UNESCO associate member
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UNESCO-related legal status
international organization associate membership
type of membership status
A UNESCO associate member is a non-sovereign territory or entity that participates in UNESCO’s work with limited rights compared to full member states, typically represented by the state responsible for its international relations.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UNESCO-related legal status
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international organization associate membership → type of membership status → |
| appliesTo |
entities not responsible for their international relations
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non-self-governing territories → non-sovereign territories → |
| belongsToCategory |
UNESCO membership category
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associate membership in intergovernmental organizations → |
| governedBy |
Rules of Procedure of the General Conference of UNESCO
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UNESCO Constitution → |
| hasAbbreviation |
associate member of UNESCO
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| hasAdmissionCriteria |
application submitted by the member state responsible for the territory
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approval by majority of UNESCO General Conference members → territory must not be responsible for its international relations → |
| hasConsequence |
participation in UNESCO programmes without full state rights
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| hasExample |
Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) → Hong Kong, China → Macao, China → Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) → Tokelau (New Zealand) NERFINISHED → |
| hasLanguage |
English term "associate member"
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| hasLegalStatus |
international institutional status within UNESCO
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| hasLimitation |
cannot be elected to all UNESCO governing bodies on same basis as member states
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does not enjoy full rights of UNESCO member states → no vote on certain substantive matters → |
| hasParticipationScope |
limited compared to UNESCO member states
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| hasPurpose |
to allow participation of territories without full statehood
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to involve non-sovereign territories in UNESCO activities → |
| hasRight |
to participate in UNESCO General Conference debates
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to participate in UNESCO programmes → to receive UNESCO documentation → |
| hasVotingRights |
limited or restricted
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| isDifferentFrom |
UNESCO member state
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UNESCO observer → |
| isGrantedBy |
General Conference of UNESCO
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| isLinkedTo |
UNESCO Constitution Article II
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| isRepresentedBy |
state responsible for its international relations
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| isSubcategoryOf |
membership status in an intergovernmental organization
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| isUsedBy |
United Nations system
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| partOf |
UNESCO membership system
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| requires |
consent of the state responsible for the territory’s international relations
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decision of the UNESCO General Conference → |
| usedIn |
UNESCO Executive Board procedures
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UNESCO General Conference → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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UNESCO European Region states
("UNESCO Associate Member")
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hasMemberType |
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General Conference of UNESCO
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hasParticipant |
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UNESCO associate member
("UNESCO member state")
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isDifferentFrom |