UNESCO in brief | UNESCO
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO promotes knowledge sharing and the free flow of ideas to accelerate mutual understanding and a more perfect knowledge of each other's lives.
Education transforms lives | UNESCO
Education transforms lives and is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development. It is a human right for all throughout life.
World Heritage Committee 2023 | UNESCO
Tuesday, 5 December 2023. Tuesday 19th September. Monday 18th September. Sunday 17th September. Saturday 16th September. Friday 15th September. Tuesday 12th September. Monday 11th September. The Extended 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 10 to 25 September.
Education for sustainable development | UNESCO
Education for Sustainable Development empowers people with the knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and behaviors to live in a way that is good for the environment, economy, and society. It encourages people to make smart, responsible choices that help create a better future for everyone. UNESCO’s ESD for 2030 programme produces and shares ...
Our Impact | UNESCO
Discover UNESCO's impact around the world and the organisation's endeavour to build durable peace. Follow the implemention of educational tools, the protection of cultural heritage, the achievement of sustainable development methods and many more !
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity | UNESCO
Conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable use. UNESCO works on the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of its components through UNESCO designated sites, including biosphere reserves, World Heritage sites and UNESCO Global Geoparks.In 2018, UNESCO designated sites protected over 10 million km 2, an area equivalent to the size of …
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration | UNESCO
The UN Decade positions the restoration as a major nature-based solution towards meeting a wide range of global development goals and national priorities, as does UNESCO's strategy for Biodiversity. UNESCO is one of the six core UN collaborating agencies to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration that is led by UNEP and FAO.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics Releases Key Findings in New …
Jun 2, 2021 · The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has released the first set of data for Indicator 11.4.1 related to culture for the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Agenda 2030. The results and analysis are available in a new report, Tracking Investment to Safeguard the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage. Indicator 11.4.1 is defined as “total per capita expenditure on …
Sustainable Development | UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has a long history of promoting sustainable development. The organization was founded in 1945 with the aim of promoting peace and security through international cooperation in …
UNESCO for Sustainable Cities
May 11, 2023 · The seventeen goals of the globally endorsed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have given fresh impetus to collective efforts to strengthen the linkages between the social, economic and environmental aspects of development. Goal 11, in particular, aims to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.