Cameroon joined UNESCO on November 11, 1960. It is under the jurisdiction of the UNESCO Office based in Yaoundé.
As of September 2006, twenty-two schools in Cameroon are members of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), spread among the primary, secondary, technical and professional sectors. The country also counts a UNESCO-UNEVOC centre and two UNESCO Chairs.
Cameroon is one of 11 countries chosen to pilot-test UNESCO national education support strategies (UNESS). Launched in May 2006, this initiative aims to help governments establish coherent education policies in order to achieve Education for All.
Comparative study on distant learning in French Sub-Saharan Africa (in French only) 2008-02-18 1:00 pm UNESCO BREDA