UNESCO

[ yoo-nes-koh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.

UNESCO

/ juːˈnɛskəʊ /

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: an agency of the United Nations that sponsors programmes to promote education, communication, the arts, etc

Origin of UNESCO¹

U(nited) N(ations) E(ducational) , S(cientific, and) C(ultural) O(rganization)

There are six UNESCO biosphere reserves and nine UNESCO World Heritage sites.

UNESCO granted Chinguetti and four other nearby trading posts status as World Heritage sites in 1996.

The town was listed as a UNESCO World Friendship and Peace Village.

The next and final challenge is the visit of the Climats by Unesco-named experts [in the fall].

Six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Syria have been destroyed in Syria since the fighting began.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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