The UNESCO Education Program in Afghanistan provides technical support to the two ‎main ministries, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education and works in ‎cooperation and coordination with other development partners.‎

UNESCO Education’s main strategic objectives are: ‎

• Promoting education as a fundamental right in accordance with the Universal ‎Declaration of Human Rights;‎
• Improving the quality of education through the diversification of contents and ‎methods and the promotion of universally shared values; and ‎
• Promoting experimentation, innovation and the diffusion and sharing of ‎information and best practices as well as policy dialogue in education.‎