UNESCO Medium Term Strategy 2022-2029

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Medium-Term
Strategy
2022-2029
41C/4
Medium-Term
Strategy
2022-2029
Published in 2022
by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Composed and printed in the workshops of UNESCO
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Contents
List of acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I. Our mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
UNESCO’s renewed relevance in the face of major global challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mission statement, functions and comparative advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Achieving the vision of the 2030 Agenda: strategic role and contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Key principles guiding UNESCO’s action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Action for global priorities and priority groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Priority action for countries facing crises or in fragile situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
II. Our strategic objectives: a common

and cross-cutting framework for action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Meeting the educational challenges and embracing the opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Meeting the environmental challenges and embracing the opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Meeting the challenges of social cohesion and embracing the opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Meeting the technological challenges and embracing the opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
III. Our commitment: strengthening impact

and partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Deepening and diversifying partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reinforcing collaboration with the United Nations system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Shaping new narratives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Building an agile, accountable and proactive Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Medium-Term Strategy 2022-2029 5

List of acronyms
2030 Agenda 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
ECE Economic Commission for Europe
GEM Report Global Education Monitoring Report
IBSP International Basic Science Programme
ICTP Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
IFAP Information for All Programme
IGGP International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme
IHP Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
ILO International Labour Organization
IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IPDC International Programme for the Development of Communication
ITU International Telecommunication Union
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
MAB Programme on Man and the Biosphere
MOST Management of Social Transformations Programme
SDG Sustainable Development Goals
SIDS Small island developing States
TWAS The World Academy of Science
UIS UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UN-Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
WHO World Health Organization
WSIS World Summit on the Information Society
WWAP World Water Assessment Programme

I. Our mission
UNESCO’s renewed relevance in a growing interest in promoting the richness of
the face of major global challenges cultural diversity and conservation of cultural
heritage. At the same time, we are aware of
1. At a time when the United Nations system extreme poverty and growing inequalities,
as a whole must mobilize at all levels during including: gender inequality, unequal access
the decade of action to deliver the Sustainable to quality education and to sustained learning
Development Goals, UNESCO’s Medium-Term opportunities; effects of climate change on the
Strategy for 2022-2029 aims at achieving the environment and society at large, as well as
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the the degradation of biodiversity; destruction of
Organization’s fields of competence by 2030. the marine environment, depletion of ocean
Through the mobilization of international resources and access to water; impact of frontier
cooperation and support to Member States, this technologies in all areas of life and the digital
Strategy will also contribute to the realization divide; the rise of racism, exclusionary discourse
of the international frameworks for action such and forms of discrimination; disinformation
as the Paris Agreement on climate change, the and violations of press freedom; threats to the
Agenda 2063 of the African Union, the Addis integrity of cultural heritage; and fragility of
Ababa Action Agenda and the SIDS Accelerated support systems for creativity and the diversity of
Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway.1 It also cultural expressions.
aims to contribute to a sustainable international
recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 3. To embrace these opportunities and meet
pandemic in order to “build back better” within these contemporary challenges, UNESCO
the framework of strengthened, universal and will draw on its convening power, expertise
inclusive multilateralism and generate synergies and experience in its fields of competence,
for achieving the Sustainable Development strengthening both interdisciplinary approaches
Goals while pursuing win-win cooperation which and unity of action. As we approach the 2030
can bring huge gains to all countries and all parts deadline, UNESCO will promote innovative
of the world, as stated in United Nations General thinking and action in the face of the new divides
Assembly resolution 70/1 on the 2030 Agenda.2 in the world and will resolutely pursue through
its mandate its transformative action to build
2. There are many significant contemporary peace and promote sustainable development.
global opportunities and challenges. They include
the opportunities created by globalization, 4. In addition, UNESCO will contribute to
advancement in science, technology and advancing towards an inclusive, equitable and
innovation, enhanced awareness and consensus sustainable recovery from the impact of the
on climate change and sustainable development, global COVID-19 crisis. This crisis has highlighted
progress achieved in the field of education, and the vulnerabilities of our societies and economies,
1 Paris Agreement on climate change, 2015

Agenda 2063: The African We Want, 2015
Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa Action Agenda) (A/RES/69/313).
SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (A/RES/69/15)
2 Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/70/1)

with asymmetrical impacts, particularly on 6. The Organization’s two global priorities –
women and young people. It has revealed the Africa and gender equality – will be maintained
pressures on nature and biodiversity systems and and fully integrated into the Organization’s
shed new light on the need to bolster humanity’s programmes, with reinforced monitoring.
capacity to tackle global shocks. School closures UNESCO’s unique multidisciplinary mandate
have resulted in heightened marginalization must enable the Organization to pursue gender-
and exclusion, especially of vulnerable groups, transformative action to support States and
disrupting sustained learning for all children and their societies in overcoming these challenges
adolescents and undermining the basic human in innovative ways, with a renewed and
right of access to education. Artists and cultural strengthened focus on Africa, and affirm the
professionals, as well as teachers on temporary need for solidarity with the most vulnerable and
contracts, scientists and independent media most affected by crisis and emergency situations.
workers, have found themselves in precarious
circumstances threatening their livelihoods, 7. The issues that UNESCO is dealing with are
especially women, who make up the majority at the heart of the decade of reconstruction that
of temporary workers. The protection and is beginning, and should help to formulate an
promotion of human rights and freedoms ambitious political project entailing international
affected by the crisis, the fight against racism, cooperation. Together with its Member States,
discrimination and the risks of misinformation networks and partners, both public and private,
are of increased importance in this context. UNESCO now has the opportunity to mobilize the
international community around these issues and
5. The COVID-19 crisis has also accelerated advance long-term structural commitments. This
the digitization of social interaction and has Medium-Term Strategy, by identifying priority
thus reshaped the economic and social fabric. challenges – in education, the environment,
It has focused unprecedented global attention social cohesion and technological transformation
and awareness on the potential contribution of in the digital age – intends to provide concrete
major technological advances to humankind as solutions for the accelerated implementation of
well as their risks and potential consequences the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by
including the emergence of artificial intelligence 2030, and thus lay the foundations for a shared
for the elevation of human conditions, freedom ambition to meet the demands of the present
of expression and creation, access to knowledge and the future.
and information, respect for equality, and thus
for social cohesion.
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Mission statement, functions and comparative advantage
Mission Statement
“As a specialized agency of the United Nations, UNESCO – pursuant to its Constitution –
contributes to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, and sustainable development and
intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.”
8. UNESCO’s mission statement for the period

2022-2029 is designed to facilitate international UNESCO’s 5 functions
cooperation and collaboration, harnessing the
Laboratory of ideas: serving as a
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Organization’s unique comparative advantage
laboratory of ideas, generating
to address the challenges and seize the
innovative proposals and policy advice in
opportunities facing the world today.
its fields of competence
9. UNESCO’s functions for the period covered Clearing house: developing and
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by the Medium-Term Strategy (2022-2029) define reinforcing the global agenda in its fields
how the Organization can deliver on its mandate. of competence through policy analysis,
They are closely linked to UNESCO’s status as a monitoring and benchmarking and the
specialized agency of the United Nations system, development and analysis of benchmark
its added value to the public concerned, and its data and statistics
unique comparative advantage in the way the
Organization works and in what it delivers to Standard-setter: setting norms and
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Member States. standards in its fields of competence and

supporting their implementation
10. The period leading to 2030 will see a
Catalyst and motor for international
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strengthening of synergies and linkages

between these functions and between the cooperation: strengthening international
three levels of action (global, regional and and regional cooperation in its fields of
national) with a focus on enhancing impact on competence, and fostering alliances,
the ground; thus, standard-setting activity must intellectual, financial and technical
be designed in the light of needs and lessons cooperation, knowledge -sharing,
drawn from field experience, just as operational mobilizing resources and operational
activity must be guided by coherent normative partnerships
frameworks. Harnessing these functions will
Capacity-builder: providing advice for
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allow the Organization to act coherently to seize

policy development and implementation,
opportunities, to address the complexity of
and developing institutional and human
today’s challenges and, building on the strategic
capacities
transformation process launched in 2018, to
propose integrated and more appropriate
solutions.

