UNESCO has also in general promoted the active participation of all citizens in and through the media, conferred UNESCO Bangladesh Journalism Awards to promote quality journalism for development, and UNESCO is now leading the capacity building efforts to facilitate unhampered taking off of the community radio stations. UNESCO has developed audio and video materials, translated resource materials and guidebooks which have contributed to the blooming sector of community radio.

While UNESCO’s approach has worked in general very well, a change of direction is however necessary due to several developments playing out simultaneously. The most important one is the UN reform process and the need for all agencies to align country strategies and activities alike to fit a common framework. In the case of Bangladesh, the newly signed UNDAF document provides a robust context where UNESCO can play its role most effectively. This calls for more efficient delivery mechanisms, more targeted capacities at the Organization’s disposal, and broader than before partnerships for both technical expertise and external funding to realize the vision of the UNDAF and UNESCO’s own programming goals.