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UNESCO

specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture

17 dated entries naming UNESCO, drawn from 17 separate years between 1255 CE and 2025 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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13th century

  • 1255The Gothic cathedral at Bourges in central France, is completed (it will become a UNESCO World Heritage Site).source
  • 1259The famous frescoes of the Boyana Church in Bulgaria are completed (the church and its murals are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site).source
  • 1260October 24 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France (the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site).source

20th century

  • 1945November 16 – The foundation of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is agreed at a meeting in London.source
  • 1946November 4 – UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.source
  • 1952February 21 – In Dhaka, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) police open fire on a procession of students, killing 4 people and starting a country-wide protest, which leads to the recognition of Bengali as one of the national languages of Pakistan. The day is later declared "International Mother Language Day" by UNESCO.source
  • 1958November 3 – The new UNESCO building, World Heritage Centre, is inaugurated in Paris.source
  • 1966October 5 – UNESCO signs the Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. This event is to be celebrated as World Teachers' Day.source
  • 1971May 28 – Portugal resigns from UNESCO.source
  • 1986May 16 – The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain.source
  • 1992February 3 – South African State President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela, African National Congress leader, are jointly awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.source
  • 2000February 21 – UNESCO holds the inaugural celebration of International Mother Language Day.source

21st century

  • 2005October 20 – The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.source
  • 2009April 21 – UNESCO launches The World Digital Library.source
  • 2011October 31 – UNESCO admits Palestine as a member, following a vote which 107 member states support and 14 oppose.source
  • 2017October 12 – The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO, and is immediately followed by Israel.source
  • 2025November 6 – Khaled El-Enany is elected the new Director-General of UNESCO.source

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