11. This balanced and interlinked approach 13. In order to optimize UNESCO’s action,
to functions will guide the work of UNESCO, greater priority will be given to a limited number
allowing it to work in close partnership with of areas where the Organization has a clear
Member States to support the development comparative advantage and unique role, in
and implementation of relevant operational particular where it fulfills strategic coordination,
capacities and solutions, while also paving leadership and expert roles under the 2030
the way for programme adaptation in a more Agenda and other international mandates.
balanced and innovative way, particularly
in response to crises and emergencies. This
will make it possible to strengthen UNESCO’s
action at the regional level through its field
network, which is of paramount importance in
implementing the mandate of the Organization,
in accordance with the specific characteristics
and needs of each region and subregion and with
UNESCO’s global priorities and priority groups,
and including in collaboration with the regional
mechanisms of the United Nations development
system, and at the national level in the context
of United Nations country teams. It will also take
into account the importance of partnerships at
the national level, including through UNESCO
networks and taking fully into consideration
the involvement of National Commissions for
UNESCO which contribute to the Organization’s
work at the country level.
Achieving the vision of the

2030 Agenda: strategic role and 14. While the 17 SDGs are indivisible and
contributions interdependent, UNESCO will place emphasis
on those where the Organization has a strategic
12. The COVID-19 crisis has undermined contribution to make, and in fields where its
progress towards the SDGs and made the unique comparative advantages are recognized:
achievement of the 2030 Agenda all the more SDG 4 (quality education); SDG 5 (gender
urgent. For this, acceleration and scaled-up equality), particularly targets 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6,
efforts are required. In the United Nations Decade 5.b and 5.c; SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation),
of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development particularly targets 6.1, 6.3 to 6.6, 6.a and 6.b;
Goals, UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy is fully SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities),
aligned with the international community’s particularly targets 11.3 to 11.5 and 11.b; SDG 13
transformative ambition and commitment (action to combat climate change), particularly
to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable targets 13.1 to 13.3 and 13.b; SDG 14 (life below
Development. water), particularly targets 14.1 to 14.5, 14.7 and
14.a; SDG 15 (life on land), particularly targets
15.1 to 15.5 and 15.9; SDG 16 (peace, justice and
strong institutions), particularly targets 16.1, 16.2,

16.4, 16.6, 16.7, 16.10, 16.a and 16.b; and SDG 17 in terms of innovation, inclusion, equity and
(partnerships for the goals), particularly targets fair remuneration. UNESCO will also continue to
17.6 to 17.9, 17.17 and 17.18. contribute to the implementation of SDG 1 (end
poverty) and SDG 10 (reduce inequalities).
15. The cross-cutting nature of the 2030 Agenda
and the links between the various dimensions 16. Beyond the all-encompassing mandate
of sustainable development will also require for the full scope of SDG 4, UNESCO will pursue
maintaining the interlinkages with some other its strategic oversight role to monitor the
key SDGs, helping to address, for example, implementation and delivery of other relevant
strong links between education, culture and targets and indicators.
science systems and the labour markets,
Measuring progress towards 2030: UNESCO’s role in data

collection, analysis and dissemination
Drawing lessons from the COVID-19 crisis, UNESCO has placed “development, collection and
analysis of benchmark data and statistics” at the heart of its clearing house function. This will
mean producing quality information and data to help Member States monitor progress towards
2030.
UNESCO will build on its flagship publication, the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, and
on the full range of other global monitoring reports – such as the “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies”
global report, “UNESCO Science Report”, and “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media
Development” report.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has been recognized as the official source of cross-
nationally comparable data on education and will work with its partners to collect and disseminate
data and develop the indicators, statistical approaches and monitoring tools needed to achieve
SDG 4 as well as key targets in science and innovation, culture, communication and information.
UNESCO will also ensure that its new methodological framework of thematic indicators for culture
in the 2030 Agenda (“Culture|2030 Indicators”) supports investment in building dynamic and
inclusive cultural and creative sectors.
In partnership with other United Nations agencies, UNESCO is responsible for monitoring the
following SDG indicators: *
> Quality education (SDG 4) - all indicators in partnership with UNICEF, ILO, UN-Women, UNEP
and ITU; UNESCO is a partner agency for the monitoring of indicators 4.2.1 and 4.b.1
> Global citizenship education and education for sustainable development (indicators 12.8.1
and 13.3.1, which are almost identical to indicator 4.7.1) in partnership with UNEP;

> Transboundary water cooperation (indicator 6.5.2) in partnership with ECE;
> Innovation and research and development (indicators 9.5.1 and 9.5.2) in partnership with
ECE;
> Cultural and natural heritage (indicator 11.4.1) in partnership with IUCN;
> Ocean acidification (indicator 14.3.1) and capacity for marine scientific research (indicator
14.a.1) in partnership with UNEP;
> Safety of journalists and access to information (indicator 16.10.2) in partnership with the
World Bank and UNEP.
UNESCO also contributes, as a partner agency, to the monitoring of other targets and indicators
such as indicator 1.a.2, in partnership with the ILO and WHO, with regard to expenditure on
education.
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Source: United Nations Statistical Commission, Tier Classification for Global SDG Indicators, as of 29 March 2021.
Key principles guiding UNESCO’s to build more just and peaceful societies. In this
action context, UNESCO will strengthen its substantive
contribution to the fight against racism,
17. The central promise of the 2030 Agenda racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
– Leave No One Behind – is more vital today intolerance, including incitement to racial hatred
than ever and calls on UNESCO to mobilize and racial hate crimes.3 Special attention should
international cooperation in its fields of also be paid to indigenous peoples throughout
competence, to support the most vulnerable the International Decade of Indigenous
countries, especially least developed countries. Languages (2022-2032).4
18. The decade of action to deliver the 19. In addressing the new educational,
Sustainable Development Goals must be one scientific, cultural, social and digital divides,
of solidarity, to turn the tide on structural UNESCO will contribute to furthering universal
inequalities and all forms of discrimination, respect for justice, rule of law, human rights
exclusion and marginalization. UNESCO will and fundamental freedoms in all its fields
work to intensify action to fight poverty and of competence and will apply a human
to reduce inequalities within and between rights-, peace- and sustainable development-
countries and focus on the needs of vulnerable based approach to all its programmes. It will
populations and groups whose rights continue strengthen its support for the rights and
to be unfulfilled. This will involve combating all freedoms for which the Organization has a
forms of discrimination and racism, exclusion, special mandate: the right to education (Article
marginalization and prejudice, as well as 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human
fighting their underlying root causes, in order Rights), the right to participate freely in the
3 In line with 210 EX/Decision 22 of the Executive Board

4 Rights of indigenous peoples (A/RES/74/135)

cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts diversity of actors and partners involved. In
and to share in scientific advancement and its working towards a strengthened, universal
benefits (Article 27), including access to, and and inclusive multilateralism, UNESCO will also
enjoyment of cultural heritage, the right to reinforce its role and actions in South-South and
freedom of opinion and expression (Article 19), triangular cooperation, as well as international
and the right to freedom of thought, conscience cooperation in all formats in partnership with all
and religion (Article 18), and the right to water relevant stakeholders as a means to implement
and sanitation (recognized as a human right by the Organization´s strategic objectives, with
the General Assembly of the United Nations in special attention to the United Nations 2030
2010), and recalling that everyone has duties to Agenda for Sustainable Development and its
the community for the free and full development multidimensional conception of development as
of their personality (Article 29).5 well as to the restated commitments in the Addis
Ababa Action Agenda for financing sustainable
20. As new risks emerge, new actions must be development including the commitment by
taken, and new opportunities that arise should many developed countries to achieve the target
be seized. This Medium-Term Strategy provides of providing 0.7% of gross national income (GNI)
a framework for fostering commitments to long- as official development assistance (ODA) and
term investments in key sectors of relevance to 0.15-0.20% of GNI as ODA to least developed
UNESCO’s mandate, ensuring that education, countries.
the sciences, culture, and communication and
information are recognized internationally as
global public goods for all humanity. This will be Action for global priorities
a matter of, for example, ensuring that everyone and priority groups
has access to quality education; reaffirming
the value of global environmental common 21. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified
goods in order to sustainably manage resources the depth of structural inequalities in societies
and ecosystems on a global scale; promoting and has led the international community to
open solutions, particularly in science, and question the sustainability of the progress
protecting access to information in the digital made in achieving gender equality. In Africa,
age; ensuring that scientific innovations and the the pandemic has also unearthed major
digital revolution are developed on an ethical enduring challenges, which include sustainable
basis ensuring inclusive participation in the development and economic growth, population
discussion about the social impact and ethical growth, social transformation, and democratic
challenges related to science and technology, governance, in addition to new vulnerable areas,
and helping individuals to acquire relevant regarding in particular access to education,
knowledge and abilities; and ensuring that digital transformation and scientific and
cultural diversity is recognized as essential technological advances. By adopting a cross-
for the full realization of human rights and cutting approach, UNESCO will reaffirm its
fundamental freedoms. Support should be given commitment to its two global priorities – gender
to the status and recognition of professions equality and Africa – thus helping to shape a
in UNESCO’s fields of competence. UNESCO dynamic framework for action in line with its
also undertakes to establish unprecedented mandate.
and innovative forms of cooperation and
partnership, which are more relevant to the
5 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (A/RES/217(III))

