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UNESCO

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

Central University of Punjab

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Amar shakti kumar Dr. Pushpinder singh
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was born on
16 November 1945. UNESCO has 195 Members and 8 Associate Members and is governed by
the General Conference and the Executive Board.  The Secretariat, headed by the Director-
General, implements the decisions of these two bodies. The Organization has more th 50 field
offices around the world and its headquarters are located in Paris.

UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of a culture of peace, the eradication of

poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences,
culture, communication and information.
UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples,
based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can
achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights,
mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which are at the heart of UNESCO’s mission
and activities.
objectives:

 Attaining quality education for all and lifelong learning

 Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development
 Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges
 Fostering cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace
 Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication

UNESCO and India

India is a founding member of UNESCO. 

The National Commission in India that works with UNESCO (as mandated by UNESCO’s
Constitution) is called the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO
(INCCU).

The INCCU comes under the Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of
Human Resource Development, GOI.

UNESCO has its presence in India since 1948 and currently has two offices.

India has been continuously re-elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO since 1946.

Members are elected for four-year terms.

India makes huge contributions to the organisation in the form of funds every year.
A UNESCO Category I Institute dedicated to education for peace and sustainable development
was established in 2012 and is called the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and
Sustainable Development (MGIEP).

Located in New Delhi, It is the first and only category 1 Research Institute in the Asia Pacific
and focuses on achieving the SDG 4.7 towards education to foster peaceful and sustainable
societies.

UNESCO’s most significant work in India relates to the cultural heritage of the country.
UNESCO works closely with the Ministry of Culture in this regard.

Refernce
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, retrived on 23 dec
2020, from https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2013/08/unesco-united-nations-educational-
scientific-and-cultural-organization.