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

On Wednesday, a car park just metres away from the Unesco World Heritage site was hit by an Israeli air strike.

From BBC

But a Unesco survey published in September found that 69 cultural heritage sites in Gaza had been damaged by the war, which was triggered by the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023.

From BBC

But Lebanese archaeologists are alarmed at how close the fighting has been to the millennia-old ruins, recognised by Unesco as having outstanding value to humanity.

From BBC

Ms Farchakh Bajjaly says "those who didn't have a car to flee" moved closer to the ruins, in the belief that the Unesco sites are considered more valuable than their lives.

From BBC

Bachir Khodr also said a "missile fell in the car park" of the ancient Roman temple complex in the city of Baalbek, which is a Unesco World Heritage site, and that there were reports of damage to the historic Manchieh district.

From BBC