Who's who
Office of the Assistant Director-General
Dr. Tawfik Jelassi was appointed UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information on 1st July 2021. In this position, he is responsible for the Organization’s programmes on building inclusive knowledge societies, leading digital transformation, strategizing the role of ICT in education, and fostering freedom of expression.
Dr. Jelassi holds a Ph.D. doctorate in information systems from New York University (USA) and postgraduate diplomas from the University of Paris Dauphine (France).
Dr. Jelassi has extensive experience in higher education, scientific research, and information & communication technologies. He held academic, corporate and government leadership positions in Europe, the USA, and Tunisia.
Among others, he was Programme Director and Professor of Strategy and Technology Management at IMD Business School in Lausanne (Switzerland, 2015 – June 2021). Prior to that, he served as Minister of Higher education, Scientific Research and Information & Communication Technologies in the democratic transition government of Tunisia (2014 – 2015). Prior appointments included being Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ooredoo Telecom in Tunisia, Dean at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris), and Professor & Chairman of the Technology Management Department at INSEAD (Fontainebleau).
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Executive Office
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Finance / Administration
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Strategy and Policy and Secretariat of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
Phone: +33145680811
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Partnership and Operational Programme Monitoring and Secretariat of the Information for All Programme
Phone: +33145680612
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Section of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists
Phone: +33145680467
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Section for Universal Access to Information
Phone: +33145681006
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Section for Media and Information Literacy and Media Development
Phone: +33145680911
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Section for Digital Innovation and Transformation
Phone: +33145681695
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Documentary Heritage Unit
Phone: +33145680908
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FIELD NETWORK
Africa
Phone: +2252722527020
UNESCO Office in Abidjan - National Office
Covered country: Côte d'Ivoire
Phone: +2348054514929
UNESCO Office in Abuja - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Nigeria; Benin; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Togo
Phone: +233302740861
UNESCO Office in Accra - National Office
Covered country: Ghana
UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa - Liaison Office
Covered country: Ethiopia
Phone: +251945505333
UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa - Liaison Office
Covered country: Ethiopia
Phone: +221338649618
UNESCO Office in Dakar - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Senegal; Burkina Faso; Cape Verde; Gambia; GuineaBissau; Mali; Niger
UNESCO Office in Dakar - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Senegal; Burkina Faso; Cape Verde; Gambia; GuineaBissau; Mali; Niger
Phone: +255222915400
UNESCO Office in Dar es Salaam – National Office
Covered countries: United Republic of Tanzania
Téléphone : +2638677008392
Bureau de l’UNESCO à Harare - Bureau régional multisectoriel
Pays couverts : Botswana ; Eswatini ; Lesotho ; Malawi ; Mozambique ; Namibie ; Afrique du Sud ; Zambie ; Zimbabwe
Phone: +2638677008394
UNESCO Office in Harare - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Phone: +243818848253
UNESCO Office in Kinshasa - National Office
Covered country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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UNESCO Office in Nairobi - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Kenya; Comoros; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; South Sudan; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania
Tel: +254 20 7622566
UNESCO Office in Nairobi - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Kenya; Comoros; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; South Sudan; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania
UNESCO Office in Nairobi - Multisectoral Regional Office
Antananarivo Antenna Office (Madagascar)
Phone: +237696290549
UNESCO Office in Yaoundé - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Central African Republic; Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Chad; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe
Phone: +237222508326
UNESCO Office in Yaoundé - Multisectoral Regional Office
Covered countries: Central African Republic; Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Chad; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe
Phone: +2251115444202
UNESCO Office in Abidjan
Arab States
Phone: +96265929621 ext. 368
UNESCO Office in Amman – National Office
Covered country: Jordan
Phone: +9611850013
UNESCO Office in Beirut - Regional Office
Covered countries: Lebanon; Syrian Arab Republic; Jordan; Iraq; Palestine
Phone: +20227943036
UNESCO Office in Cairo - Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Egypt; Sudan
Phone: +212537659947
UNESCO Office in Rabat - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
UNESCO Office in Rabat - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
UNESCO Office in Rabat - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Phone: +97222959740
UNESCO Office in Ramallah - National Office
Covered country: Palestine
Phone: +97 44 020 8622
UNESCO Office in Doha
Asia and the Pacific
Phone: +77272582643 ext. 1415
UNESCO Office in Almaty - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Phone: +68524276 ext.102
UNESCO Office in APIA - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
(Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Tokelau
Phone: +66 23910577 ext. 321
UNESCO Office in Bangkok – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Thailand; Myanmar; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Singapore; Viet Nam; Cambodia;
UNESCO Office in Bangkok – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Thailand; Myanmar; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Singapore; Viet Nam; Cambodia
UNESCO Office in Bangkok – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Thailand; Myanmar; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Singapore; Viet Nam; Cambodia
Phone: +861065322828 ext. 181
UNESCO Office in Beijing - Cluster Office
Cluster countries: China; Japan; Mongolia; Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
Republic of Korea
Phone: + 92512600243 ext. 35
UNESCO Office in Islamabad - National Office
Covered country: Pakistan
Phone: +254207622346
UNESCO Office in New Delhi - Cluster Office
Covered countries: India; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Maldives; Nepal; Sri Lanka
Phone: + 85569483022
UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh - National Office
Covered countries: Cambodia
Phone: + 85512676755
UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh - National Office
Covered countries: Cambodia
Phone: + 85589707001
UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh - National Office
Covered countries: Cambodia
Phone: +982122751315-7
UNESCO Office in Tehran - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of); Afghanistan; Pakistan; Turkmenistan
UNESCO Office in Jakarta – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Indonesia; Brunei Darussalam; Malaysia; Philippines; Timor-Leste
Phone: +62217399818
Europe and North America
Phone: +19178109032
UNESCO Liaison Office in New York
Phone: +32022908962
UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels
Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCO Office in Guatemala – National Office
Covered country: Guatemala
Phone: +5378327168 Ext168
UNESCO Office in Havana – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti
Phone: 876630-5315
UNESCO Office in Kingston - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao; Aruba
UNESCO Office in Montevideo – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Phone: +59824132075
UNESCO Office in Montevideo – Regional Bureau Office
Covered countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Phone: +59322529085
UNESCO Office in Quito – Cluster Office
Covered countries: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Phone: +50620103815
UNESCO Office in San Jose - Cluster Office
Covered countries: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
Phone: +525552807701
UNESCO Office in Mexico – National Office
Covered country: Mexico