''The UNESCO Courier'' is the main magazine published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It has the largest and widest-ranging readership of all the journals published by the United Nations and its specialized institutions.

History and profile

''UNESCO Courier'' was started in 1948 by Sandy Koffler (1916–2020). There was a gap in publication from 2013 until 2017. The magazine has changed a great deal over the years, both in content and in form. But it pursues its original mission: promote UNESCO's ideals, maintain a platform for the dialogue between cultures and provide a forum for international debate. The printed ''UNESCO Courier'' covers issues of literacy, human rights, environment, culture, science and arts. Available online since March 2006, ''The UNESCO Courier'' serves readers around the world: It is available for free on PDF in the six official languages of the organization (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese), as well as in Portuguese and

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. A limited number of printed issues are also produced.
The UNESCO Courier – in EnglishThe UNESCO Courier – in FrenchThe UNESCO Courier – in SpanishThe UNESCO Courier – in Arabic The UNESCO Courier – in Chinese The UNESCO Courier – in Russian The UNESCO Courier – in Portuguese The UNESCO Courier – in Esperanto
The magazine is also translated into Sardinian and Sicilian. The texts of current issues are available in

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under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO (CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO) license.

Editors-in-chief

Current Director is Matthieu Guével and Editor-in-Chief is Agnès Bardon. Previous directors: * Jasmina Sopova since April 2007 * Enzo Fazzino 2006 * Vincent Defourny 2005 *

Michel Barton Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...

2002–2004 * J. Burnet 2000–2001 * John Kohut 1999–2000 *

Sophie Bessis Sophie Bessis ( , 1947) is a Tunisian-born French historian, journalist, researcher, and feminist author. She has written numerous works in French, Spanish, and English on development in the Maghreb and the Arab world, as well as the situation ...

1998 *

Bahgat El Nadi et Adel Rifaat Bahgat may refer to: People with the surname * Gawdat Bahgat (born 1960s), Egyptian-born American political scientist *Helmy Bahgat Badawi Helmy Bahgat Badawi (13 November 1904 - 4 March 1957) was an international arbitrator and a civil law aut ...

1988–1998 *

Édouard Glissant Édouard Glissant (21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) was a French writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic from Martinique. He is widely recognised as one of the most influential figures in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary a ...

1982–1988 *Jean Gaudin 1979–1982 *

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1977–1978 * Sandy Koffler 1951–1977 *

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1950 * Sandy Koffler 1948–1950

References

External links

UNESCO Portal
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