Category 2 Centers
Category 2 Institutes and Centres serve as international or regional poles of expertise and provide technical assistance and services to Member States, partners and UNESCO. Through capacity-building, knowledge sharing and research, Category 2 Institutes and Centres support global, regional, sub-regional or interregional activities carried out by UNESCO and other organizations.
There are currently 20 UNESCO Category 2 Institutes and Centres working in culture. Please consult the table below for information on Category 2 Institutes and Centres working specifically on the 2005 Convention.
Name of the Category 2 Center | Country | Contact |
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Regional Centre for the Living Arts in Africa (CREAF) | Burkina Faso |
PartnersName of the host institution:
Regional Centre for the Living Arts in Africa (CREAF)
Address:
01 BP 104 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina FasoReference person:
Director Michel SABA
Phone number:
(+226) 20 97 42 20
(+226) 20 97 42 21
E-mail:
ceravafrique@gmail.com
michel.saba@gmail.com
Host Institution Website:
Country:
Burkina Faso
Category:
Center
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International Centre for Creativity and Sustainable Development (ICCSD) | China |
PartnersName of the host institution:
International Centre for Creativity and Sustainable Development (ICCSD)
Address:
Room 912 Building B No. 31 Middle Road North 3rd Ring Haidan District Beijing 11 100088 ChinaReference person:
Mr HAO Ping
Phone number:
+8610 82004254
E-mail:
zmm@bidcchina.com
Country:
China
Category:
Center
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Regional Centre for Book Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC) | Colombia |
PartnersName of the host institution:
Regional Centre for Book Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC)
Address:
Calle 70 # 9-52 Bogota ColombiaReference person:
Ms. Marianne Ponsford
Phone number:
+(57) (1) 5402071
E-mail:
Libros@cerlalc.org
Host Institution Website:
Description of the institution:
The Regional Centre for Book Promotion in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC) is an intergovernmental agency, UNESCO partner – Category 2-, aimed at creating conditions for promoting reading societies. It, therefore, directs its efforts to develop book production and circulation, promotion, reading and writing, and incentives and protection of intellectual property. In this regard, it provides technical assistance to propose public policies, generate knowledge, disseminate specialized information, develop and offer learning processes, and promote agreement and cooperation possibilities. Cerlalc:
Country:
Colombia
Category:
Center
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Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU) | Nigeria |
PartnersName of the host institution:
Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU)
Address:
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Abeokuta NigeriaReference person:
Prof. Peter A. Okebukola
Phone number:
+2348022904423
E-mail:
pokebukola@yahoo.com
Host Institution Website:
Country:
Nigeria
Category:
Center
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