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The acronym UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It denotes the specialized agency of the United Nations that was outlined in a constitution signed November 16, 1945. The constitution, which entered into force in 1946, called for the promotion of international collaboration in education, science, and culture.

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UNESCO was originally founded to focus on rebuilding schools, libraries, and museums that had been destroyed in Europe during World War II. Since then its activities have been mainly facilitative, aimed at assisting, supporting, and complementing the national efforts of member states to eliminate illiteracy and to extend free education.

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