The executive branch of the Organization
The Secretariat consists of the Director-General and the Staff appointed by him or her. As of mid-2009, the Secretariat employed around 2,000 civil servants from some 170 countries. The staff is divided into Professional and General Service categories. More than 700 staff members work in UNESCO's 65 field offices around the world.
Structure of the UNESCO Secretariat
Director-General
Programme Sectors:
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 Comptroller
- Africa Department
- Secretariat of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
- Office of Foresight