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National Commissions for UNESCO: Annual Report, 2017; 2018 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Annual Report of National Commissions for UNESCO – 2017 – 2017 for UNESCO ReportAnnual of National Commissions Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture | Rapport annuel des Commissions nationales pour l’UNESCO – 2017 pour nationales l’UNESCO Commissions Rapport des annuel National Commissions for UNESCO Commissions nationales www.unesco.org pour l’UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and www.unesco.int Cultural Organization Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture Annual Report | Rapport annuel 2017 Cover photo: © UNESCO Amman office / Christien van den Brink • Place: Amman, Jordan; • Event: A young boy content in his classroom; • People: A student. CLD 681.18 National Commissions for UNESCO Commissions nationales pour l'UNESCO Annual Report | Rapport annuel 2017 The Symbolic Globe situated at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, surrounded by the flags of Member States © UNESCO/Christelle ALIX FOREWORD AVANT-PROPOS National Commissions play a crucial role in shaping public Les Commissions nationales jouent un rôle crucial en perception of UNESCO, raising the Organization’s profile in contribuant à façonner la perception de l'UNESCO auprès Member States, and mobilizing educational, scientific and du public, à accroître la visibilité de l'Organisation au sein artistic communities. des États membres et à mobiliser les communautés éducatives, scientifiques et artistiques. The Annual Report of National Commissions for UNESCO is an important tool for sharing information and best practices Le Rapport annuel des Commissions nationales pour l'UNESCO, among National Commissions, highlighting their successes, est un outil important pour le partage d'informations et de achievements and challenges. bonnes pratiques entre les Commissions nationales. Il est conçu, entre autres, pour rendre visibles et accessibles leurs réussites, This fifth edition of the annual report differs from the previous réalisations et défis à un éventail plus large de personnes et editions in two key ways. Firstly, it received a record number d'organisations. of 150 contributions from National Commissions, indicating a growing interest in networking, La cinquième édition de ce sharing and promoting their work rapport annuel se distingue des globally. Secondly, this report éditions précédentes par deux also outlines a framework for évolutions. D’abord, le nombre future priorities and possibilities des contributions des Commissions for enhanced cooperation among nationales atteint un record de National Commissions as well cent cinquante, ce qui témoigne as with other partners, both de la volonté des Commissions within UNESCO and outside the de disposer d’un réseau efficace, Organization. et de partager et de promouvoir leur travail à l'échelle mondiale. As the main link between Ensuite, le rapport propose un the national priorities of their cadre définissant les priorités pour countries and the multilateral l’avenir et les possibilités d’un agenda of the Organization, renforcement de la coopération National Commissions also et de la coordination entre les play a key role in the ongoing Commissions nationales d’une organizational transformation. part et entre celles-ci et d'autres Despite severe financial difficulties, partenaires d’autre part, à la fois the Organization continued to play au sein de l’UNESCO et en dehors a pivotal role throughout 2017 in de l'Organisation. all its fields of competence, while further adjusting its programmatic Courroies de transmission entre les focus and priorities to respond Portrait officiel de Madame Audrey Azoulay priorités nationales et la mission to Member States’ needs in © UNESCO/Christelle ALIX multilatérale de l’UNESCO, elles implementing the 2030 Agenda. jouent également un rôle de premier plan dans la transformation organisationnelle en cours. More strategic approaches and intersectoral synergies, as well as stronger alliances, will aid in assessing impact at the country L’année 2017 a été un tournant important dans la vie level: the true testing ground for 2030 Agenda implementation. de l'UNESCO. Malgré de graves difficultés financières, l'Organisation a continué de jouer un rôle essentiel dans tous National Commissions present a great asset for UNESCO, and ses domaines de compétence pour soutenir le développement I wish to thank them for their important work in generating fresh durable, tout en adaptant davantage l'orientation et les and innovative ideas to effectively address the challenges of priorités programmatiques pour répondre aux besoins des États today’s world. Membres dans la mise en œuvre de l’agenda 2030. Dans le cadre de la transformation initiée, des approches plus stratégiques et des synergies intersectorielles plus fortes seront développées afin d’évaluer l'impact des programmes : véritable terrain d'expérimentation pour l’Agenda 2030. Les Commissions nationales représentent un atout important Audrey Azoulay, pour l'UNESCO et je souhaite les remercier pour leur travail Director-General of UNESCO remarquable et toutes les idées novatrices qu’elles développent Directrice générale de l’UNESCO afin de relever les défis de notre monde. 