Social and Human Sciences – Centres and Institutes
Category 2 Centres are recognized as an important extension of UNESCO’s programme delivery arm and a means to raise UNESCO’s profile in Member States. The Category 2 Centres in the social and human sciences contribute to the sector’s priorities with a focus on youth in line with the UNESCO Operational Strategy on Youth 2014-2021.
Category 2 Centres also provide opportunities to showcase and share the capacity, technical expertise, and knowledge of Member States. They can facilitate regional networking and have the potential to act as resource hubs in these fields.
Documents on the establishment of Centres and Institutes
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Establishment of the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels :
- Draft agreement between UNESCO and the Republic of Austria on the establishment of the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) in Graz (Austria)
- Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels in Graz, Austria
- Establishment of the International Centre for the Rapprochement of Cultures in Almaty (Kazakhstan) :
- Draft agreement between UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding the establishment of the International Centre for the Rapprochement of Cultures under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2)
- Feasibility Study on the establishment of the International Centre for the Rapprochement of Cultures in Almaty (Kazakhstan) as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO
The following Centres are attached to the Social and Human Sciences Sector:
- International Children’s Centre (ARTEK)
- Agreement [PDF]
- International Center for Human Sciences (ICHS), Byblos, Lebanon
- Agreement [PDF in French]
- Review Report of the Center [PDF]
- Observatory on Women, Sport and Physical Education, Athens, Greece
- Agreement [PDF in French]
- International Centre for the advancement of Human Rights, Buenos, Aires, Argentina
- Agreement [PDF]
- Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development Centre for Africa (GCYDCA) Lilongwe, Malawi
- International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement, Chungju, Republic of Korea