UNESCO

American

[yoo-nes-koh] / yuˈnɛs koʊ /

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 British

/ juːˈnɛskəʊ /

acronym

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

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Etymology

Origin of UNESCO

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

Example Sentences

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The tapestry was added to UNESCO's "Memory of the World" register in 2007.

From Barron's

According to UNESCO, by the end of 2024, 40 percent of schools worldwide have banned smartphone use to varying degrees, up from 30 percent a year earlier.

From Barron's

According to UNESCO, the park is home to between 80 and 90 percent of Sierra Leone's biodiversity.

From Barron's

At that point, he’ll send the petition to the Korean government’s Ministry of Culture to then resubmit to UNESCO.

From Salon

Estonia’s membership will formally take effect after the country has presented its letter of accession to the director-general of UNESCO, the United Nations agency for educational, scientific and cultural matters, the Estonian government said.

From Seattle Times

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