UNESCO Cairo Office, established in 1947, is the Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States. It is also the Cluster Office for Egypt, and Sudan. The UNESCO Cairo Office is one of 52 field offices worldwide.
Its mission, like all other UNESCO field offices and units, is to contribute to peace and security in the world.
This is done by promoting intellectual cooperation among nations through education, science, culture, social and human sciences and communication.In view of its current mandate, the UNESCO Office in Cairo serves as a regional UNESCO office for Science & Technology in Arab states.