22. A gender-transformative approach for the inclusive participation in artificial intelligence
full and complete realization of human rights, developments; support for the development
as required under the United Nations System- of intercultural competences; educational and
wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the cultural policies on the protection of cultural and
Empowerment of Women,6 will stand at the heart linguistic diversity and heritage, and support
of the programmes implemented. A thematic for various creative sectors; civic education
framework of priorities for action, aligned with for sustainable water resource management;
the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 and freedom of expression and the safety of
Agenda, has been designed to address the journalists and artists, including in the digital
following issues: gender equality in and through environment.
education; universal access to sexual health
and related rights; action for climate justice; 24. UNESCO will strengthen these two
the elimination of gender-based violence, global priorities, in particular the strategy and
discrimination and censorship; women’s coordination function to ensure the coherence
economic empowerment through income of its actions and to foster interdisciplinary
security and decent work; leadership, equitable approaches that favour Africa and gender-
representation and gender-responsive systems transformative actions in all its fields of
of governance; and participation in scientific and competence. In this regard, the production
technological developments, including frontier of new knowledge will be critical to innovate
technologies. and launch flagship initiatives that can
address Africa’s needs and inform debates and
23. This Medium-Term Strategy is also an awareness-raising and outreach campaigns at
opportunity to define a new vision that can the global, regional and national level. At the
create synergies and enhance coordination to same time, the Organization will equip staff with
achieve the objectives set in the 2030 Agenda the competences and skills they need to fully
and the Agenda 2063 of the African Union, as implement these global priorities. Monitoring
well as those of other regional development and evaluation mechanisms will be introduced
frameworks, through a broader interdisciplinary to report on programme implementation.
and integrated approach to sustainable
development, peace and security in Africa. 25. The growing inequalities with regard to
This calls for innovative thinking and a greater income and opportunities around the world,
investment in young people and women in poverty, the climate emergency and the digital
Africa, notably in areas of relevance to UNESCO’s divide further increase or aggravate existential
mandate, such as e-learning and e-teaching and systemic challenges. UNESCO’s future actions
strategies, supported by free educational will need to take into account that youth and
resources, and media and information literacy small island developing States (SIDS), as priority
programmes; and skills related to technical groups in the Organization, are disproportionally
and vocational education and training (TVET), affected and have specific needs.
engineering, mathematics and science, and
technology and innovation. Emphasis will be
26. Youth have been particularly affected by
placed on: the development of “green” skills,
the COVID-19 pandemic in their schooling,
crucial for sustainable development and for
mental health, career prospects, and confidence
mitigating climate change and combating
in institutions. UNESCO will pursue a strategic
biodiversity loss; digital transformation and
programme in all areas of its mandate and at all
6 United Nations system-wide policy on gender equality and the empowerment of women: focusing on results and impact (CEB/2006/2)

levels of action that will not only address young 28. In close cooperation with its priority groups,
people as beneficiaries but will also engage UNESCO will launch analytical and research
with them as change-makers, knowledge- initiatives supporting policies and innovative
holders, and partners. This strategy, set within programmes of action. These initiatives will also
the context of the United Nations Youth Strategy inform global debates and advocacy campaigns,
– Youth 2030, 7 will be structured around and support awareness-raising activities,
four building blocks that will be adapted to involving State actors and civil society.
different regions, in order to support knowledge
brokering, youth-related policy solutions, youth-
led action and capacity building. This will involve Priority action for countries facing
mainstreaming youth issues and needs across crises or in fragile situations
all programmes, paying particular attention
to gender inequalities and Africa, where the 29. The level of global risks and the intensity
average age of the population is below 20 of emergencies caused by armed conflict
years. Support will be given to policies on social and instability, natural disasters and hazards,
transformation that promote furthering youth and the effects of global climate change,
competences, skills and rights, and which foster require innovative approaches from UNESCO.
openness, inclusion and diversity. A strengthened strategic framework will be
implemented for crisis preparedness and
27. Small island developing States often face response, a priority cross-cutting theme
specific vulnerabilities resulting from disasters involving all UNESCO programmes. It will
and the impact of climate change, which contribute to the development of more
threaten island livelihoods, resources, cultures integrated and interdisciplinary approaches.
and societies, and even the very existence of
low-lying island countries. Given the potentially 30. The Organization must remain an active
devastating social and economic impacts, and responsive player in this area, especially
especially in key areas such as education, gender in the field, to participate in rapid initial
equality, global migration and sustainable assessments, post-disaster needs assessments,
tourism, efforts will need to be enhanced and recovery and peacebuilding needs assessments,
resources mobilized for the relevant strategic United Nations flash appeals, and country-level
and programmatic areas, in order to join the coordination mechanisms. UNESCO will adapt
efforts of the international community in its strategy both to contribute to emergency
pursuing the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of actions and to engage in long-term recovery and
Action (SAMOA) Pathway. This enhanced support development processes aimed at: supporting
will contribute to UNESCO’s engagement in integrated policies and operational actions for
the implementation of the priorities identified recovery and/or reconstruction within UNESCO’s
during the United Nations Decade of Ocean mandate; strengthening national capacities
Science for Sustainable Development (2021– for risk prevention, reduction and response;
2030),8 the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem fostering intercultural dialogue; empowering
Restoration (2021–2030)9 and the post-2020 vulnerable communities; and, as appropriate,
global biodiversity framework. encouraging the creation of global coalitions
in consultation and in cooperation with the
governing bodies.
7 Youth 2030: working with and for young people, United Nations Youth Strategy, 2018
8 Oceans and the law of the sea (A/RES/72/73)
9 United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) (A/RES/73/284)

31. These initiatives will also involve, for international peace and security; and promoting
example, building back better the resilience the development of free, independent and
of sectors emerging from the COVID-19 crisis; pluralistic media, as well as digital innovations,
addressing new data and policy gaps related which play an essential role in times of crisis.
to inclusion and intercultural dialogue, notably
with regard to the education of crisis-affected 32. This strengthened systemic approach to
people on the move; integrating culture into crisis preparedness and response will open up
recovery and reconstruction programmes; opportunities for action, awareness-raising and
assisting creative sectors and protecting cultural innovative partnerships with new actors.
heritage against destruction, looting and illicit
trafficking, which has now been recognized by
the United Nations Security Council as an issue of

UNESCO’s strategic objectives, enabling objectives and their
corresponding outcomes
GENDER
Global priorities AFRICA EQUALITY
Priority Groups
Youth | SIDS
Outcome 1: Ensure inclusive and equitable Outcome 3: Enhance knowledge

quality education and promote lifelong learning for climate action, biodiversity,
opportunities for all water and ocean management,
and disaster risk
Outcome 2:
reduction
Strengthen
international STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 Outcome 4:
coordination for Advance
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the achievement of Ensure quality equitable and Work towards sustainable international
SDG 4 and develop inclusive education and promote societies and protecting cooperation in
the global education lifelong learning opportunities the environment through science, technology
agenda based on for all, in order, inter alia, to the promotion of science, and innovation
research, foresight reduce inequalities and promote technology, innovation and the
and innovation learning and creative societies, natural heritage
particularly in the digital era
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4

Outcome 5: Enhance Outcome 8: Foster
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the protection Build inclusive, just and peaceful Foster a technological

▼ knowledge sharing
and promotion of and skills development
societies by promoting freedom environment in the service
the diversity of of expression, cultural diversity, of humankind through the in the digital age
heritage and cultural education for global citizenship, development and dissemination Outcome 9: Develop
expressions and protecting the heritage of knowledge and skills and the ethical standards,
development of ethical standards norms and frameworks
Outcome 6: Promote
freedom of expression for action to meet
and the right to the challenges
information of innovative
technologies and
Outcome 7: Promote digital transformation
inclusion and combat discrimination,
hate speech and stereotypes
Cross-cutting theme: crisis preparedness and response
ENABLING OBJECTIVE: Foster an enabling environment for the efficient and effective delivery of UNESCO’s priorities
Enabling Outcome 10: Reinforced partnerships, outreach Enabling Outcome 11: Accountable, efficient and effective
and advocacy in support of UNESCO’s action management in pursuit of the Organization’s results

