UNESCO

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (). It is an agency of the United Nations (UN). 

UNESCO says its purpose, as defined just after the end of World War II, is "to build the defenses of peace in the minds of men and women". It does this by helping nations work together, through education for all, science, and culture. This is supposed to help other nations follow the rule of law and human rights. It also helps promote some freedoms in the UN Charter.

UNESCO has 195 Member countries.

UNESCO tries to achieve what it wants to do through six programs: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, communication and information. Some projects sponsored by UNESCO are literacy, technical, and teacher-training programmes. UNESCO also decides what will become World Heritage Sites. A World Heritage Site is an important, special, interesting or beautiful place. If a place is a World Heritage Site, the place can not be destroyed, as it can give useful information for the future. The Uluru, for example, gives a lot of information on the culture of Aborigines. UNESCO is also a member of the United Nations Development Group. and works for Millennium Development Goals.

List of directors
+Directors-General of UNESCOOrderImageNameCountryTerm 1st 60px Julian Huxley   1946–1948 2nd 60px Jaime Torres Bodet   1948–1952 – 60px John Wilkinson Taylor   acting 1952–1953 3rd 60px Luther Evans   1953–1958 4th 60px Vittorino Veronese   1958–1961 5th 60px René Maheu   acting 1961; 1961–1974 6th 60px Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow   1974–1987 7th 60px Federico Mayor Zaragoza   1987–1999 8th 60px Koïchiro Matsuura   1999–2009 9th 60px Irina Bokova   2009–2017 10th 60px Audrey Azoulay   2017– 2025 11th 60px Khaled al-Anani   2025–Incumbent

 References 

 Other websites 

Official site of UNESCO on which you can find extra information


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