UNESCO mission The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specific branch of the United Nations (UN). Its goal is to contribute to peace and security by taking action into 5 major programs: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information. UNESCO’s 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”. One of the UNESCO project is the protection of