UNESCO

Also known as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 194 member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions.

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UNESCO is a United Nations agency that works to promote world peace and security by encouraging countries to cooperate in education, the arts, sciences, and culture. With 194 member states and a global network of offices, it brings together governments, nonprofits, and private organizations to achieve these goals.

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Key facts

Organization.logo_size: 200px
Organization.image: Flag of UNESCO.svg
Organization.name: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Organization.caption: Flag of UNESCO
Organization.staff: 2,384
Organization.staff_year: 2024
Organization.type: United Nations specialized agency
Organization.abbreviation: UNESCO
Organization.leader_title: Director-General
Organization.leader_name: Khaled El-Enany
Organization.leader_title2: Deputy Director-General
Organization.leader_name2: Xing Qu
Organization.status: Active
Organization.logo: Logo UNESCO 2021.svg
Organization.headquarters: Paris, France
Organization.website: unesco.org
Organization.parent_organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council

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Research

5,447 papers

UNESCO Chair of Developmental Biology: how an initiative that fostered careers in Developmental Biology impacted Brazilian Science.ReviewThe International journal of developmental biology · 2021Abreu JGDOI: 10.1387/ijdb.200132ja
UNESCO must reform to stay relevant - and reconnect people through science.Nature · 2020DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-03311-3
The UNESCO Bioethics Programme: a review.ReviewThe New bioethics : a multidisciplinary journal of biotechnology and the body · 2014Langlois ADOI: 10.1179/2050287714z.00000000040
The UNESCO draft Recommendations on ethics of Neurotechnology - A commentary.Indian journal of medical ethics · 2025Ramanathan MDOI: 10.20529/IJME.2025.028
The tenth anniversary as a UNESCO world cultural heritage: an unmissable opportunity to get back to the cultural roots of the Mediterranean diet.ReviewEuropean journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Bonaccio M, Iacoviello L, Donati MB et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00924-3
UNESCO.Social research · 1947HOVDE BJ
Unesco and U.S.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 1990Mayor FDOI: 10.1096/fasebj.4.13.2210151
Analysis of UNESCO ESD Priority Areas' Implementation in Romanian HEIs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Dumitrescu CI, Moiceanu G, Dobrescu RM et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013363

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Funder, Government
Founded: 1945
Location: Paris, France
Also known as: ONUESC
Status: Active

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GRID grid.15819.34 · ISNI 0000 0004 0452 3255

Wikidata facts

Official website: zh.unesco.org
Flag: flag of UNESCO

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Commons category: UNESCO
inception: 1945-11-16
short name: ONUÉSC
Commons Institution page: UNESCO
native label: Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
member count: 195
terms of service URL: digital.archives.unesco.org/en
charter URL: unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000179478
street address: 7, place de Fontenoy 75007 Paris
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Article

55 sections

Contents

History
Origins
Creation
Development
21st century
Changes in States' memberships
Israel, Palestine, and the United States
Russia
Cultural policies and sustainable development
Activities
New proposed lists
Media
Official UNESCO NGOs
Institutes and centres
Prizes
Education
Natural Sciences
Social and Human Sciences
Culture
Communication and Information
Peace
Inactive prizes
International Days observed at UNESCO
Member states
Governing bodies
Director-General
General Conference
Executive Board
Offices and headquarters
Field offices by region
Africa
Arab States
Asia and Pacific
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Partner organizations
Controversies
New World Information and Communication Order
China
Israel
Occupied Palestine Resolution
Palestine
Palestinian youth magazine controversy
Islamic University of Gaza controversy
Listing Nanjing Massacre documents
United States and UNESCO
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Campaigns against illicit art trading
Products and services
Information processing tools
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. It pursues this objective through five major programme areas: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information. UNESCO sponsors projects that improve literacy, provide technical training and education, advance science, protect independent media and press freedom, preserve regional and cultural history, and promote cultural diversity. The organization prominently helps establish and secure World Heritage Sites of cultural and natural importance.