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Also Known As	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Date	1946 - present
Headquarters	Paris
Areas Of Involvement	education • conservation • literacy • poverty • science • culture
Related People	Pier Luigi Nervi • Marcel Breuer • Seán MacBride • René Cassin • Luís Bernardo Honwana • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan • Nicholas Liverpool • Ralph E. Turner • T.H. Marshall

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European Union United Nations North Atlantic Treaty Organization OPEC Commonwealth World Health Organization League of Nations World Trade Organization United Nations Security Council ASEAN