II. Our strategic objectives:
a common and cross-cutting
framework for action
33. Four interlinked and cross-cutting strategic and common programming, in support of
objectives, corresponding to the challenges extensively united action, translate into a pooling
and opportunities of our time, and in line with of skills and resources in cross-cutting thematic
the overall framework of the 2030 Agenda areas, such as: scientific and environmental
for Sustainable Development and other education; media and information literacy and
internationally agreed development goals, digital competencies; artificial intelligence, digital
will provide the structure of this Medium-Term ethics and innovation; learning for diversity; and
Strategy. They represent the Organization’s indigenous knowledge, cultures and languages
contribution to the resolution of major global – in order to strengthen synergies and joint
issues within its specific mandate and across its programming, in the service of in-depth unity of
fields of competence, through action where it has action.
a unique comparative advantage.
36. Education is the most powerful catalytic force
34. These objectives will allow for synergies to advance the 2030 Agenda in its entirety. In the
and multi-sectoral approaches throughout last decade leading to 2030, taking advantage of
the Organization. They translate into a limited the technological innovations and developments
number of outcomes, which will constitute the which have the potential to improve access to
basis for the first quadrennial Programme and education and to promote quality education and
Budget (2022-2025) (41 C/5) and the second lifelong learning opportunities for all, building on
quadrennial Programme and Budget (2026-2029) increased international educational cooperation
(43 C/5), reflecting the contribution of UNESCO and learning mobility, and exploiting the role
in all the relevant areas of work. This strategic of education in poverty alleviation, UNESCO
results framework provides a better view of the is positioned to strengthen the resilience of
relationship between UNESCO’s quadrennial education systems and address the challenges
results and the Organization’s longer-term brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, which
objectives and impact. has caused severe education disruption and
exacerbation of existing inequalities.
35. This new framework for action, designed to
allow the Organization to provide an integrated
response to complex issues, will, in the first
quadrennium, and in order to reinforce synergies

Meeting the educational challenges and
embracing the opportunities
Strategic Objective 1: Ensure quality equitable and inclusive education and promote 41 C/4
lifelong learning opportunities for all, in order, inter alia, to reduce inequalities and (2022-2029)
promote learning and creative societies, particularly in the digital era
Outcome 1: Ensure inclusive and equitable Outcome 2: Strengthen international 41 C/5 (2022-
quality education and promote lifelong coordination for the achievement of 2025) and, where
learning opportunities for all SDG 4 and develop the global education applicable, 43 C/5
agenda based on research, foresight and (2026-2029)
innovation
37. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the resources with which to finance competing
largest disruption to education in history, development priorities will further increase the
depriving some 1.6 billion learners of access to need for innovation and coordination to protect
education at its peak, and has jeopardized what and promote education and accelerate progress
was already a fragile trajectory towards achieving towards the achievement of SDG 4.
SDG 4 by 2030. It is exacerbating existing
inequalities, marginalization and exclusion and 39. From data collection to policy planning,
threatens to create a “generational catastrophe” in UNESCO can help national education authorities
terms of learning loss and the risk of the dropout to develop and implement evidence-based
of some 24 million learners. The pandemic has policies which mainstream SDG 4 and enforce the
left one third of students, the most vulnerable right to education, even in crisis situations, where
students in particular, without access to remote continuity of learning and inclusion of vulnerable
learning and risks pushing 72 million primary- populations, and youth in particular, becomes
school-aged children into learning poverty. The crucial for building resilience and social cohesion
consequences, which can stretch out for decades, and ensuring sustainable reconstruction. The
add to the learning crisis which the world was dissemination of best teaching and learning
already battling, with more than 50% of students practices intended to empower learners will
not acquiring basic literacy and numeracy skills, a help to establish resilient education and
deficit of 69 million teachers, 258 million children learning systems. In this context, UNESCO will
and young people out of school, and fewer than help Member States to improve policies which
40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa completing support teachers, who work on the front lines to
lower secondary school. In the context of these ensure quality education.
major issues, international efforts still reflect a
degree of fragmentation.
40. Diversifying learning pathways is key to
building dynamic and inclusive knowledge
38. It is within this global context that UNESCO’s societies. UNESCO will strengthen skills
mandate to ensure girls’, boys’, women’s and development for young people and adults,
men’s universal access to inclusive quality particularly new knowledge and digital
education at all levels and to lifelong learning competences and skills, with a stronger emphasis
opportunities becomes even more critical to on: literacy; technical and vocational education
ensuring that hard-won gains for equality and and training (TVET); science, technology,
inclusion in education are not reversed. In engineering and mathematics (STEM)
the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, limited education; the professionalization of cultural

and creative industries; and higher education. the efforts to develop policies and strategies
The objective of this is to ensure empowerment for artificial intelligence in education to help
and employability, especially in new fields Member States expand access to education for
related to digital transformation and ecological all, and improve the quality and effectiveness of
transition. In education, attention should be paid learning.
to an interdisciplinary approach for increased
understanding of the complexity and inter- 42. The pursuit of equitable solutions and
relatedness of nature, human beings and society universal access in order to achieve SDG 4
as well as the balanced development of sciences, will require a rethinking of future education
humanities and arts. UNESCO will endeavour to frameworks, including research and foresight
help learners to acquire the knowledge, skills, concerning new technologies’ impact on
values, attitudes and behaviours they need for education. Building on its role as a laboratory of
greener and more sustainable societies through ideas, UNESCO will lead forward-looking debates
education for sustainable development. Within about the future of education and will inspire
this framework, the integration of culture and creative thinking about how knowledge and
the arts into policies, teaching programmes and learning can make it possible to respond to new
formal and non-formal education programmes global issues and encourage open and creative
will help with artistic and cultural education, societies.
nurturing talents required for diversified
economies, and find imaginative and more
43. UNESCO can steer global progress towards
effective solutions with regard to development.
achieving the ambitions and targets of SDG 4
The role of vehicles for knowledge and social
by mobilizing partners in a coordinated
integration played by non-formal education
effort, ensuring that education remains high
environments, such as science centres,
on development and political agendas, and
designated sites, elements and items (world
advocating for increased and more equitably
heritage sites, intangible heritage elements,
distributed national investment in education.
Memory of the World items, biosphere reserves
This will also include making the current
and UNESCO Global Geoparks), cultural institutes
mechanisms for global education coordination
and museums, will be highlighted. There will
more effective and repositioning the UNESCO-
also be a focus on quality physical education,
led SDG–Education 2030 Steering Committee as
as a vehicle for human development and social
a unique space for multi-stakeholder dialogue
inclusion, as well as for the transmission of values,
among Member States and various stakeholders,
in order to achieve these objectives.
while preserving its intergovernmental nature
and strategic decision-making regarding policy,
41. Technological breakthroughs in education in order to steer alignment and joint actions
can provide an opportunity to improve access around an agreed set of priorities. UNESCO will
to education and promote quality education continue to amply fulfil its leadership role in the
and learning opportunities for all. Innovative monitoring of SDG 4, through data collection
digital solutions should be encouraged for and production, the development of adapted
global and local challenges, particularly in methodologies, and country capacity-building.
respect of the populations most in need and the
most vulnerable groups. UNESCO will build the
44. UNESCO will pursue two outcomes
capacities of education stakeholders, especially
associated with this strategic objective in order to
teachers moving towards blended learning,
ensure that the next decade is one of accelerated
by developing quality digital learning material
results. The first relates to advancing quality
and by helping teachers to master distance and
inclusive and equitable education, as well as
hybrid teaching techniques, and will support

lifelong learning opportunities for all, through the aims to strengthen international coordination
provision of capacity development, policy advice and partnerships, shaping the global education
and technical support to Member States, while programme and ensuring that education remains
also including creativity and promoting diversity an essential part of political and development
in teaching and learning processes. The second agendas.
Mainstreaming global priorities under Strategic Objective 1

As part of its responsibility for SDG 4, UNESCO will lead an agenda which is transformative from the
perspective of gender issues in education. It will foster the transformation of education systems
in order to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, as well as targeted interventions to
overcome the persistent inequalities faced by girls and women. There will be a sharp focus on
Africa, where girls’ education, particularly in disadvantaged areas, remains a major challenge.
Responding to the critical issue of universal access, UNESCO will promote the design and
implementation of gender-responsive national education plans, policies and curricula which
advance rights and tackle key gender-related barriers preventing access to quality learning, and
promote safe, inclusive and healthy learning environments, for both girls and boys, in order to
deal with school-related gender-based violence. This will include better sex-disaggregated
data, research and the use of other material for analysis to inform strategic action. Support will
be provided for the leveraging of skills necessary to daily and professional life, including digital
skills and literacy, particularly for women and girls in countries where the adult literacy rate is
below 50%.
In Africa, where the reinforcement of teachers’ professional development and the reduction of the
acute shortage of qualified and motivated teachers are critical, gender-sensitive teacher policies
must be supported. Sub-Saharan Africa alone is expected to account for 25% of the school-
age population by 2030. Strengthening the resilience and equity of education systems can be
supported by the setting up of a mechanism for coordination and sharing of experiences for the
five sub-regions of Africa in the implementation of the Education 2030 Framework for Action, and
its connection to the African Union’s Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025.
Embracing the full scope of SDG 4 and the centrality of knowledge and education for creative
and learning societies, UNESCO will also advance the participation of women and girls in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics education, as well as in technical and vocational
education. Young women researchers’ participation in international scientific, cultural and media
research platforms and networks will be enhanced. The integration of the General History of Africa
into African education systems will also be key in diversifying learning pathways, going hand in
hand, from a broader perspective, with curricula development and reform integrating gender
perspectives and the fight against stereotypes.

