Links between Canada and UNESCO
Canada’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO
Canada is one of 190 Member
States which maintain a Permanent Delegation to UNESCO in Paris. UNESCO
holds broad consultations on matters to related to its functioning and
activities on a regular basis with the Permanent Delegations. The Permanent
Delegation of Canada to UNESCO acts as the Government of Canada’s
official representation to the UNESCO Secretariat. The Head of the Permanent
Delegation is appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and holds
the rank of Ambassador. Canada’s current Ambassador and Permanent
Delegate to UNESCO is His Excellency
Mr. André Bachand.
Friendship Group of Parliamentarians for UNESCO
In 1998, seventy-five Canadian
parliamentarians, from all five existing political parties represented
in Parliament, founded the Friendship Group of Parliamentarians for UNESCO.
The friendship group aims to
enhance parliamentarians’ knowledge of UNESCO programs in all parts
of the world and to support Canada’s participation in UNESCO, through
cooperation with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. For more information,
contact the Commission at info@unesco.ca
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