Member states of UNESCO

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

, UNESCO members include 193 member states and 11 associate members.

UNESCO has 193 member states and 11 associate members.

Member states of UNESCO Literacy International Bureau of Education United Nations The Race Question

Dependent territory

dependent territoriesdependencydependencies

Some members have additional National Organizing Committees (NOCs) for some of their dependent territories.

Tokelau Independence ISO 3166 Administrative division United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Niue

Niue IslandNiue-FekaiNiueans

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

Tonga New Zealand Polynesians Alofi Associated state

State of Palestine

PalestinePalestinianPalestinian state

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

Jordan East Jerusalem International recognition of the State of Palestine Group of 77 United Nations General Assembly observers

Observer status

Permanent Observerobserverobservers

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

State of Palestine World Health Assembly Holy See World Health Organization United Nations General Assembly observers

United Nations General Assembly

General AssemblyUN General AssemblyGeneral Assembly of the United Nations

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

United Nations General Assembly resolution United Nations President of the United Nations General Assembly Headquarters of the United Nations Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter

Israel

State of IsraelIsraeliISR

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

Borders of Israel Palestinian territories Syria Science and technology in Israel Gaza Strip

Liechtenstein

Principality of LiechtensteinLIEFürstentum Liechtenstein

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

German language Microstate Alps Switzerland Austria

United States

AmericanU.S.USA

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members.

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Kosovo

Republic of KosovoKosovarKosovan

Kosovo was approved for membership by UNESCO's executive board in 2015, but the proposal did not receive the required 2/3 of votes in favour at the general conference.