The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced /juːˈnɛskoʊ/) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN)...
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World Heritage Site (redirect from UNESCO World Heritage Site)
areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are...
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UNESCO Nomenclature (more properly UNESCO nomenclature for fields of science and technology) is a system developed by UNESCO for classification of research...
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Temples The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural...
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48°50′58″N 2°18′22″E / 48.84944°N 2.30611°E / 48.84944; 2.30611 UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November...
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UNESCO Courier is the main magazine published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It has the largest and...
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The UNESCO Chairs program was conceived as a way to advance research, training and programme development in higher education by building university networks...
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UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide...
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World Network of Biosphere Reserves (redirect from UNESCO biosphere reserve)
The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) covers internationally designated protected areas, known as biosphere or nature reserves, which are...
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World Days or International Days observed at UNESCO designated by United Nations General Assembly for marking and commemorating "important aspects of human...
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The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger was an online publication containing a comprehensive list of the world's endangered languages. It originally...
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UNESCO Collection is a world music record label, under the aegis of UNESCO. The full title of the series was UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of...
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List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in India (redirect from UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in India)
UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage from India includes fifteen examples (all are intangible cultural heritage). The latest cultural heritage...
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Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance. Former UNESCO World Heritage Sites List of World Heritage...
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The flag of UNESCO () is one of the official symbols of the institution. The format consists of the white organization emblem on a blue background. The...
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UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) are geoparks certified by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council as meeting all the requirements for belonging to the Global...
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As of July 2023[update], UNESCO members include 194 member states and 12 associate members. Some members have additional National Organizing Committees...
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Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention...
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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill...
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Creative Cities Network (redirect from UNESCO Creative Cities Network)
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a flagship city programme of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which have recognized...
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List of World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia (redirect from List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia)
Organization (UNESCO) established in 1972 is engaged in the protection and preservation of cultural or natural heritage. There are 8 UNESCO World Heritage...
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List of World Heritage Sites in the United States (redirect from List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United States)
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention...
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and Intangible Heritage of Humanity was made by the Director-General of UNESCO starting in 2001 to raise awareness of intangible cultural heritage and...
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Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (redirect from UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage)
the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 17 October 2003. The convention entered...
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World Philosophy Day is an international day proclaimed by UNESCO to be celebrated every 3rd Thursday of November. It was first celebrated on 21 November...
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UNESCO has published several statements about issues of race. The statements include:: Foreword Statement on race (Paris, July 1950) Statement on the...
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City of Music is a designation given by UNESCO to a number of cities around the world "that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable...
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UNESCO's Design Cities project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. The Network launched in 2004, and has member cities in seven creative fields...
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World Heritage Sites may lose their designation when the UNESCO World Heritage Committee determines that they are not properly managed or protected. The...
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City of Literature (redirect from UNESCO City of literature)
UNESCO's City of Literature programme is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. The Network was launched in 2004, and now has member cities in seven...
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