3 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Like the previous one, the fifth edition of the Annual Report of Comme la précédente, la cinquième édition du Rapport annuel the National Commissions for UNESCO is published online des Commissions nationales pour l’UNESCO est disponible only and on a single combined English/French document. en ligne et uniquement dans une version mixte anglais/ This is due to the financial difficulties that the Organization français, cela en raison des difficultés financières traversées has been facing. Nevertheless, it is encouraging to note par l’Organisation. Il est néanmoins encourageant de constater that this publication reflects our joint efforts on enhancing que cette publication reflète nos efforts conjoints en vue the cooperation between the National Commissions and the d’approfondir la coopération entre les commissions nationales Secretariat of UNESCO. The number of contributions received et le Secrétariat de l’UNESCO. Le nombre de contributions for each edition shows the great interest of the National reçues pour chaque édition montre le grand intérêt que les Commissions in this publication. commissions nationales portent à cette publication. The National Commissions for UNESCO are national Les Commissions nationales pour l’UNESCO sont des entités entities that are established by Member State governments nationales établies par les gouvernements des États membres in accordance with UNESCO’s Constitution (Article VII) and conformément à l’Acte constitutif de l’Organisation (article VII) the Charter of National Commissions for UNESCO. They et à la Charte des commissions nationales pour l’UNESCO. serve as important bodies for liaison, advice, information and Elles jouent le rôle important d’organes de liaison, de conseil, programme implementation. Through the direct links to their d’information et de mise en œuvre du programme. Grâce aux governments and their close contacts with academia and civil liens directs qu’elles entretiennent avec leur gouvernement et society networks, the National Commissions contribute to the à leurs contacts étroits avec le milieu universitaire et la société achievement of UNESCO’s objectives; especially in regards civile, les Commissions nationales contribuent à la réalisation to programme delivery, partnerships with civil society and des objectifs de l’UNESCO, notamment en ce qui concerne visibility at national, sub-regional and regional levels. They l’exécution du programme, les partenariats avec la société are considered to be constituent elements of the Organization. civile et la visibilité aux niveaux national, sous-régional et régional. Elles sont considérées comme des éléments constitutifs You may recall that Recommendation 7 of the Action Plan for de l’Organisation. Strengthening the Cooperation of the UNESCO Secretariat with National Commissions for UNESCO stipulates that the National Vous vous rappellerez peut-être que la Recommandation Commissions should regularly report on their concrete actions 7 du Plan d’action visant à améliorer la coopération entre and major achievements, and that they should endeavour to le Secrétariat de l'UNESCO et les Commissions nationales share and promote best practices among themselves. Thus, it pour l'UNESCO invitait les Commissions nationales à rendre was four years ago that the Organization produced for the first compte régulièrement de leurs actions concrètes et de leurs time an annual report, in English and in French, summarizing principales réalisations, ainsi qu’à s’efforcer de partager et the various efforts and achievements made by the National de promouvoir entre elles les meilleures pratiques. C’est ainsi Commissions in each of their individual country. que l’Organisation, il y a de cela quatre ans, publiait un premier rapport annuel en anglais et en français récapitulant In response to this Recommendation, the Secretariat has les différents efforts et réalisations des Commissions nationales continued to invite all National Commissions to provide an dans chacun de leurs pays respectifs. update of their activities in 2017, including one success story and a photographic illustration, as well as future priorities and Pour donner suite à cette recommandation, le Secrétariat a possibilities for joint work, which constitute a new element in
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