UNESCO
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UNESCO
Summary
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. UNESCO draws 11,620 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]
Key Facts
- UNESCO received the Peabody Awards[3].
- UNESCO was a member of Global Citizen Science Partnership[4].
- UNESCO was a member of Global Academic Integrity Network[5].
- UNESCO is in the country of France[6].
- UNESCO's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations[7].
- UNESCO's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization[8].
- UNESCO's official language is recorded as English[9].
- UNESCO's official language is recorded as French[10].
- UNESCO's official language is recorded as Spanish[11].
- UNESCO's official language is recorded as Russian[12].
- UNESCO's official language is recorded as Chinese[13].
- UNESCO's official language is recorded as Arabic[14].
- UNESCO's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[15].
- UNESCO's flag is recorded as flag of UNESCO[16].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO office United States[17].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO office Qatar[18].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO office Netherlands[19].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO office Egypt[20].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO office Afghanistan[21].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO Bangkok[22].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO Jakarta[23].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO[24].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as National Commission of Romania for UNESCO[25].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as Austrian Commission for UNESCO[26].
- UNESCO's has organizational division is recorded as UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean[27].
Body
Founding
November 16, 1945 marks the founding of UNESCO[28].
Leadership
UNESCO's chairperson is recorded as Khaled al-Anani[29].
Operations
UNESCO's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[15]. UNESCO's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations[30]. Subsidiaries include UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture[31], an organization[32], in Iran[33], headquartered in Tehran[34]; Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment[35], an organization[36], founded in 1969[37]; UNESCO Institute for Statistics[38], an international organization[39], in Canada[40], headquartered in Montreal[41]; Iranian National Commission for UNESCO[42], an intergovernmental organization[43], in Iran[44], founded in 1948[45]; Hylean Amazon Institute[46], an international organization[47], founded in 1948[48]; and International Center for Documentary Heritage[49], an organization[50], in South Korea[51], founded in 2023[52].
Recognition
UNESCO received the Peabody Awards[3].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for UNESCO include place de Fontenoy[53].
Why It Matters
UNESCO draws 11,620 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #2 of 16).[2] UNESCO has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] UNESCO is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Works attributed to UNESCO include International Standard Classification of Education[56], a specialised classification scheme[57], founded in 1976[58]; The Race Question[59], a serial[60]; UNESCO Public Library Manifesto[61], a manifesto[62]; and Global Open Access Portal[63], a website[64]. Entities named for UNESCO include place de Fontenoy[53].
FAQs
What awards did UNESCO receive?
Honors received include Peabody Awards[3].