Director-General of UNESCO

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The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations system position
executive position
leadership role
appointedBy General Conference of UNESCO
createdBy Constitution of UNESCO
domain communication
culture
education
information
science
employer United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
firstHolder Julian Huxley
formationYear 1946
fullName Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
hasAuthorityOver UNESCO field offices
UNESCO staff
headOf UNESCO Secretariat
incumbent Audrey Azoulay
incumbentNationality French
incumbentSince 15 November 2017
locationOfOffice Paris, France
memberOf senior leadership of the United Nations system
oversees UNESCO’s communication and information programs
UNESCO’s culture programs
UNESCO’s education programs
UNESCO’s science programs
participatesIn United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination
partOf UNESCO
positionInOrganization chief executive officer of UNESCO
highest administrative official of UNESCO
relatedTo Directors-General of other UN specialized agencies
Secretary-General of the United Nations
reportsTo Executive Board of UNESCO
General Conference of UNESCO
represents UNESCO
UNESCO in international forums
UNESCO in relations with Member States
UNESCO in relations with the United Nations system
responsibleFor day-to-day administration of UNESCO
execution of decisions of the Executive Board of UNESCO
execution of decisions of the General Conference of UNESCO
implementation of UNESCO’s programs
overall management of UNESCO
seat UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
shortName UNESCO Director-General
style Madam Director-General
Mr Director-General
termLength 4 years
termRenewable true


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