Egypt confirms its keenness on boosting UNESCO rol

Egypt State Information Service

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Hani Helal during his speech to the UNESCO Executive Council in Paris, delivered on his behalf by Dr. Shadia Qenawi the Head of Egypt's delegation to the UNESCO, confirms on 10/10/2008 Egypt's keenness on boosting the UNESCO role and improving it as it is the United Nation's pioneering organization in the field of education, science and culture.

In his speech, he referred to the importance of adopting reform policies which match with the UNESCO's goals and distinguished nature, in addition to the importance of concentrating on the UNESCO's dealing with its various activities according to its principles of implementing the desired goals.

He said that Egypt confirms the importance of activating the inter-south cooperation initiative and boosting its fund which Egypt contribute in it by a sum of $ 20,000 for implementing the millennium goals and the desired successes for the education initiative.

Moreover, he calls the UNESCO to activate the IT and communications technologies in the field of education as one of the basic axis for open education which is available on distance for widening the range of training teachers in the southern countries in general and in Africa in particular.

Besides, he called the UNESCO to increase the subsidy offered to the educational institutions in the regions of crisis and armed disputes as well as in Palestine and Iraq.