HidroEX is a Category II UNESCO Center based at Frutal, Minas Gerais, with the mission of implementing excellence programmes in the area of education, research and training in consonance with the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme regarding the preservation and sustainable management of water resources through actions of regional and worldwide range.

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The Director-General also invited the Minister to envisage establishing a Funds-in-Trust in UNESCO that could help support shared priorities of the Organization and of Russia, notably in the area of sciences in Africa considering Russia's expertise and excellence in this field.

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