Astana to host first interregional meeting of National Commissions for UNESCO
11:33, 17 July 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The first interregional meeting of National Commissions for UNESCO, co-organized by UNESCO Secretariat and the Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO, will take place from 22 to 24 July 2014 in Astana, Kazakh Culture Minister Arystanbek Mukhamediuly told a briefing at the Central Communications Service held today.
It will gather reps of the National Commissions from 130 countries. They will represent all five regional UNESCO groups that unite the Arab States, the countries of Africa, the Asia and Pacific Region, Europe, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
This meeting aims to build capacities, enhance networking and promote best practices of National Commissions. The main themes chosen by the National Commissions are: Interface and cooperation between UNESCO field offices and National Commissions; Raising UNESCO's visibility at country level; Methodologies for portraying the wider value of UNESCO in Member States; Contribution of the Participation Programme to the National Commissions' activities.