Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

On 24 October 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, signed with the UNDP Administrator Mr Kemal Derviş a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a strategic partnership between UNDP and UNESCO. The Memorandum of Understanding defines areas in which UNDP and UNESCO can effectively collaborate in pursuit of national development objectives in the field, especially through joint programming and support each other, especially at the country level. Specifically, it envisages support by UNDP to UNESCO in countries where UNESCO is non-resident and highlights opportunities for joint programming, implementation and coordinated resource mobilization in thematic areas for which UNESCO has a recognized lead. It supports UNDP’s role as manager of the Resident Coordinator system and specifies that the Resident Coordinator may invite UNESCO national commission members to attend certain United Nations Country Team (UNCT) meetings when relevant programming issues are being discussed and when commission participation is deemed useful.

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Author(s): UNDP and UNESCO -  Publication date: 24-10-2008