UNESCO Beijing

Representation for

-China Japan Mongolia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Republic of Korea

About us

UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia (UNESCO Beijing) was established in 1984 and is responsible for projects and work in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea. UNESCO Beijing works to find and implement innovative solutions in social, cultural, environmental and economic dimensions of sustainable development, helping countries to achieve their national development priorities and commitments on Sustainable Development Goals and the Education Agenda 2030.

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Stories

Meet the 14 new ecohydrology demonstration sites

Laureates from China, Egypt and Greece win UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences

Impact Stories | Little Masters of the Future: Postscript of the 2023 Youth Forest Nature Education Activity in Wuyishan National

How UNESCO is supporting Afghan girls and women with literacy classes

Our impact in numbers

> 5000

years of rich history and culture

Caption: Inscriptions on tortoise shells © Yan Xiaofei

Around 25%

of global economic output

in East Asian countries

Around 20%

of the world population

in East Asian countries

Category 2 Institutes and Centres

a global network of institutions of excellence in the Organization’s domains of competence

8/48

UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs

a programme promoting international inter-university cooperation and networking

UNEVOC Centers

International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training

1,271

ASP Schools

UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)

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UNESCO Sites & Designations in the Region

106 World Heritage Sites

in the Region

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106 Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage

and Safeguarding practices in the Region

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38 Creative cities

in the Region

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67 Biosphere Reserves

in the Region

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59 Global Geoparks

areas managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development

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Endangered Languages

registered by States in the Region are being monitored

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Heritage documentaries

in the Region listed on the Memory of the World Register

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News

UNESCO and INBAR’s “Bamboo for Carbon Neutrality” Initiative Promotes Low Carbon Goal in China’s Rural Areas

10 May 2024

UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia Fostering Closer Strategic Cooperation with Republic of Korea

9 May 2024

Call for Participation | "Water, Culture, and Cities" Empowering Youth for Sustainable Change Poster Competition

3 May 2024

International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development Forum opens in Beijing

30 April 2024

Events

UNESCO and partners to host Asia-Pacific Policy Dialogue and Launch of Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development

Event

Cat VIII - Symposia

UNESCO and partners to host Asia-Pacific Policy Dialogue and Launch of Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development

5 June 2024 - 7 June 2024

Invitation to the EABRN Training Webinar Series 2023

Event

Cat V – Advisory Committee

Invitation to the EABRN Training Webinar Series 2023

27 March 2023 - 31 March 2023

Multimedia

2024 Youth Climate Action & Disaster Risk Reduction Hackathon Open Lecture No.10: Fostering Innovation & Empowering Youth Leadership for Climate Disaster Risk Reduction by Prof. Shahbaz Khan

CGTN interview with Prof. Shahbaz Khan: Chinese leaders are supporters of multilateralism

Virtual Tour of the UNESCO Heritage Sites: Bingling Grottoes and Danxia Landscape of Linxia, Gansu

Virtual Tour of the UNESCO Heritage Sites: Linxia, Gansu

Our partners

Firmly anchored in the 2030 Agenda and in line with SDG 17, revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development, UNESCO Beijing Office has been fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships. We attach great importance to cooperation among partners to help us build peace and ensure equitable and sustainable development through education, culture, the sciences, communication and information.