As Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan has led UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector since 2001. In this capacity, Dr. Khan is responsible for advancing global standard setting and coordinating the implementation of concrete projects for harnessing the power of communication and information for development.
During his many years of work in designing, planning and managing ICT applications in education, sciences, culture, agriculture and rural development, Dr. Khan has worked for international organizations including the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the World Bank. Dr. Khan holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication (1973) and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Journalism (1970) from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Extension (1965) from Agra University, India.