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About KNCU

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KNCU Brochure

The Republic of Korea (Korea) joined UNESCO as the Organization’s 55th Member State, on 14 June 1950. Unfortunately, the Korean War broke out very shortly after but, even in the midst of this terrible war, the Korean government pushed ahead with plans to establish Korea’s National Commission in order to facilitate UNESCO activities in Korea. Thanks to these efforts, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) was officially founded in 1954.

During the process of post-war rehabilitation, UNESCO became a stepping-stone toward the reconstruction and development of Korea by supporting the construction of a printing factory capable of printing thirty million primary school textbooks annually.

Since its establishment, KNCU has worked actively to strengthen cooperative ties between UNESCO, the Korean government, and various UNESCO-related organizations both within and outside of Korea. KNCU is also committed to pursuing and publicizing the goals of UNESCO in Korea and to fostering participation by the Korean public in UNESCO activities.

Date of KNCU’s
Foundation

30 January 1954

Legal Basis

Act on UNESCO Activities

Function and Roles
  1. 1 Ensuring that government departments, local authorities, other relevant organizations, and individuals participate actively in UNESCO activities.
  2. 2 Researching and reviewing policies and international agreements relating to UNESCO and any other matters referred to KNCU by the Korean Government, and providing advice to the Korean Government on such matters.
  3. 3 Consideration and review of proposals to be submitted and delegations to be sent to UNESCO’s General Conference, and providing proposals and advice to the Korean Government on such matters.
  4. 4 Examining resolutions decided at UNESCO’s General Conference and other international meetings and inviting the responsible government departments to develop implementation plans in the national context.
  5. 5 Cooperating with organizations and institutions to conduct and manage UNESCO-related projects and activities.