Our Expertise

UNESCO is positioned to support the Government and people of Pakistan at different levels and through different interventions. In collaboration with its stakeholders and partners, UNESCO’s education sector provides integrated policy support, contributes to the capacity building of policymakers, managers, teachers and civil society organisations at national, provincial and area levels together with researching on key issues of education. It acts as a coordinating and convening entity for the SDG-4 agenda, supports government for integration of the SDG-4 agenda in education sector policies, plans and national curriculum; and ensures government participation in regional and global policy forums for the purpose.

UNESCO works to support and strengthen the capacity of national authorities to protect, preserve and promote Pakistan’s cultural heritage – both tangible and intangible. Pakistan is home to six important sites which are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List, and three cultural practices that are recognised by the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. UNESCO’s culture sector provides technical support to culture and creative industries across the country and works to promote cultural diversity, sustainable tourism, museum development, and heritage education. At the heart of every UNESCO's intervention, the aim is to give heritage a valuable function in the lives of the people of Pakistan.

Through its different lines of work in the field of natural sciences, UNESCO promotes environmental sustainability through Biosphere Reserves and GeoParks, through Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities, as well as through Natural Resource Management and towards fostering policies and capacity building in science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development. UNESCO supports the implementation through three pillars of intervention:
• Pillar 1: Promotion of Environmental Sustainability through Biosphere Reserves, GeoParks, and Integrated Water Resource Management
• Pillar 2: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
• Pillar 3: Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)

Through its different lines of work in the field of communication and information, UNESCO promotes peace and intercultural dialogue, access to information, as well as gender equality and the self-expression and participation of women, youth, and members of marginalized communities, strengthening pluralism and public debate in Pakistan. UNESCO supports the implementation through three pillars of intervention:
• Pillar 1: Access to Information
• Pillar 2: Supporting Media Development
• Pillar 3: Gender and Media