Meeting the environmental challenges and
embracing the opportunities
Strategic Objective 2: Work towards sustainable societies and protecting the environment 41 C/4
through the promotion of science, technology, innovation and the natural heritage (2022-2029)
Outcome 3: Enhance knowledge for climate Outcome 4: Advance international 41 C/5 (2022-
action, biodiversity, water and ocean cooperation in science, technology and 2025) and, where
management, and disaster risk reduction innovation applicable, 43 C/5
(2026-2029)
45. Among the biggest risks which threaten 46. Within the framework of all its conventions
the planet are the inability to battle climate for the protection of cultural heritage and the
change and to prevent the loss of biodiversity, promotion of cultural diversity, as well as flagship
extreme weather events, natural hazards or programmes, such as its Management of Social
man-made environmental disasters, as well as Transformations Programme (MOST), UNESCO
the magnitude and complexities of water crises. must not only deliver diagnostics of existing
The impending collapse of diverse components or emerging problems, but also offer effective
of our ecosystem disproportionally affects the innovative solutions to make environments and
most vulnerable communities and countries, communities more resilient. The results will make
thus exacerbating inequalities. Protection of it possible to raise awareness of climate change’s
natural ecosystems and climate action call for impact on biodiversity and on the diversity of the
effective solutions, based on ethical principles world’s natural, geological and cultural heritage.
and the values of sustainability, transparency, The social impact of climate change, as well as
accountability, diversity and equality. the resulting societal transformations, should
UNESCO’s multidisciplinary mandate and the also be taken into account, and crisis situations
specialized expertise of its Intergovernmental that require the implementation of disaster risk
Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and its reduction (DRR) policies in the face of increasing
international and intergovernmental scientific natural hazards should be addressed. In this
programmes10 offer a unique opportunity for it to context, UNESCO will develop comprehensive
mobilize the international community and help and integrated actions with its unique global
reverse the decline in the natural environment networks of designated sites, elements and
and build a resilient future to achieve goals of cities (within the framework of the UNESCO
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Cities Platform, notably, learning cities, creative
Together, integrated and systemic solutions can cities, and inclusive and sustainable cities) in
be established in order to mitigate the effects order to experiment, enhance and disseminate
which these risks have in terms of increased interdisciplinary approaches, local and
poverty, social inequalities, mass migration, indigenous knowledge and good practices in
pandemics and the impact on well-being. respect of the safeguarding of cultural heritage.
These networks, including youth networks,
10 Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB), International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP), International Basic Sciences
Programme (IBSP), Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),
UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing
countries (TWAS)

will be mobilized to work together on climate to more accessible, effective and transparent
change adaptation and mitigation, terrestrial scientific information, data and outputs, and as
and underwater ecosystem restoration, and the well as to bridging the science, technology and
creation of green economies, thereby providing innovation gaps between and within countries.
employment and training opportunities to
empower young people. 49. Guided by the SIDS Accelerated Modalities
of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, UNESCO will
47. Access to reliable information about climate specifically mobilize its programmes within
change and related environmental, ethical and the framework of this objective to reinforce the
social issues is essential for citizens to understand capacity for resilience in small island developing
and respond to these challenges. This will States (SIDS), given their extreme vulnerability
be achieved by integrating environmental to climate change and natural disasters.
issues into education policies, curricula and Through the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
teacher education, and by mobilizing the Commission (IOC), UNESCO will continue to carry
media and, through the training of journalists, out actions related to tsunami early warning
by strengthening journalists’ ability to work systems, SIDS capacity development in the
with scientists and ensure well-informed and field of marine science and technology, and
comprehensive coverage of climate change and the reinforcement of cooperation to address
natural disasters. UNESCO will foster evidence- the specific challenges posed by sea-level rise,
based, interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder ocean pollution and acidification, loss of marine
discussions and constant reviews to promote biodiversity, and coastal erosion. UNESCO
the use of reliable information in response to will also endeavour to advance sustainable
environmental challenges by bringing together development and social cohesion in SIDS by
policymakers, scientists, journalists, civil society promoting indigenous knowledge, practices
organizations and citizens. and cultural and linguistic expressions, which
constitute a rich living heritage, and by and
48. The transition to inclusive and underscoring the deep connections which exist
environmentally sustainable economic and between people, culture, knowledge and the
social development will be based on an even natural environment.
more resolute commitment to STI (science,
technology and innovation) as one of the 50. Within the framework of this strategic
main drivers of the global socioeconomic objective, UNESCO will aim to support the
transformation. As confirmed by the COVID-19 achievement of two outcomes which should
pandemic, international scientific cooperation is enable systemic transformations with regard
urgently needed to leverage the latest advances to the relationship between individuals and
in scientific research, new data and technological nature and their physical environment. The
solutions, as well as communication methods first aims to reverse the deterioration of the
targeting all audiences. The development and natural environment by reinforcing knowledge
implementation of transdisciplinary science which enables concerted action on climate-
frameworks will constitute an essential driver related issues. The second aims to strengthen
of knowledge in order to achieve inclusive and the interdisciplinary knowledge base at the
environmentally sustainable development. science-policy interface through international
Open science as well as the engagement of the cooperation in science, technology and
general public in environmentally and socially innovation.
sustainable development research will contribute

In accordance with SDGs 5 and 13, UNESCO will work to ensure that women and girls lead resolute action
to tackle the climate challenge, advance in the fields of science, technology and innovation, and
contribute their knowledge on the use of natural resources in order to overcome the inequalities
encountered, especially in the management and governance of water resources and biosphere
reserves. We must enable their access to leadership and decision-making positions and to quality
employment in all areas of science, such as biodiversity and geodiversity conservation or activities
related to the green economy.
Africa’s sustainable development is being severely tested by growing water stress and climate
change, and requires that increased efforts be made to preserve the continent’s rich ecosystems
and natural heritage and to help conserve its biodiversity, in support of goal 7 of Agenda 2063, on
environmental sustainability.
Strategic policy support will be extended to capacity-building within the national committees of
the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), training in water resources management
and governance, the sustainable use of the ocean and coastal areas, and the development of
biosphere reserves and geoparks. These efforts will go hand in hand with the reinforcement of
legal frameworks and the development of people skills to ensure the protection and sustainable
management of African cultural and natural heritage. In all these areas, proactive support for
African engagement, through international scientific cooperation and the exchange of scientific
knowledge, especially in the area of open science, should increase Africa’s potential for innovation
and thus be in harmony with the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024
(STISA-2024). This calls for integrated, gender-responsive approaches, aimed at: increasing
women scientists’ access to global scientific platforms and communities; integrating indigenous
knowledge and intangible cultural heritage practices, (particularly the kind transmitted by
women) into management systems to halt biodiversity loss and restore terrestrial and marine
ecosystems; ensuring that early warning systems, post-disaster needs assessments, and risk
management assessments concerning physical environments and cultures affected by natural
disasters have a transformational effect as regards gender issues. These approaches should also
be aimed at collecting and analysing sex-disaggregated environmental data in order to inform
national and regional policies.

