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The Bureau of Field Coordination (BFC) is key player in the realization of “UNESCO policy of
decentralization”. BFC provides administrative supervision and general support to UNESCO‟s
network of national, cluster and regional offices. It is responsible for reviewing and improving
methodologies, tools and approaches for an equitable
apportioning of operating costs among field offices and
for monitoring expenditure and ensuring cost efficiency.
It also plays an effective role in making sure UNESCO‟s
effective presence and visibility in the field. It is also
responsible for consolidating UNESCO strategies and
facilitating smooth flow of information and interactions
between Headquarters and field offices in this way it acts
as liaison with the corresponding inter-agency
mechanisms (UNESCO, 2010). There are 56 UNESCO field offices worldwide. The distribution
of these offices by region is as:
Africa
1. UNESCO Office in Abuja - National Office to Nigeria
2. UNESCO Office in Accra - Cluster Office for Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia,
Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo
3. UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa - Cluster Office for Djibouti and Ethiopia
4. UNESCO Office in Bamako - Cluster Office for Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Niger
5. UNESCO Office in Brazzaville - National Office to Congo
6. UNESCO Office in Bujumbura - National Office to Burundi
7. UNESCO Office in Dakar - Regional Bureau for Education in Africa and Cluster Office
for Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal
8. UNESCO Office in Dares-Salaam - Cluster Office for Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius,
Seychelles and United Republic of Tanzania
9. UNESCO Office in Harare - Cluster Office for Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique,
Zambia, and Zimbabwe
10. UNESCO Office in Kinshasa - National Office to the Democratic Republic of Congo
11. NESCO Office in Libreville - Cluster Office for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
UNESCO Offices by Region
Africa 15
Asia and Pacific 14
Arab states 8
Europe and North America 8
Latin America 11
Source: UNESCO 2011