UNESCO

UNESCO: As per the government report, Manuscripts of the Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra are among 74 new documentary heritage collections added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

• About: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN).
• Mandate: It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture.
  • SDGs Role: It is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Headquarters: Located in Paris, with more than 50 field offices around the world.
  • Membership: It has 193 Members and 11 Associate Members (As of April 2020).
  • Governance: It is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board.
  • Unique Members: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine are UNESCO members but not UN members.
  • Non-Members: Israel, Liechtenstein, and the United States are UN members but not UNESCO members.
  • About Memory of the World Programme: It was established in 1992, to promote the preservation of and universal access to the documentary heritage of humanity.

  o Regional Support: UNESCO has supported the creation of four regional registers and National “Memory of the World” Committees in more than 100 countries.