Secretariat
The executive branch of the Organization
The Secretariat consists of the Director-General and the Staff appointed by him. As of January 2007, the Secretariat employed around 2,100 civil servants from some 170 countries. The staff is divided into Professional and General Service categories. Under a recent decentralization policy, more than 700 staff members work in UNESCO's 58 field offices around the world.
Interactive Organizational Chart
Structure of the UNESCO Secretariat
Director-General
Office of the Director-General
Programme Sectors:
Education
Natural Sciences
Social and Human Sciences
Culture
Communication and Information
Support Sectors:
External Relations and Cooperation
Administration
Central Services:
Secretariat of the General Conference
Secretariat of the Executive Board
Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs
Internal Oversight Service
Ethics Office
Bureau of Strategic Planning
Bureau of the Budget
Bureau of Human Resources Management
Bureau of Field Coordination
Bureau of Public Information
Bureau of the Comptoller
Africa Department
Secretariat of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
Office of Foresight
Field Offices
UNESCO Institutes and Centres
