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category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of unesco are a global network of
institutions of excellence in the organization’s domains of competence. given their expertise,
these institutes and centres contribute to the implementation of unesco’s strategic priorities,
programmes, and global development agendas, through international and regional cooperation,
research, knowledge production, policy advice, and capacity development. though independent of
unesco, category 2 institutes and centres are a privileged partner of the organization with
access to unesco’s logo and international and intergovernmental bodies and networks and may
leverage on unesco’s international reach and convening powers,...