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Safeguarding our living heritage

Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

Bring out the best in our shared humanity

Since wars begin in the minds of men and women, it is in the minds of men and women that peace must be built.

UNESCO uses education, science, culture, communication and information to foster mutual understanding and respect for our planet. We work to strengthen the intellectual and moral solidarity of humankind. We bring people together around the conviction of our shared humanity.

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War in Ukraine

UNESCO is scaling up the delivery of emergency support to people across Ukraine in its fields of competencies.

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Revive the Spirit of Mosul

Impact Stories

Find out how UNESCO is making an impact and building resilience in local communities around the world.

Illness is not an impediment to education in Palestine

Re|Shaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expression – the Palestine project

Under the surface: When a cruise through the Mediterranean Sea is not exactly a holiday

Preschool children learn and play in Morocco

In Thailand, preschoolers learn to interact through play

In Canada, multilingual education starts early

In Brazil, providing a safe space for children to learn and flourish

UNESCO and the European Union celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership

Data

As a knowledge base organization, unesco publishes global data and scientific information to guide public policies. As the official statistical agency of unesco, the unesco institute for statistics is also produces a wide range of indicators in the fields of education, science, culture and more

UNESCO Core Data Portal

UNESCO observatory of killed journalists

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

World Inequality Database on Education

771 million

young people and adults

lack basic literacy skills