Show i. i ti BABSON'S f t l T 2 r AUThENTIC T T a r REPORT Sf I t T i. i Be t. t Beer r K W. W UNESCO One of the Ule most valuable or of orthe the 14 agencies associated with the UN is UriE UNESCO O the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Its aim as as' as expressed in its charter is to contribute to peace and security by promoting promoting promote ing collaboration among the nations nations na na- na through education science science science ence and culture in order to II further universal respect for justice for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental fun fun- fundamental I freedoms which are arc affirmed for the peoples of the world without distinction of race sex language or religion by the Charter of or the United Nations UNIVERSAL EDUCATION The Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that everyone everyone everyone ev ev- ev- ev has the right to tion Yet half the worlds world's population population pop pop- cannot even cven read or write To meet this challenge of illiteracy UNESCO has undertaken undertaken un un- un major programs in Latin America Asia and Af Af- rica THE PROBLEM is not one that can be solved quickly Before Before Be Be- fore education of the illiterate can begin teachers must be trained and schools construct construct- ed cd Technical and vocational education is needed at all lev lev- els Also Also after one learns to read one has to have materials to read books papers pam pam- UNESCO has planned a program also to help solve this problem It has sent out more than international specialists to work in national I systems of education I I NATURAL SCIENCES I A nations nation's economic social and cultural life is directly related related re reo re- re to the level of its knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of the basic sciences mathematics physics chemistry chemistry chem chern biology geology and their applications Offices in Latin America the Middle East South and Southeast Asia UNESCO of the scientific scientific needs in the different re re- re- re gions FOR EXAMPLE the Intergovernmental Intergovernmental Intergovernmental Inter Inter- governmental i c Commission is the knowledge of marine science The Indian Ocean Expedition is isa isa isa a year vive venture for study of lh the worlds world's least known ocean OCIAL SOCIAL SCIENCES The principal objectives of the programs in the field of the social sciences are to contribute contrib contrib- ute to the social and economic development of countries and to study and promote such legal le legal legal le- le gal political and economic aspects as will lead to a greater great great- er extension of human rights UNESCO assigns social scientists to various areas and also maintains research centers centers cen cen- in South Asia and Latin America and a clearing house housein in Paris for exchange of information information information mation among member states of the United Nations CULTURAL ACTIVITIES By encouraging members of all nations and of all races to know and understand one another another an an- other this organization hopes to develop the spirit of peace among the various peoples of the world IT ENDEA ENDEAVORS TORS to cultivate an appreciation of the art and literature of the many nations by exchanging the cultural material material ma ma- of each nation with the others MASS COMMUNICATION The organization is also working working working work work- ing to provide all possible means of com communication m u n i cat ion among the people of the underdeveloped underdeveloped underdeveloped under under- developed countries A group is isnow isnow isnow now working on development of ofa ofa a price low low price radio receiver for mass production and tion This would be particularly particular particular- ly useful in regions where most of the people cannot re read red d or write and where they will not be able to do so for a long time timeto to come WHEREVER radio and television television tele tele- vision vis on are operative they can spread the messages of peace more quickly INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE Some fellowships in education education edu edu- cation science and the arts have been granted in 1963 and 1964 Opportunities are being provided for people in all walks of life to meet people in other countries Grants are being made to workers in many fields to travel in other lands THE TIlE GENERAL purpose of all of UNESCO's program is to tomake tomake tomake make the world a more enlightened enlightened en en- lightened better safer and more peaceful place in which all aU the peoples of the earth may live Jive I |