UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) is the United Nations body responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication. Its goal is to help prevent war by building the defenses of peace in the minds of men and women.

Founded in 1946 by the UK government and established under Article VII of UNESCO’s Constitution, we are a vital part of UNESCO’s unique global network of 190+ national cooperating bodies known as National Commissions. We work to support the UK government’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and to strengthen the ties between the UK’s educational, academic, scientific, cultural, creative, and artistic communities and UNESCO’s global programmes and policies.