The UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy 2014-2021 is an opportunity for Member States to define a common strategic vision for the Organization for the next eight years and the century ahead. This is our chance to sharpen UNESCO’s role and enhance its impact and delivery. This is our opportunity to set a new course for a revitalized, relevant and resilient UNESCO. The strategic orientations laid out in the present document will be translated into two consecutive programme and budget documents, beginning with document, each covering a four year cycle, while the budget allocation to the programmes will be appropriated biennially.

The document seeks to build on “the relevance of UNESCO’s five major programmes or fields of competence and to develop “clear proposals for innovative, holistic and effective structures and programme delivery as well as enhanced interdisciplinarity”.