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Incoming correspondence

All written communications (incoming correspondence) addressed to UNESCO by Member States and Associate Members, international intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the international intellectual community as a whole are considered to be official correspondence.

The handling of official incoming correspondence is composed of two phases – registration of the letter, and its attribution to the unit within the Secretariat that will be charged with preparing a response, if required. The following links provide a description of each of these phases:

All written communications addressed to UNESCO by Member States and Associate Members, international intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the international intellectual community as a whole are considered to be official correspondence. By the same token, official correspondence is defined as any letter, circular letter (CL) or standard letter (lettre en serie) for the signature of the Director-General or Deputy Director-General or, regardless of signee, if addressed to:

  • Governments (Member or Non-Member States)

  • National Commissions and Cooperating Bodies

  • United Nations and Specialized Agencies

  • Other international bodies (governmental or otherwise)

  • Departments, officials, diplomatic missions and UNESCO representatives or any of the above

  • Experts invited to attend official meetings sponsored by UNESCO