedBy | Constitution of UNESCO ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communication and information
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culture ⓘ education ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasChair | Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryBody | committees of the Executive Board of UNESCO ⓘ |
| hasViceChair | Vice-Chairpersons of the Executive Board of UNESCO ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of UNESCO ⓘ |
| location |
UNESCO Headquarters
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surface form:
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
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| mainCounterpart | General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | twice a year ⓘ |
| memberCount | 58 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | UNESCO ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO ⓘ |
| reportsTo | General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ |
| role |
acts on behalf of the General Conference between its sessions
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adopts decisions and recommendations on UNESCO programmes ⓘ coordinates UNESCO’s activities with those of other international organizations ⓘ ensures effective and rational execution of UNESCO’s programme ⓘ ensures follow-up to decisions of the General Conference ⓘ examines UNESCO’s programme and budget proposals ⓘ examines reports by the Director-General of UNESCO ⓘ implements UNESCO’s programmes ⓘ makes recommendations to the General Conference ⓘ oversees the work of UNESCO ⓘ prepares draft medium-term strategies and draft programme and budget for UNESCO ⓘ prepares the agenda of the General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ proposes the appointment of the Director-General of UNESCO ⓘ supervises the application of UNESCO’s decisions ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | member states elected by the General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ |
| termLength | four years ⓘ |
| website | https://www.unesco.org/en/executive-board ⓘ |
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UNESCO Executive Board