The type of art is intended to elicit the peace and harmony that the organization looks to promote and preserve in many places around the world. Over the years, UNESCO has become a universal museum that represents the artistic creations of famous and unknown artists from various parts of the world.
UNESCO has specialized departments branching from the main activities of education, social and human sciences, natural sciences, communication and information, and culture. These special departments are known as institutes and are located in various parts of the world. In addition to protecting sites of cultural significance around the world, UNESCO is involved in multiple projects that foster equitable and sustainable development.
The vision is achieved through dedicated programs and by promoting the cultural heritage of all peoples around the world. A special emphasis is placed on scientific programmes to promote development through cooperation.
UNESCO is not only concerned with the preservation of physical forms of cultural expression, but also the intangible cultural heritage. Since , a list was drawn that includes intangible cultural practices and forms of expression that need to be safeguarded and awareness raised about their significance.
The list includes elements from various cultures around the world. Editorial credit: Kiev. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. The Second World War was far from over, yet those countries were looking for ways and means to reconstruct their systems of education once peace was restored. Very quickly, the project gained momentum and soon took on a universal note.
New governments, including that of the United States, decided to join in. Scarcely had the war ended when the conference opened. It gathered together the representatives of forty-four countries who decided to create an organization that would embody a genuine culture of peace. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding.
Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. In this spirit, UNESCO develops educational tools to help people live as global citizens free of hate and intolerance. UNESCO stands up for freedom of expression, as a fundamental right and a key condition for democracy and development.
Serving as a laboratory of ideas, UNESCO helps countries adopt international standards and manages programmes that foster the free flow of ideas and knowledge sharing. Cultural diversity is under attack and new forms of intolerance, rejection of scientific facts and threats to freedom of expression challenge peace and human rights.
UNESCO believes that all forms of discrimination based on gender are violations of human rights, as well as a significant barrier to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Click here to go back to previous version of the website. Date Date from.
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