{"id":442,"date":"2011-03-02T18:20:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T17:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/?p=442"},"modified":"2011-03-02T18:20:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T17:20:22","slug":"unesco-in-special-measures-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/2011\/03\/02\/unesco-in-special-measures-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"Unesco in \"Special Measures\" Shock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Such is the reach of Ofsted's special language games that it has even reached <\/span><\/span>Unesco in the Spotlight<\/span><\/span><\/a> which emphasises links between the <\/span><\/span>USA and UNESCO. \u00a0Spotlight uses this phrase in its report of the very recent DfID review of the UK Aid programme [ the <\/span><\/span>MAR<\/span><\/span><\/a> ], although the report itself doesn't use the phrase. \u00a0The gist of this story is that DfID finds that UNESCO's work (as a whole) does not have a good match to UK Aid priorities, and so DfID is wondering whether it should stop its funding. \u00a0Two \u00a316m tranches of funding in each of the next two years are promised pending a further review.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Page 204 of the MAR sets out the evaluative comments about UNESCO. \u00a0These include:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite its importance to some government departments,\u00a0UNESCO\u2019s significant under-performance in leadership means it\u00a0is rarely critical in education and development.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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UNESCO performs an important role in education policy and\u00a0reporting. <\/span><\/span>It fills critical gaps in science and culture.<\/span><\/div>\n

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It has poor systems and is unable to identify its results.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Has performed a useful post-disaster role in education planning\u00a0and protecting cultural heritage, but needs clearer policies and <\/span><\/span>attention to needs in fragile states.<\/span><\/div>\n

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UNESCO has an extensive range of policy and institutional\u00a0actions on gender and climate change.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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It could do more to lead the debate on girls\u2019 education.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/span>More work is needed on its own carbon footprint.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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What any of this means for UNESCO in the UK is unclear. \u00a0The National Commission's own website is keeping an indiscrete silence [ the last \"news\" positng was 9th February ].<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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