Meeting the challenges of social cohesion
and embracing the opportunities
Strategic Objective 3: Build inclusive, just and peaceful societies by promoting freedom of 41 C/4
expression, cultural diversity, education for global citizenship, and protecting the heritage (2022-2029))
Outcome 5: Enhance the Outcome 6: Promote Outcome 7: Promote 41 C/5 (2022-

protection and promotion freedom of expression and inclusion and combat 2025) and, where
of the diversity of heritage the right to information discrimination, hate speech applicable, 43 C/5
and cultural expressions and stereotypes (2026-2029)
51. The world has gone through profound 53. Realizing UNESCO’s mission of building open
social transformations that have made our and peaceful knowledge societies depends on
societies both interconnected and fractured, and the mobilization of all the areas of its mandate.
have brought about immense needs for social More specifically, as the only United Nations
cohesion and intercultural dialogue. As a United agency responsible for culture, it must work more
Nations agency mandated with promoting than ever to promote, safeguard and protect
intercultural understanding and cultural diverse cultural expressions and types of heritage
diversity, UNESCO will continue to provide (built, moveable, underwater, documentary and
enhanced global leadership in building inclusive, intangible). Entrusted with a wide normative
just and peaceful knowledge societies, as well as responsibility, UNESCO provides standards that
ensuring diversity and protecting human rights can be reflected in national legislative and policy
and fundamental freedoms. frameworks, be used as platforms for cooperation
and to build institutional and human capacities
52. Rising inequalities around income and in countries, as well as contribute to rebuilding
opportunities and discrimination based on and revitalizing cultural life in countries hit by
race, gender, language, ethnicity, origin, natural disasters and conflicts. As inequalities
religion, age, disability or any other status, between and within countries become further
remain a defining social and cultural challenge exacerbated, UNESCO’s work will promote the
of our time. The result is fractured societies, diversity of cultural expressions on the basis of
with unequal economic and social outcomes States’ right to take measures to support the
and the concentration of wealth, income and creation of and access to cultural goods and
opportunity in the hands of a few. Those furthest services. Moreover, UNESCO will raise awareness
behind not only see their opportunities and about the economic potential of culture, and
outcomes worsen, but risk getting trapped in a advise and support Member States in the field of
vicious circle of extreme poverty while becoming the creative economy.
even more exposed to serious violations of their
fundamental freedoms and rights. All of these 54. Yet these policies will be rendered
developments are in direct contradiction with ineffective if the basic principles of human
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of rights and fundamental freedoms are not
the 2030 Agenda. secured, especially in crisis situations that
affect and threaten pluralism. Protected under
international law, such freedoms are defended

through UNESCO’s work for academic, artistic stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination,
and scientific freedoms, and for freedom of incitement to violence and violence against
expression and media freedom, as well as their persons, based on religion or belief”.12
social role, addressing the threats to the most
vulnerable, including in the digital environment. 56. Overcoming these social inequalities and
Ensuring access to diverse sources of information weaknesses will require creating enabling
and cultural expressions and activities to protect environments for independent, pluralistic,
multilingualism in general and indigenous viable media, their social role, and their role in
languages, in particular through the International informing the public, including through the
Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), International Programme for the Development of
remains a priority. Communication (IPDC), as well as guaranteeing
the accountability and transparency of the
55. The COVID-19 crisis increased the world’s players contributing to public debate within
dependence on connectivity, technological our societies. UNESCO will also address the
infrastructure and access to mobile devices. challenges faced by journalists in the digital
Coupled with recent technological innovations, age, including online threats, digital security,
the digitization of social interactions has been surveillance and breaches of the right to privacy
accelerated to unprecedented degrees and is and the right to information.
in the midst of creating new forms of exclusion.
The development of databases and algorithms 57. Enabling youth to better understand the
in particular can contribute to discrimination, changes brought about by digital and intelligent
social stereotypes and gender bias. While new technologies in information dissemination is of
technologies, such as artificial intelligence, primary importance. UNESCO will continue to
and social platforms and networks offer new promote media and information literacy (MIL)
opportunities for advocacy and expression, they skills, which are essential to enabling citizens,
also contribute to the spread of disinformation especially young persons, to find their bearings
and hate speech, in their most dangerous form and interpret the different sources of information
leading to the incitement of discrimination, in the digital age. In enhancing intercultural
hostility and violence against all sectors of understanding through processes that shape
society, particularly women and girls. UNESCO digital society, these skills will be necessary for
will harness its multidisciplinary expertise a new generation to address the challenges of
to conduct monitoring and analysis, build misinformation and disinformation, hate speech
citizenship, transparency and solidarity in the and online and offline discrimination, and to put
digital environment, all the while protecting an end to violent extremism and radicalization.
the right to freedom of expression and creation,
bearing in mind resolution 73/328 of the United
58. Socially responsible citizenship and
Nations General Assembly entitled “Promoting
intercultural dialogue competencies will provide
interreligious and intercultural dialogue and
new prospects for action. Particular efforts will be
tolerance in countering hate speech”,11 and taking
made in the area of global citizenship education,
note of the United Nations Strategy and Plan
encouraging quality education systems to
of Action on Hate Speech, as well as resolution
lay the foundations to enhance, uphold and
71/195 of the United Nations General Assembly
apply rights and develop the knowledge, skills,
entitled “Combating intolerance, negative
11 Promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech (A/RES/73/328)
12 Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or
belief (A/RES/71/195)

values, attitudes and behaviours that learners Route and the Silk Roads, UNESCO will pursue
need to become responsible citizens. Global a holistic approach that promotes intercultural
citizenship education can also help learners – in dialogue, non-discrimination, equality, respect
formal, non-formal and informal settings and and tolerance, bearing in mind the valuable
throughout their lives – to address inequalities, contribution that interreligious and intercultural
social, economic and environmental injustices dialogue can make to an improved awareness
and the causes of violent extremism and and understanding of the common values
radicalization. Through its Management of Social shared by all humankind (United Nations General
Transformations Programme, and particularly the Assembly resolution 75/26), so as to foster
future annual report to be prepared on emerging peaceful and harmonious co-existence within
global issues relating to inequality and equity, societies.
UNESCO will also contribute to research and the
production of data and knowledge, integrating 60. UNESCO will pursue three outcomes
issues of well-being in the field of economic and under this strategic objective. The first aims to
social inclusion policies. In addition, UNESCO will support the promotion of cultural content in
encourage development of digital competencies all its diversity, but also universal participation
and promote equal and inclusive socio-economic in cultural life. The second will strengthen free,
development. independent and pluralistic media landscapes.
The third will lead to policy frameworks
59. Intercultural dialogue is at the core of contributing to the fight against inequalities and
UNESCO’s mission. Building on the common all forms of racism, discrimination, xenophobia
histories and shared memories, including and intolerance.
those around the General History of Africa, the
General History of the Caribbean, the Slave

Ensuring that gender-based violence, discrimination and censorship are eliminated, including in
the digital environment, is required for peaceful and inclusive societies based on mutual rights
that promote socially responsible citizenship, freedom of expression and cultural diversity.
It involves the active participation of men and boys in efforts to restore equal rights and
opportunities to change mindsets and behaviours, as well as targeted measures to address the
social and economic rights of women and girls. The latter can be achieved through targeted
policies and protection measures for independent journalists, in particular women journalists, as
well as scientists and researchers, self-employed artists and entrepreneurs working in different
sectors of the creative economy, particularly in Africa. It also means supporting the emergence
of gender-inclusive and responsive systems of governance and institutions, in which women can
enjoy leadership positions, participate and be represented equally.
Both women and men should have equal rights and opportunities to fully and actively participate
in all spheres of media and cultural life. Efforts to address the specific risks faced by women
journalists will be strengthened under the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of
Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. Similarly, work to assist in media and information literacy
(MIL) and the fight against misinformation and disinformation will be stepped up, including
against the proliferation of online and offline harassment targeting women in the media.
More support should be given to health education, physical activity and sport to enable girls
and women, boys and men to lead a healthy and fulfilling life. In sport, women have the right
to equality. UNESCO will promote specific programmes to reduce the pay gap, encourage the
representation of women and men in sports associations and committees and combat violence
and harassment against women and men in sport. It will also facilitate inter-ministerial and
intersectoral cooperation and promote pertinent education programmes, which are essential for
realizing the right to education.
In addition, and in response to the rise in illicit trafficking of cultural property in Africa,
which exacerbates tensions and fuels criminal activity, activities will be undertaken to build
institutional, legal and operational capacities and encourage inter-State cooperation through the
Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of
Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP) with a view to fostering a culture
of peace and reconciliation. Support for Africa’s participation in UNESCO conventions will also
respond to the growing need to ensure heritage conservation and sustainable development
through dialogue and cooperation. Likewise, ensuring a more balanced exchange in cultural
goods and services, both among African countries and between African countries and the other
regions of the world, is key. Leveraging dialogue to achieve key development and peace outcomes
will help to create the conditions necessary for the full implementation of the International
Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024).13
13 Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent (A/RES/68/237)

