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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

American  

noun

  1. UNESCO.


United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Cultural  
  1. A controversial agency allied with the United Nations. UNESCO was founded to enhance cooperation among members of the United Nations in education, science, and culture. In the 1980s, several countries withdrew, complaining that UNESCO had become too political.


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“When a drone is shot down, it causes damage wherever it falls,” said Krista Pikkat, director of culture and emergencies for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or Unesco.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

After becoming a union leader, Torres was appointed by President Carter as the U.S. representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2022

Finally, 1993, and redemption, when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or Unesco, added Matera to one of the most exclusive lists in the world.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2018

For more than 40 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its nearly 200 member states have been preserving, protecting and promoting the most valuable heritage places in the world.

From Washington Post May 1, 2018

If no such centre is notified he shall also send a copy to the international copyright information centre established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

From The Universal Copyright Convention (1988) by Coalition for Networked Information

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