The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.
Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.
The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.
Representatives of UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and the Japanese government meet to review current projects and affirm continued collaboration 21 February 2022 – The SDG4-Education 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific; the Happy Schools; and...
A new state-of-education report conducted by UNESCO and UNICEF in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic analyzes achievements, current setbacks and what it will take to ‘build back better’. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how years of progress toward...
New UNESCO-UNICEF report reveals a learning crisis that is leaving the most disadvantaged learners behind Bangkok/Kathmandu, 29 September 2021 – Despite important progress in the Asia-Pacific, most countries in the region are off-track to achieve...
We want to hear from you. The adoption of the Incheon Declaration at the World Education Forum in May 2015 and the Education 2030 Framework for Action in November 2015 signalled the crucial need for governments, the international community and other key...
‘The SDGs recognize the urgent need to bridge the worlds of education and employment and ensure a solid educational and skills foundation for young people to make that leap to the world of work.’ Bangkok: The launch of the 4th Asia-Pacific Meeting on...