UNESCO is “entering a phase of renewal,” according to Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Photo by: REUTERS / Philippe Wojazer
By Sophie Edwards // 03 January 2020
LONDON — The United Nations’ beleaguered education body is getting itself back on track, thanks to a small budget increase and a new strategy that will see the agency step up its coordinating role for the global education community, according to Assistant Director-General for Education Stefania Giannini.
This comes as the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization seeks to reassert its position after some voiced concerns about its capacity to deliver after years of crippling funding cuts, politicization, and growing competition from other education actors.