UNESCO's outreach to parliamentarians.

From: Canadian Parliamentary Review | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Sayyad, Ahmed | Copyright information

Parliamentarians rank among UNESCO's major partners in the promotion of human development and peacekeeping through the various programs the organization is known for including fields such as education, science, culture and communication.

UNESCO's programme for a dialogue with parliamentarians was launched in 1994 to ensure that the Organization's values and objectives are clearly reflected in all national policy-making and legislation. Both as members of civil society an...

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