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5.2.7.1 OECD Partner Organizations<br />

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The OECD is an active organization among <strong>the</strong> family <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational organization. It co-<br />

operates with a more than hundred organizations all around <strong>the</strong> world. The OECD has been<br />

work<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong>se organizations on various projects <strong>and</strong> it has varied type <strong>of</strong> relations with <strong>the</strong>se<br />

bodies: as a partner, cooperator or collaborator.<br />

<strong>Asian</strong> Development Bank s<strong>in</strong>ce 2005<br />

European Investment Bank s<strong>in</strong>ce 2009<br />

Inter-American Development Bank s<strong>in</strong>ce 2010<br />

International Labor Organization s<strong>in</strong>ce 1961<br />

United Nations Conference on Trade <strong>and</strong> Development s<strong>in</strong>ce 2002<br />

The World Bank s<strong>in</strong>ce 2000<br />

World Health Organization s<strong>in</strong>ce 2005<br />

5.2.7.2 OECD <strong>and</strong> UNESCO<br />

The OECD has been work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> cooperat<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> UNESCO for many years. This<br />

cooperation has resulted <strong>in</strong> many jo<strong>in</strong>t projects: <strong>the</strong> World Education Indicators (WEI) program,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Partnership <strong>in</strong> Statistics for Development <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 21st Century Consortium (Paris21),<br />

guidel<strong>in</strong>es on <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> provision <strong>of</strong> cross-border <strong>education</strong>, OECD Global Forum on<br />

Education <strong>and</strong> OECD Work<strong>in</strong>g Party <strong>of</strong> National Experts on Sciences <strong>and</strong> Technology Indicators<br />

(NESTI). Both organizations also work toge<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> achievement <strong>of</strong> EFA <strong>and</strong> MDG Goals.<br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore UNESCO is work<strong>in</strong>g with OECD Division on Non-Member Economies <strong>and</strong> both<br />

organizations are cooperat<strong>in</strong>g with each o<strong>the</strong>r on gender issues <strong>and</strong> policy reviews <strong>of</strong> early<br />

childhood <strong>education</strong> <strong>in</strong> OECD non-member economies: Indonesia, Kenya, Brazil <strong>and</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />

5.2.7.3 OECD <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> World Bank<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce 2000 <strong>the</strong> World Bank is a key partner for OECD‟s co-operation with non-members. Both<br />

organizations cooperate <strong>in</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> areas, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g trade, corporate governance, debt<br />

management, pensions, taxation <strong>and</strong> development assistance. In <strong>the</strong> future OECD <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> World<br />

Bank are plann<strong>in</strong>g to extend <strong>the</strong> circle <strong>of</strong> cooperation to o<strong>the</strong>r areas: agriculture, anti-corruption,<br />

competition, <strong>education</strong>, environmental susta<strong>in</strong>ability/climate change, governance, health,<br />

<strong>in</strong>surance, <strong>in</strong>vestment, labor, migration <strong>and</strong> statistics <strong>and</strong> employment. The World Bank has<br />

presence <strong>and</strong> visibility at OECD platform as it participate <strong>in</strong> more than thirty OECD bodies as an<br />

observer <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> three bodies as full participant . The Bank also supports OECD's Global Forums.

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