Meeting the technological challenges
and embracing the opportunities
Strategic Objective 4: Foster a technological environment in the service of humankind 41 C/4
through the development and dissemination of knowledge and skills and the (2022-2029)
development of ethical standards
Outcome 8: Foster knowledge sharing and Outcome 9: Develop ethical standards, 41 C/5 (2022-
skills development in the digital age norms and frameworks for action to meet 2025) and, where
the challenges of innovative technologies applicable, 43 C/5
and digital transformation (2026-2029)
61. Emerging technologies such as artificial 62. Technological change and the resulting
intelligence, big data technology, the Internet new possibilities must be accompanied by
of things and blockchain have brought about equality in access to such technologies, which
unprecedented challenges as well as new goes beyond having a computer, a smartphone
opportunities to accelerate the achievement of or a connection. Equality also means having the
the Sustainable Development Goals. The digital digital skills and media and information literacy
transformation has created new spaces for competencies to ensure that every person can
human invention, imagination and expression, as fully participate in and benefit from the digital
well as growing digital divides, including digital transformation. Equality is also a core principle
gender divides, cyber threats, including unethical that underpins content development, delivery
behaviour, and human rights violations. The and discoverability and is far from being achieved
prevalence of digital technologies and platforms in the digital economy.
facilitates the rapid spread of information and
knowledge as well as disinformation and hate 63. Under the World Summit on the
speech. Cultural and artistic productions are Information Society (WSIS)+10 Statement on
being shared massively online to the general the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes and the
public, but sometimes to the detriment of WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015,14 and
artists’ social and economic rights, including taking note of the United Nations Secretary-
their fair remuneration. Technologies have set General’s Road Map for Digital Cooperation,15
a stage where the quest for equality, social UNESCO will have a central role to play to ensure
justice and respect for human rights takes on a multi-stakeholder and inclusive approach to
entirely new dimensions, especially in crisis the digital transformation, whereby all actors
situations. Governments at all levels will need can not only benefit from the opportunities
to be supported to ensure that data gathering brought about by emerging technologies, but
and the development of frontier technologies, also actively contribute to shaping this new
such as artificial intelligence, are used for the digital environment. UNESCO will strengthen
common good and that rights are guaranteed access to information and knowledge, especially
and respected. for marginalized groups and persons with
14 WSIS+10 Statement on the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes and WSIS+10 Vision for WSIS Beyond 2015
15 United Nations Secretary-General’s Road Map for Digital Cooperation

disabilities, through the development of digital cultural creation and expression so as to foster
skills, the promotion of open access to scientific a diverse digital cultural ecosystem, enriched by
information, the promotion of multilingualism the active participation of all.
and the preservation and accessibility of
documentary heritage, including through the 66. Identifying and addressing the ethical
Information for All Programme (IFAP). questions raised by the rapid development and
the convergence of technologies, especially
64. Building on its experience in international digital technologies, determine the way people
cooperation, the Organization will be uniquely live together and the societal choices that will
positioned to facilitate knowledge sharing, shape humanity’s future. UNESCO will therefore
access to open educational resources (OER) and take the lead within the United Nations system
the design and use of open-source solutions with regard to the ethics of artificial intelligence,
and open data. These are critical to addressing both by setting global standards and norms
inequalities and bridging the technology, through the promotion of a recommendation
innovation and knowledge divides. UNESCO on the ethics of artificial intelligence, and
will work to ensure that countries in the by supporting future policy and capacity-
developing world are not mere users of these development activities in Member States
technologies, but are also equipped to actively interested in its implementation. In view of the
participate in their design and development possible ethical impact of artificial intelligence,
so as to benefit from the economic, social and UNESCO will facilitate dialogue and encourage
cultural opportunities they offer. New digital extensive participation of governments and
transformation technologies (satellite imagery, the public in the implementation of the
3D modeling by drones to safeguard heritage, Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial
artificial intelligence tools for the management Intelligence and timely feedback thereon.
of natural hazards, etc.) should also be harnessed
to help the most fragile countries to respond to 67. The importance of science, technology and
crisis situations. innovation for achieving the SDGs underlines
the crucial need to promote stronger systematic
65. Current and new forms of exclusion links between the human rights-, peace- and
in the digital world need, however, to be sustainable development-based approach and
addressed forcefully. To reduce the inequalities developments in the new digital environment.
resulting therefrom, UNESCO will assist in the At a time when data collection techniques and
development of policies aimed at adapting platforms are proliferating, the implementation
legislation and policy frameworks to ensure a and monitoring of standards are needed,
more diverse digital ecosystem and to foster the in particular in the sphere of education, to
availability, discovery and delivery of diverse safeguard individuals’ rights and strengthen
content. UNESCO will also explore innovative ethical, transparent and accountable practices
ways to enrich knowledge, in line with the regarding the use of cutting-edge technologies,
concept of Internet Universality with an Internet in particular to avoid excessive collection of
that is human rights-based, open, accessible to personal data.
all and nurtured by the participation of multiple
stakeholders (ROAM principles). Within the 68. By mobilizing the international community
framework of its cultural work, UNESCO will and reinforcing links among scientists, ethicists,
consider the impact of digital technologies on policy-makers, judges, journalists, creative
industry professionals and civil society, UNESCO

has an important role to play in setting a global 69. UNESCO will pursue two outcomes under
agenda to ensure that frontier technologies this strategic objective. The first will serve to
function within a human rights-, peace- and enhance the respect for human rights, openness,
sustainable development-based framework and inclusivity and ethics to shape the new digital
that their development and use are compatible environment. The second will enhance strategic
with ethical standards and imbued with the and legal tools that can identify and address the
core values of equality, diversity, inclusion, ethical questions raised by the development of
transparency and accountability, thus fostering digital technologies.
development and sustainability.

The digital divide, especially the digital gender divide, that is growing and threatens to leave
millions of women and girls behind, particularly in Africa, can be reduced namely by the inclusive
and comprehensive development and application of digital technologies. Ensuring that they have
access to and fully participate in technological developments, including frontier technologies
such as artificial intelligence, that are free of gender bias and that they have equal opportunities
to improve their digital competencies and skills is essential to the achievement of gender equality
(SDG 5).
UNESCO will continue to work, including through media and information literacy (MIL) and
through dialogue with the operators of digital platforms, to ensure that all women and girls have
equal access to the production and use of information, digital solutions and technology. UNESCO
will raise awareness of the importance of ensuring that new technologies are developed in an
inclusive manner with the full participation of women, and that they are not developed with
gender biases. Women artists and cultural professionals will be actively supported to ensure their
participation as creators, producers and users of content that is developed or distributed through
frontier technologies. They will also be directly involved in policymaking processes and systems of
governance for education, science, culture and communication in the digital environment.
Addressing the structural causes of digital inequalities in Africa will place specific emphasis not
only on digital skills and competencies, but also on capacity-building and policy implementation
for innovation and digital transformation, with a view to fostering open solutions (open access,
open educational resources, open data, open software). Strengthening national capacity and
infrastructure in the areas of bioethics and the ethics of science and technology in African
countries will also be a priority to ensure inclusiveness and diversity in the development of digital
technologies.

III. Our commitment:
strengthening impact and
partnerships
70. UNESCO is committed to a series of reform for the optimal implementation of UNESCO’s
measures and corporate actions that are mandate from 2022 to 2029, in a fast-changing
instrumental to implementing the Organization’s environment, with two related outcomes that
mandate. The principles and measures set out will ensure the Organization’s responsiveness,
below form the “enabling environment” objective preparedness and adaptability.
Deepening and diversifying partnerships

