Vincent Defourny, the New Director of the UNESCO Geneva Liaison Office
9/10/2019
The Geneva Liaison Office (GLO) was established in 1979 in order to liaise UNESCO with the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the UN Specialized Agencies based here (e.g. WHO, ILO, ITU, WIPO and WMO), the UN programmes, funds and organizations (e.g. OHCHR, UNHCHR, UNAIDS, UNCTAD, etc.).
The GLO secures a place for UNESCO in the intergovernmental platform at the United Nations in Geneva, with quality and timely information based on a track record of both normative and field-based operational activities.
The Office facilitates the channeling of current and relevant information on UNESCO’s strategic objectives to the UN Secretariat, funds and programmes, permanent missions at the UN and civil society.
