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UNESCO history
Interview with John Taylor, UNESCO Deputy Director-General about UNESCO
Language: English
This interview with Dr. John W. Taylor, the Retiring Deputy Director General of UNESCO in 1953, outlines UNESCO's operations in order to enlighten American audiences about its mission and how it works. The interview stresses how UNESCO is a cooperative service organization that does what their parliament (made up of representatives from 68 member nations) tells them to do in order to create positive change in the world. Dr. Taylor's hopes for UNESCO's future are highlighted in the interview, he stresses that he wishes the organization to have more member states, eventually having every government represented, a much larger budget, and continued advocacy for peaceful means of world improvement.
Type: Interview
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Interviewer: Mary Merryfield
Interviewee: John Taylor
Publisher: UNESCO Radio
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