{"id":118025,"date":"2021-07-12T13:32:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T08:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=118025"},"modified":"2021-07-12T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T08:02:01","slug":"unesco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/unesco\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that was outlined in a constitution signed November 16, 1945. It promotes international collaboration in education, science, and culture to promote peace.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Headquarters:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Paris, France<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Member Countries:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> It has 195 member countries, and it pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reports Published:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global Education Monitoring Report<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gender Parity Index<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Functions:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in\u00a0<strong>Education, the Sciences and Culture<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNESCO\u2019s programs contribute to the achievement of the\u00a0<strong>Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong>\u00a0defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It aimed at assisting, supporting, and complementing the national efforts of member states to\u00a0<strong>eliminate illiteracy and to extend free education.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNESCO also seeks to encourage the\u00a0<strong>free exchange of ideas and knowledge<\/strong>\u00a0by organizing conferences and providing clearinghouse and exchange services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Besides its support of educational and science programs, UNESCO is also involved in efforts to protect the natural environment and humanity\u2019s common cultural heritage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNESCO is known for its\u00a0<\/span><strong>World Heritage Mission\u00a0<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which encourages world countries to protect Natural and Cultural Heritage sites.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNESCO also leads the\u00a0<\/span><strong>Man and Biosphere\u00a0Programme<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for protecting Biosphere reserves across the world. 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the eighteen India\u2019s biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0list. Recently\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Panna Biosphere<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reserve(PBR)\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">became the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">site in India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UNESCO achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105324 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unesco.png?resize=750%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unesco.png?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unesco.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unesco.png?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" alt=\"unesco\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that was outlined in a constitution signed November 16, 1945. It promotes international collaboration in education, science, and culture to promote peace.\u00a0 Headquarters:\u00a0Paris, France\u00a0 Member Countries:\u00a0 It has 195 member countries, and it pursues its objectives through&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/unesco\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UNESCO<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118025","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118025\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}