United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.unesco.org/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unesco/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNESCO
Founded
1945-11-16 London UK
History
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Contribute to lasting peace and security by promoting cooperation among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations; give fresh impulse to education for all throughout a person's lifetime and to the spread of culture through fostering ever wider access to and sharing of knowledge, and through building of endogenous capabilities encourage cooperation among nations in all branches of intellectual activity; initiate methods of international cooperation aimed at giving the people of all countries access to printed, published and electronically transmitted materials produced by any of them.
/Strategic Objectives/
- 'Education': promote education as a fundamental right in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; improve the quality of education through diversification of contents and methods and promotion of universally shared values; promote experimentation, innovation and the diffusion and sharing of information and best practices and policy dialogue in education.
- 'Natural Sciences': promote principles and ethical norms to guide scientific and technological development and social transformation; improve human security by better management of the environment and social change; enhance scientific, technical and human capacities to participate in the emerging knowledge societies.
- 'Social and Human Sciences': promote principles and ethical norms to guide scientific and technological development and social transformation; improve human security by better management of the environment and social change; enhance scientific, technical and human capacities to participate in the emerging knowledge society.
- 'Culture': promote the drafting and implementation of standard-setting instruments in the cultural field; safeguard cultural diversity and encourage dialogue among cultures and civilizations; enhance links between culture and development through capacity-building and sharing of knowledge.
- 'Communication and Information': promote free flow of ideas and universal access to information; promote expression of pluralism and cultural diversity in the media and world information networks; promote access for all to information and communication technology, especially in the public domain.
Events
2025-09-04 | Temuco, Chile – International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks2025-04-28 | Stellenbosch, South Africa – International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge
2134 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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As a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, UNESCO has established Agreements with:
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- B-XB2622 - International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
- E-XK1312 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);
- E-XE3486 - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat of the UNCCD);
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- F-XJ2621 - UN Women;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN);
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR);
- F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
- E-XE1325 - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA);
- F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV);
- B-XB3548 - WHO;
- F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP);
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO);
- B-XB2745 - UN Tourism.
Member of: E-XE4205 - United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). Cooperates closely with: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC and the other Specialized Agencies. Agreements with and permanent observer to: B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). On board of: E-XF2186 - International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC). Observer to: U-XK1569 - Committee for the Development of the Pan-European Ecological Network (STRA-REP); E-XE3253 - Standing Committee to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Represented on: E-XE4062 - United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB). Cooperates with: E-XE4332 - Bibliotheca Alexandrina Council of Patrons. Shares in the running costs of: Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILO Tribunal); E-XE9922 - Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations (JIU); E-XE1028 - United Nations Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC).
As of Feb 2006, formal agreements with the following interregional intergovernmental organizations not belonging to the United Nations system:
- F-XF0671 - Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS);
- C-XC0359 - CABI;
- E-XF3184 - CIHEAM - International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM);
- F-XF1309 - Commonwealth of Learning (COL);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- D-XD5661 - Comunidade dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa (CPLP);
- F-XF3673 - Conférence des ministres de l'éducation des Etats et gouvernements de la Francophonie (CONFEMEN);
- F-XF3299 - Conférence des ministres de la jeunesse et des sports de la Francophonie (CONFEJES);
- E-XE0116 - International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB);
- E-XE6053 - International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE);
- B-XB1775 - International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL);
- B-XB2136 - International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT);
- B-XC2326 - International Organization of Legal Metrology;
- C-XD8624 - Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU);
- F-XF4542 - Islamic Development Bank (IsDB);
- C-XD8574 - Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO);
- F-XN5321 - Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS);
- E-XE3879 - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), replacing H-XC3983 - Agence intergouvernementale de La Francophonie;
- C-XC4129 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);
- E-XE1000 - Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA);
- F-XF8239 - University for Peace (UPEACE);
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO).
As of Feb 2006, formal agreements with the following regional intergovernmental bodies:
- E-XE6282 - African Centre for Applied Research and Training in Social Development (ACARTSOD);
- F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB);
- D-XD0013 - African Intellectual Property Organization;
- D-XD8572 - African Union (AU);
- F-XF5444 - Amazonian Parliament;
- F-XF9018 - Andean Parliament;
- F-XF3515 - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa;
- E-XE7283 - Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS);
- E-XE5527 - Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD);
- H-XD4744 - Arab Federation for Technical Education (AFTE);
- F-XE4484 - Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND);
- H-XE4011 - Arab Gulf States Folklore Centre;
- U-XE0064 - Arab Gulf States Information Documentation Centre (AGSIDC);
- D-XD4163 - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO);
- D-XD5526 - Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD);
- D-XD3875 - Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU);
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN;
- D-XD4579 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
- F-XF0230 - Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI);
- F-XF2858 - Central American Integration System;
- F-XF0577 - Parlamento Centroamericano (PARLACEN);
- E-XD2865 - Centro Latino-Americano de Fisica (CLAF);
- D-XD4566 - Comité permanent inter-Etats de lutte contre la sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS);
- F-XF3714 - Communauté économique et monétaire d'Afrique centrale (CEMAC) (replacing H-XD0228 - Union douanière et économique de l'Afrique centrale (UDEAC));
- D-XD7706 - Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD);
- F-XD4506 - Convenio Andrés Bello de integración educativa, cientifica y cultural de América Latina y España (Convenio Andrés Bello);
- E-XD8945 - Coordinación Educativa y Cultural Centroamericana (CECC);
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE);
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- D-XD3153 - Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO);
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- F-XD0820 - European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN);
- H-XD7657 - Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC);
- D-XD6633 - Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC);
- F-XF1069 - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);
- H-XD6125 - Intergovernmental TV and Radio Corporation (ITRC MIR);
- D-XD6105 - International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY);
- E-XE2837 - Italian-Latin American Institute (ILAI);
- F-XC2849 - Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR);
- F-XF6646 - Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences;
- D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS);
- D-XD3030 - OAS;
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- D-XF4346 - Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS);
- D-XD1014 - Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture;
- D-XD3260 - Pacific Community (SPC);
- F-XF6441 - Parlamento Indígena de América (PIA);
- F-XF2885 - Parlamento Latinoamericano (PARLATINO);
- H-XE7903 - Regional Council for Adult Education and Literacy in Africa;
- F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA);
- D-XD3257 - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- H-XE3304 - Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
E-XE0407 - International Conference of NGOs meets every 2 years to review the state of cooperation with UNESCO, conduct collective cooperation between organizations having common interests. The NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, made up of 10 NGO partners elected by the Conference, represents the interests of all the NGO partners with regard to UNESCO.
Publications
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- Education → Education
- Science → Science
- Culture → Culture
- Culture → UNESCO Bodies
- International Relations → United Nations
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB3383
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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