Representatives of different countries over the world gathered in London, the UK, in November 1945 to adopt the UNESCO Charter at the UN educational and cultural meeting. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commenced its activity with the charter taking effect on November 4 the following year.
UNESCO, which comprises almost all countries as its member nations, aims to contribute to global peace and security by strengthening international cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture and information.
In order to promote the development of education based on international measures and the international understanding through education, the UN agency channels big efforts into improving and expanding the education of developing countries, as well as teacher training programme and education courses.
It helps improve the scientific and technical policies and research organizations of different countries and introduce new sci-tech educational methods and encourages the training of scientists. It also promotes international exchanges and cooperation in wide fields including natural resources development.
As it deals with important problems related to socio-economic development, the equality of human rights and racial discrimination, it collects and analyses relevant statistical data.
It conducts a wide range of activities such as the cooperation in the discovery, restoration and management of cultural sites by promoting the mutual understanding of culture in each country, the operation of book service system facilitating the purchase of educational and scientific data and the offer of overseas research subsidy for the training of talents.
UNESCO has served as a special agency of the United Nations according to the convention concluded with the UN in December 1946.
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