UNESCO

[ yoo-nes-koh ]

noun

1. 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

/ juːˈnɛskəʊ /

acronym for

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of UNESCO¹

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

Example Sentences

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

She said mobile phones could help overcome the illiteracy that still affects 773 million people worldwide according to UNESCO.

From Seattle Times

The building has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list since 2016.

From Seattle Times

The annual migration of 1.3 million wildebeest through Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists, and the phenomenon has put the Serengeti on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

From Science Daily

In its report to UNESCO, Cambodian authorities highlighted the fact that the people relocated were now landowners.

From Seattle Times