Korea in UNESCO

Korea was the 55th country to become a member of UNESCO, at the fifth session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Florence, Italy on 14 June 1950. It joined with the goals of preventing all forms of violence by fostering educational, scientific, and cultural solidarity. Ironically, only 11 days later it was propelled into the tragedy of the Korean War. After suffering the ravages of a devastating war, Korea was in need of outside help. At that critical moment, UNESCO contributed to building a factory for the printing of primary school textbooks, which was a stepping-stone toward reconstructing Korea's educational system and starting the process of post-war rehabilitation. For this, Korea owes a debt of gratitude to UNESCO. Korea has evolved into a model for development through the transformation from a receiving to a contributing country. With this paradigmatic shift, Korea seeks to establish strategic action plans for effective participation in international institutions such as UNESCO. It desires to the live up to expectations of the international community and make of financial and diplomatic contributions that will help shape the universal values of human rights, sustainable development and a culture of peace. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade represents the Government of the Republic of Korea at UNESCO through its Permanent Delegation headed by the ambassador to France. UNESCO holds broad consultations regularly with the Permanent Delegations of its Member States on important matters concerning UNESCO's policies and its main programmes. - USD 6,362,821(2.173%) - - - - - Education for All / Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network / Ministry of Environment Coastal and Island Biosphere Reserves in Asia-Pacific / Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Intangible Cultural Heritage / Gangeung City Cultural Heritage of Koguryo Kingdom in North Korea / Cultural Heritage Administration - - - King Sejong Literacy Prize / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Arirang Prize / Ministry of Culture and Tourism (no longer being awarded) Jikji Memory of the World Prize / Cheongju City - - - - - - Dr. KIM Hwan-suk, Member, COMEST(World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology),~ 2011 Dr. KWAK Kyul-Ho, Member, UNESCO-IHE(International Institute for Infrastructural Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering) Institute for Water Education, ~ 2011.6 Dr. HWANG Dae-jun, Governing Board Member, UNESCO IITE(UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education), ~2013 Dr. MAENG Gwang-ho, Member, IBC(International Bioethics Committee), ~2009 Former Dr. SONG Sang-yong (Vice-Chair of World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology), ~2007 Dr. Sung Kyung-he, Governing Board Member, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, ~2008.12 - - - Dr. HAN Sung-joo / Peace, Democracy and Human Rights at Korea University. (1995) Dr. CHA In-suk / Philosophy at Seoul National University. (1997) Dr. LEE Kyung-sook / Communication Technology for Women at Sookmyung Women's University (1998) - - - - - -  Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1983) Universal Copyright Conventions as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI, Protocol I and Protocoal 2 (1987) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1988) Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific (1989) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (1997) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2005)

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