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The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), based in Paris, is a part of:
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Answer: Option B — UNESCO
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The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) is a specialised institute of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
About the IIEP:
- It was established by UNESCO in 1963.
- Its headquarters is in Paris, France, and it has offices in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Dakar (Senegal).
- It helps countries plan and manage their education systems through training, research and technical support.
- It trains education planners and administrators from many developing countries, including India.
About UNESCO:
- It was founded on 16 November 1945, and its Constitution came into force in 1946.
- Its headquarters is in Paris.
- India is a founding member.
- It promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication.
It maintains the World Heritage List under the World Heritage Convention (1972). India has 44 World Heritage Sites (as of 2025).
It also maintains lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Creative Cities, Biosphere Reserves (Man and the Biosphere Programme, 1971) and Global Geoparks.
It publishes the "Global Education Monitoring Report".
Other UNESCO institutes:
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS): Montreal, Canada.
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL): Hamburg, Germany.
- International Bureau of Education (IBE): Geneva, Switzerland.
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP): New Delhi, India (2012); the first UNESCO category 1 institute in the Asia-Pacific region.
Related days:
- International Literacy Day: 8 September (UNESCO, since 1967).
- World Teachers' Day: 5 October.
- International Day of Education: 24 January.
Why not the other options?
- ✗UNICEF works for children's rights and welfare and is based in New York.
- ✗UNDP works on development and publishes the Human Development Report.
- ✗The World Bank provides loans for development and has its own education programmes.
Quick tip
Remember: International Institute for Educational Planning = UNESCO, Paris (1963); UNESCO MGIEP = New Delhi; UIS = Montreal; UIL = Hamburg; International Literacy Day = 8 September.
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