Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it was deemed necessary to extend the deadline for the submission of new proposals for the designation of category 2 institutes or centres under the auspices of UNESCO to 30 October 2020, to allow sufficient time for Member States to finalize their proposals as per the required template.
Further information on the process for the submission of proposals may be found in the Strategy document 40 C/79, adopted by the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference.