UNESCO Office, Nairobi - Regional Bureau for Sciences in Africa (ROSTA)
Bureau régional de l'UNESCO pour la science et la technologie en Afrique
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URL: http://www.unesco-nairobi.org/
Founded
1965-03 Nairobi Kenya
History
Mar 1965, Nairobi (Kenya), as Regional Centre for Science and Technology for Africa, by an Agreement between B-XB3383 - UNESCO and the Government of Kenya. Current title adopted 1973. Also known as UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science, as UNESCO Regional Office for Science and by initials UNESCO/ROSTA. From 1995, functions as UNESCO Nairobi Office – Bureau de l'UNESCO à Nairobi, from 2001 acting as Cluster Office in all UNESCO's fields of competence for Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Ceased to exist as a regional bureau for sciences prior to 2015.
Aims
Promote and coordinate UNESCO activities in science and technology in Africa South of the Sahara.
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UIA Org ID
XE9586
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