Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1982 - 1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Subfonds
Extent and medium
0.39 linear metres of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Office was established in 1951 as the UNESCO Field Office for Southeast Asian Science Co-operation (SEASCO). In 1967, it became the Regional Office for Science and 1967 Technology for Southeast Asia (ROSTSEA). In 1993, it was renamed the UNESCO Jakarta Office in keeping with the house-wide policy on office names.
In 2001, the UNESCO Office in Jakarta became Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, and Office of the UNESCO Representative to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
In 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) signed the Instrument of Acceptance for Membership of UNESCO (31 October 2002).
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transfer to the UNESCO Archives in 1989
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subfonds consists of some publications and official documents from the Regional Office for Science and Technology for Southeast Asia for the years 1982-1987.