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Scientific and Cultural Organization

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Scientific and Cultural Organization

Also known as: UNESCO

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UNESCO issues a scientific statement challenging racial myths

📅 18 July 1950

UNESCO issued The Race Question, challenging claims that biological differences justified racial superiority. The intervention contested the authority of knowledge used to rationalize unequal...

UNESCO adopts a convention against discrimination in education

📅 14 December 1960

UNESCO adopted a convention addressing discriminatory exclusion, inferior educational provision and unequal treatment. It supplied an international framework for changing education laws and practices....

UNESCO Adds Palestinian Tatreez to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

📅 15 December 2021

UNESCO inscribed Palestinian embroidery, known as tatreez, on its list of intangible cultural heritage, recognizing the skills and traditions passed through generations.