UNESCO: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

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Latin America and the Caribbean

Ecuador
Comisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
General Information
Spanish NameComisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address

Ministerio de Educación
Av. Amazonas N° N34-45 y Juan Pablo Sanz
Quito
Ecuador

Phone(593.2) 396 14 02
(593.2) 396 14 400/500

Fax(593.2) 396 14 01
E-maildir.cooperacion@educacion.gov.ec; amparo.naranjo@educacion.gob.ec (Madame Amparo NARANJO);
Correspondence LanguageESPAÑOL
Office Holders
NameExcma.Sra. Da. María Gloria Vidal *
TitlePresidente
Election Date05 abril 2010
Mandated duration
StartedApril 2010
Type of Appointment* Ex Officio
Government PostMinister of Education

NameMme Amparo Naranjo
TitleSecrétaire Permanente
StartedFebruary 2011

Description
Date and Method of Creation1947
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
 
Activities of the National Commission
 
Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa en Ecuador
DomainFreedom of Expression
LocationQuito and Guayaquil
CountryEcuador
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean
ScopeNational
From (Y-m-d)3/5/2010
To (Y-m-d)3/5/2010
Activity typeConferences
DescriptionThe Ecuadorian National Commission and UNESCO office offered two conferences in Quito and Guayaquil, in which 180 participants, including journalists, academics, diplomats and others, attended the events. The events addressed freedom of speech and international laws.
KeywordsFreedom of expression, Media