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Unesco
Unesco, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (in the Human Development Area)
In this context, Unesco, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization means:
_s specialized agency of the United Nations, UNESCO contributes to the building of peace, the alleviation of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO was established on November 16, 1945 and its Headquarter is in Paris.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, abbreviated as UNESCO, is a specialised United Nations agency. Its mission is to promote international co-operation among its Member States and Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication. UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945, and has 195 Member States and 8 Associate Members (as of March 2013).
UNESCO
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on unesco explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
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- International Organization
- Foreign Relations
- Organization
- United Nations
- United Nations System
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Further Reading
- The entry “unesco” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press
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UNESCO – Home page
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UNICEF
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Social Questions > Culture and religion > Cultural policy
Unesco
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