How to apply the Directives/ How to register domain names?

From 1 November 2007, the use of the name, acronym, logo and Internet domain names of UNESCO shall be subject to provisions of the Resolution 34 C/86.

Compliance with 34 C/Resolution 86, regarding namely the policy on Internet domain names, constrains the Secretariat from continuing to host the National Commission and Permanent Delegation websites. Indeed, the large range of national domain names, resulting from the implementation of the above-mentioned resolution, cannot be managed at the level of the UNESCO Secretariat.

It is proposed that, during a transition period ending 31 December 2009, UNESCO will continue to manage those websites hosted by UNESCO before September 2008. During this period, the footer of each page in these websites should feature the following disclaimer: “All content contained within this website is the exclusive responsibility of the corresponding National Commission to UNESCO [Permanent Delegation for UNESCO] and not of the UNESCO Secretariat”. These websites should observe the Terms and Conditions of temporary hosting of National Commissions’ and Permanent Delegations’ websites.