UnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationTheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESC0)isoneof18specializedagencieswithintheUnitedNationsSystem
ItwasestablishedonNovember16,1945,asmuchoftheworldwasemergingfromthedevastationoftheSecondWorldWar
Canadawasoneofthe20foundingmembers
UNESCOwasformedtocreateanorganizationthatwouldembodyagenuinecultureofpeacebypromotingcollaborationamongnationsthrougheducation,thesciences,culture,andcommunicationandinformation
UNESCOworkstocreatetheconditionsfordialogueandcooperationbetweenthepeoplesoftheworld,baseduponcommonlysharedvaluesandrespectforindividualcivilizationsandcultures
TheOrganizationalsoservesasaclearinghousetoshareknowledgeandideaswithits190MemberStatesandsixAssociateMembers
Throughdiverseandextensivestrateg