Enabling objective: Foster an enabling environment for the efficient and effective delivery 41 C/4
of UNESCO’s priorities (2022-2029)
Enabling Outcome 10: Reinforced Enabling Outcome 11: Accountable, 41 C/5 (2022-
partnerships, outreach and advocacy in efficient and effective management in 2025) and, where
support of UNESCO’s action pursuit of the Organization’s results applicable, 43 C/5
(2026-2029)
71. In order to successfully coordinate objectives and will harness partners’ different
and implement the Medium-Term Strategy, comparative advantages to create synergies,
and capitalize on its unique and manifold develop innovative approaches and solutions,
networks, UNESCO will promote, through its and add value. It will leverage both financial
updated comprehensive partnership strategy, and non-financial, public and private resources
a sharpened focus on the 2030 Agenda and its geared towards this objective (financial support,
financing, drawing lessons from the COVID-19 advocacy, access and outreach, expertise and
response, notably regarding the importance of data, implementation support and in-kind
multi-stakeholder partnerships and coalitions contributions, for example).
(such as the Global Education Coalition), and
responding to the need for innovative public- 73. National Commissions, as a constitutional
private partnerships in emerging areas such as part of UNESCO, need to be fully involved as
digital transformation. key coordinating bodies at the national level.
Cooperation with the National Commissions
72. UNESCO will forge alliances and multi- for UNESCO will be consolidated to ensure
stakeholder partnerships with all relevant their involvement in the effective planning and
interested parties for the pursuit of its strategic implementation of UNESCO’s programmes, with

a view to, among other things, strengthening 74. The Organization will seek to establish new
intersectoral collaboration and partnerships, and strengthened forms of engagement with
and supporting universal and inclusive key constituencies such as young people, cities
multilateralism through cooperation between and businesses in the private sector. NGOs, with
them at the international level. At the country their specific knowledge and capacity to act
level, they remain uniquely placed to be the swiftly at global, regional and local levels and to
main agents for change at that level to accelerate offer platforms for strong civil engagement, will
UNESCO’s response to global challenges and be critically important partners for UNESCO. To
maintain the relevance of UNESCO’s mandate, support the National Commissions, UNESCO must
and for outreach, engagement, mobilizing local also continue to energize, involve and mobilize
actors and amplifying messages about UNESCO’s its unique networks of “UNESCO family partners”,
vision and mission, and to contribute where including UNESCO Clubs, the Associated Schools
possible to the implementation and evaluation of Network (ASPnet), UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs,
the Organization’s programmes through a human UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors, the network of
rights-, peace- and sustainable development- the UNESCO International Centre for Technical
based approach. They secure UNESCO’s presence and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC),
and visibility within Member States, in the long category 2 institutes and centres and UNESCO
term and across programmes, including at intergovernmental programmes and their
States’ different territorial levels, with national membership.
institutions, umbrella associations, academia,
NGOs and civil society. Member States will be
encouraged to strengthen the capacity of their
National Commissions for UNESCO.
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partners in the delivery of the Organization’s Frameworks (UNSDCF) and other United Nations
Medium-Term Strategy. It is essential to set system-wide mechanisms.
up new innovative modalities for mobilizing
resources. Guided by the main principles of 80. In line with United Nations General
predictability, flexibility, diversified donor Assembly resolution 72/279 on the repositioning
base and transparency, UNESCO will focus of the United Nations development system, and
particularly on strengthening exchanges taking into account relevant United Nations
with donors, including through structured General Assembly resolutions on the quadrennial
financing dialogues and partners’ forums, and comprehensive policy review of operational
implementing an operational road map for activities for development of the United Nations
strengthening UNESCO’s engagement with the system, UNESCO will systematically engage with
private sector. other United Nations organizations in a system-
wide effort to maximize the strength and delivery
76. Resource mobilization efforts will be further capacity of the United Nations system at large
focused on programmes and projects for global and make the entire range of expertise residing
priorities Africa and gender equality, and for therein available to Member States in a coherent
priority groups youth and SIDS, thus responding and coordinated manner.
effectively to emerging needs and priorities at
national and sub-regional levels. 81. To this end, the Organization will be
committed to ensuring an effective leadership
77. Strengthening UNESCO programme funding and coordination role in UNESCO’s priority
will also be achieved by consolidating and areas within the United Nations system and its
expanding measures to foster decentralization intergovernmental bodies, and to assuming the
and strengthen the capacities of field offices by leadership role conferred on UNESCO by the
equipping each office with dedicated resource General Assembly of the United Nations.
mobilization expertise and by building capacities
in project design and management, resource
mobilization and communication. Shaping new narratives
82. High-quality and more assertive
Reinforcing collaboration with the communication, with a strong narrative about
UNESCO’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda
United Nations system
for Sustainable Development and the delivery
78. To support countries in implementing the of its priorities, is a fundamental condition for
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building a more open, engaging and outward-
UNESCO must continue to work towards looking UNESCO. The COVID-19 pandemic and
optimizing a responsive, sustainable field the resulting reliance on e-content and online
network architecture that can better address communication have also demonstrated the key
Member States’ needs at global, regional and importance of rapidly accessible content and
national levels, while ensuring the relevance and innovative digital platforms for communicating
added value of its mandate. and interacting directly with new audiences and
partners.
79. This commitment shall ensure that
UNESCO can fully contribute to the results of 83. Going forward, UNESCO will continue
the common operational activities of the United transforming its strategic approach to
Nations system, including the new United communication, viewed as an important means

to help achieve the Organization’s strategic ensuring equitable geographical representation,
objectives, such as by making reference data while enabling more staff members to benefit
available, highlighting results and impact from an international and diversified career
achieved, launching public campaigns, through mobility, will be further advanced.
enhancing the quality and visibility of its flagship
publications such as the UNESCO Courier and 87. Transversal and agile working methods
a series of milestone reports in the fields of its (including telecommuting) provide a flexible
mandate, and enabling long-term strategic working environment that can accommodate
partnerships that can amplify messages. new working methods, including elements such
as cross functionality of teams, self-organization
84. In this process, the creation of an integrated and collaboration with diverse teams. These
digital platform, allowing for a more fluid and modalities will be strengthened and contribute
transversal circulation of content between the to an environment that promotes well-being
various UNESCO sub-sites, will serve to unify and motivation.
UNESCO’s brand at the global level and highlight
how the Organization’s new interlinked strategic 88. Going forward, UNESCO is committed to
objectives can address the complexity of providing efficient and business-focused support
contemporary global challenges. for programme implementation. UNESCO will
therefore develop and implement sustainable
85. Finally, UNESCO will continue its efforts to financing models for corporate needs, to allow
promote the work of National Commissions for for the delivery of essential long-term financial
UNESCO in order to raise public awareness of investments. This will include investments to
the Organization’s mandate and to communicate integrate environmental and social sustainability
on its actions through governmental and considerations across work, operational models,
non-governmental partners. The National facilities and management practices.
Commissions will also be called upon to continue
ensuring the translation of the major publications 89. UNESCO will further champion the
and reports produced by the Organization, implementation of risk management,
which remains an essential exercise not only organizational resilience and business
to increase the Organization’s visibility but also continuity, by pursuing a risk-informed approach
to strengthen the link between UNESCO and and decision-making throughout its work and
its partners at the national level, for which the operations, improved reporting on risks and
National Commissions remain indispensable related opportunities, and enabling a better
levers. quantification and qualification of achievements.
90. The strategic transformative vision for

Building an agile, accountable and the Organization rests with responsible
proactive Organization administration of resources, improved
programme performance and a culture of
86. Investing in staff is key to ensuring the
accountability, learning and transparency.
excellence, responsiveness and flexibility
This will be achieved by the Secretariat,
required to deliver on UNESCO’s work. The
ensuring the necessary independence of the
Organization will strengthen performance
competent services, through: internal audits of
management, and further develop workforce
increased frequency, which provide assurance
planning and the alignment of human resources
on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal
policies with organizational priorities and needs.
controls, risk management and governance
The aim of attracting a young and diverse staff,
processes of the Organization; investigations,

which promote accountability across UNESCO coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, impact
through training activities and by responding and sustainability of UNESCO’s action. The
to allegations of misconduct and irregularities recommendations of the External Auditor and
(e.g. fraud, sexual harassment, abuse of authority the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations
or other misconduct); and evaluations, which system (JIU) will complete the monitoring
will inform senior management and governing framework and provide the basis, as appropriate,
bodies, staff and partners on actions that need for future decision-making by Member States on
to be undertaken to improve the relevance, the measures to be pursued.

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II. Our strategic objectives: a common

III. Our commitment: strengthening impact

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1 Paris Agreement on climate change, 2015

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8. UNESCO’s mission statement for the period

Member States. standards in its fields of competence and

strengthening of synergies and linkages

allow the Organization to act coherently to seize

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Achieving the vision of the

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Measuring progress towards 2030: UNESCO’s role in data

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3 In line with 210 EX/Decision 22 of the Executive Board

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5 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (A/RES/217(III))

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Outcome 1: Ensure inclusive and equitable Outcome 3: Enhance knowledge

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4

the protection Build inclusive, just and peaceful Foster a technological

Cross-cutting theme: crisis preparedness and response

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Mainstreaming global priorities under Strategic Objective 1

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Outcome 5: Enhance the Outcome 6: Promote Outcome 7: Promote 41 C/5 (2022-

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13 Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent (A/RES/68/237)

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Mainstreaming global priorities under Strategic Objective 4

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Deepening and diversifying partnerships

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Delivering upon UNESCO’s mandate in a global environment

LABORATORY UN Development System

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90. The strategic transformative vision for

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II. Our strategic objectives: a common

III. Our commitment: strengthening impact