The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.
Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.
The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.
The immense loss of biodiversity in recent years has sounded the alarm for innovative, sustainable solutions to climate change. Increasingly, we recognize that local wisdom lying outside more formal knowledge and education systems can help address this...
— UNESCO reports on how the various units of the Bangkok Office – Education, Culture, Natural Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, and Communication and Information – steward a wide array of programmes and events in Lao PDR, both independently and in...
—A report from the 2nd National Project Workshop in Okayama City, Japan— The 2nd National Workshop on UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet): Collaborative action research on the role of schools in achieving SDGs in Asia-Pacific project was held from...
Ha Noi, 27 July 2022 – Higher education is a key modality contributing to ASEAN’s regional development, integration, and connectivity agendas. Today on Wednesday, 27 July 2022, during the 15th SHARE Policy Dialogue in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, the ASEAN...
— A 10-day workshop on ‘Training of Trainers (TOT) on comprehensive sexuality and life skills education’ ran from 18 to 27 July in Hanoi. The workshop was jointly supported by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNESCO for the Viet Nam Ministry of...