Partners - Cooperation with Africa

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- Cooperation with the African Union

- Cooperation with Sub-Regional Organizations

Status of the coordination with sub-regional organizations(agreements, mixed commissions, etc.)

ECOWAS, SADC, CEMAC, CEN-SAD, COI, COMESA, ECCAS, ECA, UEMOA, IGAD, UMA…

FOSRASUN (Forum of African regional and subregional organizations to support cooperation between UNESCO and NEPAD)

- Cooperation with other IGOs and cooperation frameworks(TICAD, South-South Cooperation.)

25.01.06 Signing of a cooperation agreement between the African Union and UNESCO
On 24 January 2006 during the Sixth African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Khartoum, Sudan, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO and Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of the African Union Commission, signed an agreement which updates, the cooperation framework between UNESCO and the African Union which was set up in 1968. More

24.01.06 L’UNESCO et l’Afrique : mémoire, libération et développement des ressources humaines .
En marge du 6e Sommet de l’Union africaine tenu à Khartoum du 23 au 24 janvier 2006, le Directeur général a inauguré, en présence de M. Olusegun Obasanjo, Président de la République fédérale du Nigéria, Président de l’Union africaine, et de M. Alpha-Oumar Konaré, Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, l’exposition intersectorielle présentée par l’UNESCO sur le thème « L’UNESCO et l’Afrique : mémoire, libération et développement des ressources humaines », qui illustre différents aspects de la coopération de l’UNESCO avec l’Afrique. More

Participation of the Director-General at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, Khartoum, Sudan (23-24 January 2006)

23.01.06 Participation of the Director-General at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, Khartoum, Sudan (23-24 January 2006)
Following the invitation of the President of the Commission of the African Union, Mr Alpha Oumar Konaré the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, was the special guest of the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (Khartoum, Sudan, on 23 and 24 January 2006), devoted to education and culture. More

03.10.05 Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between COMESA and UNESCO
03-10-2005 - At the occasion of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), a regional economic community based in Lusaka (Zambia), the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, received the Secretary-General of COMESA, Mr Erastus Mwencha on 30 September 2005 at the UNESCO Headquarters. More

25.05.05 Africa Day - 25 May 2005

Africa Day, May 25, is marked by the visit to UNESCO of the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is also the Chairman of the African Union and of the Committee of Heads of State and Government in charge of the Implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

Queen Idia's Mask: Nigeria's Gift to UNESCO

Prince Twins Seven-Seven Named UNESCO Artist for Peace.

18.05.05 The African Union and UNESCO

Official visit to UNESCO Headquarters of a high level delegation of the Commission of the African Union headed by its Chairperson Professor Alpha-Oumar Konaré from 13 to 16 May 2005.

13.05.05 Table ronde Afrique de l’Ouest-UNESCO : « L’intégration régionale par l’éducation, la culture et la paix dans l’esprit des hommes »

Le Directeur général, Koïchiro Matsuura, a inauguré le 12 mai les travaux de la Table ronde sur le thème « L’intégration régionale par l’éducation, la culture et la paix dans l’esprit des hommes », organisée par le Sous-Groupe de l’Afrique de l’Ouest à l’UNESCO.

11.04.05 Conférence des Ministres de l'éducation de l'Union Africaine (COMEDAF II)
Le Président Abdelaziz Bouteflika, le Président de la Commission de l'Union africaine et le Directeur général de l'UNESCO participent à la cérémoine d'ouverture de la 2eme Conférence des Ministres de l'éducation de l'Union Africaine (COMEDAF II)- Alger 8-11 avril 2005 More

First meeting of the FOSRASUN (10-13 September 2004) UNESCO 10 Sep 2004 - 13 Sep 2004
Forum of African regional and sub-regional organizations to support cooperation between UNESCO and NEPAD (FOSRASUN) More

Second meeting of the Forum of African Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations in Support of Cooperation between UNESCO and NEPAD (FOSRASUN) 04 Sep 2006 - 04 Sep 2006
On 4 September 2006, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura hosted at Headquarters the Second meeting of the Forum of African Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations in Support of Cooperation between UNESCO and NEPAD (FOSRASUN)[1]. More