UNESCO's Office in Lebanon
The Arab States Center for Administration and Training of Education Personnel (ASCATEP) was founded in 1961 in Beirut (Resolution 1233 of the UNESCO General Conference) with the aim of training educational personnel within the Arab States in the management and planning of Arab educational systems.
In 1972, within the framework of the decentralization policy, ASCATEP became UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States (UNEDBAS). During the war years in Lebanon, the Office was temporarily relocated to Cairo, Paris and Amman (1975-1991). It gradually re-opened in Beirut in 1992, where it is now officially located.
The UNESCO Regional Office for UN Coordination for the Arab States and UNESCO Representative to Lebanon and Syria provides technical expertise and support across five key thematic areas: Education, Natural Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information, and Social and Human Sciences.
