Who's who

Dr. Tawfik Jelassi was appointed UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information on 1st July 2021. In this position, he is responsible for the Organization’s programmes on building inclusive knowledge societies, leading digital transformation, strategizing the role of ICT in education, and fostering freedom of expression.

Dr. Jelassi holds a Ph.D. doctorate in information systems from New York University (USA) and postgraduate diplomas from the University of Paris Dauphine (France).

Dr. Jelassi has extensive experience in higher education, scientific research, and information & communication technologies. He held academic, corporate and government leadership positions in Europe, the USA, and Tunisia.

Among others, he was Programme Director and Professor of Strategy and Technology Management at IMD Business School in Lausanne (Switzerland, 2015 – June 2021). Prior to that, he served as Minister of Higher education, Scientific Research and Information & Communication Technologies in the democratic transition government of Tunisia (2014 – 2015). Prior appointments included being Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ooredoo Telecom in Tunisia, Dean at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris), and Professor & Chairman of the Technology Management Department at INSEAD (Fontainebleau).

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UNESCO Office in Abidjan

Phone: +2348054514929

UNESCO Office in Abuja - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Nigeria; Benin; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Togo

Phone: +233302740861

UNESCO Office in Accra - National Office

Covered country: Ghana

UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa - Liaison Office

Covered country: Ethiopia

Phone: +251945505333

UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa - Liaison Office

Covered country: Ethiopia

Phone: +221338649618

UNESCO Office in Dakar - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Senegal; Burkina Faso; Cape Verde; Gambia; GuineaBissau; Mali; Niger

Phone: +255222915400

UNESCO Office in Dar es Salaam – National Office

Covered countries: United Republic of Tanzania

Téléphone : +2638677008392

Bureau de l’UNESCO à Harare - Bureau régional multisectoriel

Pays couverts : Botswana ; Eswatini ; Lesotho ; Malawi ; Mozambique ; Namibie ; Afrique du Sud ; Zambie ; Zimbabwe

Phone: +2638677008394

UNESCO Office in Harare - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Phone: +243818848253

UNESCO Office in Kinshasa - National Office

Covered country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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UNESCO Office in Nairobi - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Kenya; Comoros; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; South Sudan; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania

Tel: +254 20 7622566

UNESCO Office in Nairobi - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Kenya; Comoros; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Somalia; South Sudan; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania

UNESCO Office in Nairobi - Multisectoral Regional Office

Antananarivo Antenna Office (Madagascar)

Phone: +237696290549

UNESCO Office in Yaoundé - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Central African Republic; Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Chad; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe

Phone: +237222508326

UNESCO Office in Yaoundé - Multisectoral Regional Office

Covered countries: Central African Republic; Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Chad; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe

Phone: +211 924665922

UNESCO Office in Juba
Covered country : South Sudan

Phone: +96265929621 ext. 368

UNESCO Office in Amman – National Office

Covered country: Jordan

 

Phone: +9611850013

UNESCO Office in Beirut - Regional Office

Covered countries: Lebanon; Syrian Arab Republic; Jordan; Iraq; Palestine

Phone: +20 2 38268912

UNESCO Office in Cairo - Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Egypt; Sudan.

Phone: +212537659947

UNESCO Office in Rabat - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia

UNESCO Office in Rabat - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia

UNESCO Office in Rabat - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia

Phone: +97222959740

UNESCO Office in Ramallah - National Office

Covered country: Palestine

Phone: +97 44 020 8622

UNESCO Office in Doha

Phone: +77272582643 ext. 1415

UNESCO Office in Almaty - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Phone: +68524276 ext.102

UNESCO Office in APIA - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

(Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,

Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Tokelau

Phone: +66 23910577 ext.160

UNESCO Office in Bangkok – Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Thailand; Myanmar; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Singapore; Viet Nam; Cambodia

UNESCO Office in Bangkok – Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Thailand; Myanmar; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Singapore; Viet Nam; Cambodia

UNESCO Office in Bangkok – Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Thailand; Myanmar; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Singapore; Viet Nam; Cambodia

Phone: +861065322828 ext. 181

UNESCO Office in Beijing - Cluster Office

Cluster countries: China; Japan; Mongolia; Democratic People's Republic of Korea;

Republic of Korea

Phone: + 92512600243 ext. 35

UNESCO Office in Islamabad - National Office

Covered country: Pakistan

Phone: +254207622346

UNESCO Office in New Delhi - Cluster Office

Covered countries: India; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Maldives; Nepal; Sri Lanka

Phone: + 85512676755

UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh - National Office

Covered countries: Cambodia

 

Phone: + 85589707001

UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh - National Office

Covered countries: Cambodia

 

UNESCO Office in Jakarta – Regional Bureau Office 

Covered countries: Indonesia; Brunei Darussalam; Malaysia; Philippines; Timor-Leste

Phone: +62217399818

UNESCO Office for Iraq
Covered country: Iraq

Phone: +19178109032

UNESCO Liaison Office in New York

Phone: +32022908962

UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels

Phone: +221338649610

UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Sarajevo.
 

UNESCO Office in Guatemala – National Office

Covered country: Guatemala

Phone: +5378327168 Ext168

UNESCO Office in Havana – Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti

Phone: +20238268912 ext 7024

UNESCO Office in Kingston - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao; Aruba.

UNESCO Office in Montevideo – Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Phone: +59824132075

UNESCO Office in Montevideo – Regional Bureau Office

Covered countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Phone: +59322529085

UNESCO Office in Quito – Cluster Office

Covered countries: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Phone: +50620103815

UNESCO Office in San Jose - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama

UNESCO Office in San Jose - Cluster Office

Covered countries: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama

Phone: +525552807701

UNESCO Office in Mexico – National Office

Covered country: Mexico

Phone: +55 61 21063557

UNESCO Office in Brasilia – National Office

Covered country: Brazil