Dr. Hamad Bin Abdullah al-Khwaiter was appointed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1964 as the Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Kingdom was one of the twenty countries that met in London after the end of World War II to establish UNESCO in 1946, aiming to promote peace worldwide.
The Kingdom has a long history with UNESCO. In 2007, the first Saudi research chair at UNESCO was established, and the Kingdom won membership in the organization's Executive Board. In 2010, the Kingdom signed an agreement to establish the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Program for a Culture of Dialogue and Peace within UNESCO.
In 2012, the Kingdom was elected for the second time to the Executive Board and assumed the position of Vice-President of the Executive Board representing the Arab Group. In 2016, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Misk Foundation and UNESCO to empower youth worldwide.
In 2019, the Kingdom committed to allocating USD25 million to fund UNESCO's strategic programs and its efforts to preserve heritage. In 2020, Princess Haifa al-Mogrin was appointed as the Kingdom's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.
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