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Éric Falt
Eric Falt (born 22 August 1962) is a French senior official at the United Nations, currently serving as the director of the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb and UNESCO representative in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia. Prior to his current appointment, he served at senior level appointments at the UN and the UNESCO. He was the director of the UNESCO New Delhi Office between 2018 and 2022. He also served as the assistant director-general for external relations and public information at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris between 2010 and 2018. Falt was a trustee for the Television Trust for the Environment, London, from 2002 to 2009, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Early life and education Falt was born on August 22, 1962, in Lyon, France. He completed his bachelor's degree in English and history from , in 1987. In 1991, he obtained a master's degree in American studies, from Purdue University. He also has a degree in journalism from , France. Career The majorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNESCO Headquarters
UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November 1958 at number 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France, to serve as the headquarters for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is a building that can be visited freely. Design The design of the UNESCO Headquarters building was the combined work of three architects: Bernard Zehrfuss (France), Marcel Breuer (Hungary), and Pier Luigi Nervi (Italy). Plans were also validated by an international committee of five architects composed of Lúcio Costa (Brazil), Walter Gropius (Germany/United States), Le Corbusier (France), Sven Markelius (Sweden) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (Italy), with the collaboration of Eero Saarinen (Finland). Description The main building, which houses the secretariat, consists of seven floors forming a three-pointed star. To this is added a building called the "accordion" and a cubic building, which is intended for permanent delegations and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
