Organization code
UNESCO
Categoria
Organizações
Established
16 November 1945 (Constitution signed); operational from 1946
Headquarters
Paris, France
Members
194 Member States
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) builds peace through international cooperation in education, the sciences, culture and communication. It administers the World Heritage List, the intangible cultural heritage lists and the Creative Cities Network, among flagship programmes.
To build bridges of peace through intellectual, scientific and cultural exchange, advancing education for all, scientific cooperation, protection of cultural diversity and freedom of expression.
1945
37 states signed the UNESCO Constitution in London
1972
The World Heritage Convention adopted
2003
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted
2015
The Education 2030 Framework for Action adopted to guide SDG 4
The UNESCO flag is the UN blue field with the organization's emblem at the centre — a stylised Parthenon temple above the letters 'UNESCO' — its columns symbolising the edifice of culture and international cooperation.
Adopted
Established with the organization's emblem after its Constitution entered into force
Usage note
Use of the UNESCO name and logo must follow the organization's identifier policy and must not imply UNESCO endorsement.
