About the Delegation

The General Conference is the highest decision-making organ of the UNESCO and it meets every two years. The Executive Board of UNESCO meets twice a year.

Swedish positions and Swedish participation in the General Conference are being prepared by  the National Commission for UNESCO. The Delegation is also actively involved in this work.

At the moment the Nordic countries are represented by Denmark in the Executive Board. Through a well developed co-operation among the Nordic countries and within EU, Swedish positions on the implementation of the programme, the results, the outcome of the budget and the planning of the future programmes can be presented at the Board's meetings.

The Delegation also follows the work in different committees and working groups and participates in the information meetings that are being arranged by the different programme sectors. Sweden has moreover been the driving force within a working group to facilitate and develop UNESCO's working methods. Through a Nordic initiative a review of UNESCO's science programme will be carried out.

The Delegation co-operates very closely with the Government Offices and other authorities in Sweden, primarily the National Commission for UNESCO and SIDA (the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency).

The Delegation also organizes visits at the UNESCO and informs about the organization.

Two people are working at the Delegation, apart from the ambassador.