MEMORANDUM 0F UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

THE UNITEDNATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURALORGANIZATION (UNESCO)

AND

THE OFFICE0F THE UNITEDNATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONERFOR (OHCHR) Thé Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (hereinafter referred to as "UNESCO"), represented by Ms Audrey Azoulay, thé Director-General,

and

Thé Office of thé United Nations High Commissionerfor Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as "OHCHR"), represented by Ms Michelle Bachelet Jeria, thé United Nations High

Commissionerfor Human Rights,

Emphasizing their mutual commitment to advancing universal respect for ail human rights and fundamental freedoms - civil, cultural, économie, political and social - in accordance with relevant international standards and in conformity with thé mandates and goals of thé two parties,

Inspired by thé 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its commitment to leave no one behind,

Reaffirmin their résolve to developing doser synergies on matters of common interest through an effective coopération framework in thé spirit of thé Mémorandum of Understanding signed between thé two parties on 5 February 2003, and drawing on previous and ongoing joint activities and programmes,

Mindful of their responsibilities and priorities in thé field of human rights as set outin their respective stratégie and programming documents,

Do hereby agréeto théfollowing:

1. UNESCOand OHCHRwill cooperate through thé following actions: (i) Promote thé intégration of human rights principles and standards in actions at thé

global, régional and national levels, towards thé achievement of thé Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs);

(ii) Foster, inter alla, through research, advocacy, capacity development, as well as

through strengthened coopération with UN human rights mechanisms, thé protection

and promotion of:

(a) thé right to education ;

(b) cultural rights, including thé right to take part in cultural life;

(e) thé right to enjoy thé benefits of scientific progress and its applications;

(d) thé right to freedom of opinion and expression, including thé right to seek,

receive and impart information, online and offline, and thé issue of press freedom and

thé safety ofjournalists, particularly within thé framework of thé UN Plan of Action on

thé Safety of Journalists and thé Issue of Impunity;

(e) thé right to enjoy peace;and

(f) thé right to water and sanitation;

(iii) Promote at thé global, régional, national and municipal levels (with référence to thé

New Urban Agenda), inclusive knowledge societies in conformity with thé principles of

equality, non-discrimination, respect for diversity and participation, addressing in

particular thé intersection of différent grounds of discrimination, as well as persisting

and emerging stéréotypésand préjudices, with an emphasis on gender equality and

thé inclusion of young people, and using innovative approaches through sports,

créative activities, history teaching (including slavery and thé slave trade), and thé

média, particularly social média;

(iv) Develop joint initiatives to promote a culture of human rights, peace and non-violence,

through human rights éducation, global citizenship éducation, memory éducation (including on thé Shoah and thé prévention of génocide and other atrocity crimes), youth engagement, intercultural dialogue and thé promotion and protection of cultural héritage, as well as through joint outreach on international days or other significant occasions (e. g. Human Rights Day, International Day of Peace, International Day for thé Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination, etc. );

(v) Strengthen human rights-based responses to emerging issues and persisting challenges relating notably to: climate change; thé implementation of an integrated approach tosustainable development; human mobility (including in relation to thé implementation of thé human rights aspects of Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and thé Global Refugee Framework); thé advancement of digital technology (including thé development ofartificial intelligence and its applications); and developments in thé field of life sciences and converging technologies (including gène editing, new reproductive techniques and parenthood) and theirethical implications;

(vi) Contribute to building a global human rights constituency with emphasis on, and in partnership with, youth by, inter alla, maintaining and expanding civic space; preventing violent extremism, countering online hâte speech; fostering média pluralism and freedom of expression; and protecting human rights defenders more effectively;

(vii) Share expériences and develop common approaches, tools and training programmes for their staff to mainstream human rights, gender equality and youth engagement in policy formulation, as well as in programme development, implementation, monitoring and évaluation, including for relevant actors in humanitarian action, security, peacebuilding and opérations; (viii) Develop collaboration within UN interagency platforms and networks dealing with human rights, human rights-related issues and peacebuilding, including in thé context

of thé UN Secretary General's Reform Agenda. 2. UNESCO and OHCHR will designate focal points for coopération and convene a joint task force to periodically assess thé imptementation of thé présent Mémorandum of Understanding, to set priorities, to exchange views on key issues and emerging challenges, including on a possible division of labour, and to discuss activities set out in Annex 1 to thé présent Mémorandum of Understanding specifying concrète projects to bejointly implemented.

3. Représentatives of UNESCO and OHCHR shall be reciprocally invited to attend meetings organized by and/or under thé auspices of thé other. Thé fullest and most prompt exchange of relevant information and documents shall be maintained between thé parties.

4. This Mémorandum of Understanding replaces and supersedes ail previous agreements between thé parties. Itshall be subjectto révision by mutual agreement.

5. Thé activities developed pursuant to thé provisions of thé présent Mémorandum of

Understanding shall be carried out in conformity with thé applicable rules and régulations of thé two parties.

6. Thé présent Mémorandum of Understanding shall corne into force upon signature by both parties.

Signed on 22 November 2019 in , in two originals in English.

For thé United Nations Educational, Scientific For thé Office of thé United Nations High and Cultural Organization Commissioner for Human Rights

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Audrey Azoulay Michelle Bachelet Jeria Director-General United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights