Grenada Re-Elected To UNESCO
Grenada has been re-elected to serve on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), for the term 2021-2025.
At the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO, now underway in Paris, France, Grenada secured one of the three seats reserved for Caricom Countries within the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) on the Executive Board of UNESCO. The two other Caricom member states elected were Haiti and Saint Lucia.
As a member of the Executive Board for the term 2017-2021, and despite the challenging circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grenada, through its Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, actively contributed to advancing the cause of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other priorities of UNESCO’s mandate. These priorities include quality and higher education, ocean management and risk prevention, access to science and innovation, building inclusive knowledge societies, the fight against doping in sport, promoting cultural expression diversity, and preserving the natural, tangible, and intangible cultural heritage.
Grenada has also been an active elected member of several intergovernmental bodies of UNESCO.
The uncertainties of the global situation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic have made it imperative for an active and compelling presence on the UNESCO Executive Board to further develop and build on achievements for the benefit of UNESCO’s priority areas and those of particular significance to Grenada and the wider Caribbean Community.
UNESCO seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences, Culture, Communication, and Information. UNESCO’s programs contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. The UNESCO Executive Board is made up of 58 members, each elected for a 4-year term.
About UNESCO Executive Board
The Executive Board is one of the three constitutional organs of UNESCO (together with the General Conference and the Secretariat) and is elected by the General Conference. The Executive Board acts under the authority of the General Conference, examining the program of work for the Organisation and corresponding budget estimates submitted to it by the Director-General.
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