United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO Latest News

Recently, Unesco’s executive board has nominated an Egyptian former tourism and antiquities minister, Khaled el-Anani, to be the agency’s next director.

About UNESCO

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
• Goal: It is dedicated to strengthening our shared humanity through the promotion of education, science, culture, and communication.
• UNESCO was started in 1945 after World War II. It took over from an older group called the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.
• UNESCO is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.
• UNESCO focuses on five main areas: Education, Natural sciences, Social and human sciences, Culture, Communication and information.
• Member countries: UNESCO has 194 member countries and 12 associate members. 
• Headquarter: Paris, France

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Functions of UNESCO

• It supports member states’ efforts to eliminate illiteracy, encouraging the extension of free education, and acts as a clearinghouse for the exchange of ideas and knowledge. 
• It also works with many other groups, including non-governmental organizations and private companies.
• UNESCO designates and maintains a list of World Heritage Sites, which are places of outstanding universal value that deserve protection for future generations.

Source: IE