Partnering with UN agencies

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With a view to enhancing synergies and minimizing duplication in programme delivery, UNESCO is attaching importance to increased coordination and cooperation with the other UN agencies. This improved dialogue at all stages of programme development and delivery is one of the aspects covered in the partnership agreements concluded with the UN partners.

UNESCO’s agreements with the UN agencies:

Organization	Date	Name/Type of Agreement
IBRD and IDA (World Bank)	2011	MoU with the World Bank (cultural, social and natural heritage)
ILO	2014 1947	Agreement between the International Labour Organisation and UNESCO signed by DG in June 2014 Agreement between the International Labour Organisation and UNESCO
ILO	1954	A/129/1 – Memorandum of Collaboration between the ILO and UNESCO in matters of technical and vocational education and related matters
ILO, UNDRO, UNEP, WFC, WHO, WMO	1980	A/453/2 – MoU on the environmental aspects of natural disasters between: UNEP, UNDRO, WFC, UNIDO, ILO, UNESCO, WHO, WMO
ITU	2000 2012	Agreement for Cooperation between UNESCO and ITU Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO and ITU
OHCHR	2003	Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Women	2012	Letter of Cooperation between UNESCO and UN Women
UNCCD	1999	A/825/1 - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UNESCO and the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNDP	2008	B/84/2 - Memorandum of Understanding between UNDP and UNESCO
UNDRC	1981	Memorandum of Understanding between the DG of UNESCO and the UN Disaster Relief Coordinator
UNEP	1987 2009 2016	Memorandum of Understanding concerning cooperation between UNESCO and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Memoradum of Understanding (2009) Memorandum of Understanding (2016)
UNFPA	2015	Agreement with UNFPA - Strategic Partnership
UN-Habitat	2005	MoU between UNESCO and UN-Habitat
UNHCR	2011	Framework Agreement between UNESCO and the Office for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF	1999	Framework Agreement between UNESCO and UNICEF in the field of Education
UNIDO	1989 1994	Agreement for Cooperation between UNESCO and UNIDO Memorandum on Areas of Cooperation between UNESCO and UNIDO
UNITAR	2008	B/179/1- Cooperation Agreement UNESCO and UNITAR
UNV	2017	Memorandum on the deployment and administration of UN volunteers
UNWRA	2014	UNWRA 2014
UNWTO	1979 1996 2013	Accord entre l’UNESCO et l’Organisation mondiale du Tourisme and its Supplementary Agreement Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCO and UNWTO
WFP	1964	Cooperation with the World Food Programme
WHO	1948 2006	Agreement between UNESCO and WHO Treatment Education MoU
WIPO	1974	Accord entre l’UNESCO et l’organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle
WMO	1972 2013	Working agreement on the long-term cooperation in the field of hydrology between the Secretariats of UNESCO and WMO Working agreement on the long-term cooperation in the field of hydrology and water resources (freshwater) between UNESCO and WMO