UNESCO has 193 Members and 11 Associate Members. Membership of UNESCO is governed by Articles II and XV of the Constitution and by rules 98 to 101 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference. Membership of the United Nations carries with it the right to membership of UNESCO. States that are not members of United Nations may be admitted to UNESCO, upon recommendation of the Executive Board, by a two-thirds majority vote of the General Conference.
Territories or groups of territories that are not responsible for the conduct of their international relations may be admitted as Associate Members. Their admission and their rights and obligations are determined by the General Conference.
Most Member States have established Permanent Delegations to UNESCO which, headed by Ambassadors, undertake liaison between the Organization and their governments.
All Member States have established a National Commission for UNESCO. The UNESCO National Commissions are national cooperating bodies set up by the Member States for the purpose of associating their governmental and non-governmental bodies with the work of the Organization. Please find the details of the National Commissions here. The list of the member states and their respective email contacts and the websites are also available here and below:
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Country |
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Afghanistan |
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Albania |
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Algeria |
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04 |
Andorra |
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Angola |
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06 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
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07 |
Argentina |
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08 |
Armenia |
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09 |
Australia |
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10 |
Austria |
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11 |
Azerbaijan |
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12 |
Bahamas |
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13 |
Bahrain |
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14 |
Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
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16 |
Belarus |
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Belgium |
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18 |
Belize |
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19 |
Benin |
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20 |
Bhutan |
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21 |
Bolivia |
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22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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23 |
Botswana |
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24 |
Brazil |
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25 |
Brunei Darussalam |
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26 |
Bulgaria |
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27 |
Burkina Faso |
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28 |
Burundi |
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29 |
Cabo Verde |
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30 |
Cambodia |
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31 |
Cameroon |
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32 |
Canada |
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33 |
Central African Republic |
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34 |
Chad |
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35 |
Chile |
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36 |
China
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37 |
Colombia |
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38 |
Comoros |
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39 |
Congo |
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40 |
Cook Islands |
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41 |
Costa Rica |
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42 |
Croatia |
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43 |
Cuba |
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44 |
Cyprus |
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45 |
The Czech Republic |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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48 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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49 |
Denmark |
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Djibouti |
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Dominica |
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52 |
Dominican Republic |
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53 |
Ecuador |
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54 |
Egypt |
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El Salvador |
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56 |
Equatorial Guinea |
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57 |
Eritrea |
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58 |
Estonia |
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59 |
Eswatini |
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60 |
Ethiopia |
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61 |
Fiji |
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62 |
Finland |
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63 |
France |
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Gabon |
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65 |
Gambia |
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66 |
Georgia |
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Germany |
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Ghana |
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Greece |
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70 |
Grenada |
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71 |
Guatemala |
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72 |
Guinea
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73 |
Guinea-Bissau |
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Guyana |
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75 |
Haiti |
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76 |
Honduras |
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Hungary |
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78 |
Iceland |
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India |
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Indonesia |
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81 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
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Iraq |
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Ireland |
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84 |
Italy |
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85 |
Jamaica |
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Japan |
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87 |
Jordan |
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88 |
Kazakhstan |
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89 |
Kenya |
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90 |
Kiribati |
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91 |
Kuwait |
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92 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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94 |
Latvia |
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95 |
Lebanon |
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96 |
Lesotho |
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97 |
Liberia |
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98 |
Libya |
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99 |
Lithuania |
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100 |
Luxembourg |
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101 |
Madagascar |
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102 |
Malawi |
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103 |
Malaysia |
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104 |
Maldives |
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Mali |
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Malta |
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107 |
Marshall Islands |
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108 |
Mauritania |
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109 |
Mauritius
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110 |
Mexico |
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111 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
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112 |
Monaco |
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113 |
Mongolia |
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114 |
Montenegro |
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115 |
Morocco |
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116 |
Mozambique |
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117 |
Myanmar |
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118 |
Namibia |
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119 |
Nauru |
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120 |
Nepal |
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121 |
Netherlands |
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122 |
New Zealand |
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123 |
Nicaragua |
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124 |
Niger |
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125 |
Nigeria |
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126 |
Niue |
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127 |
North Macedonia |
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128 |
Norway |
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129 |
Oman |
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130 |
Pakistan |
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131 |
Palestine |
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132 |
Panama |
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133 |
Papua New Guinea |
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134 |
Paraguay |
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135 |
Peru |
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136 |
Philippines |
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137 |
Poland |
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138 |
Portugal |
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139 |
Qatar |
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140 |
Republic of Korea |
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141 |
Republic of Moldova |
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142 |
Romania |
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143 |
Russian Federation |
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144 |
Rwanda |
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145 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Saint Lucia |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Samoa |
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San Marino |
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150 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
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Saudi Arabia |
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152 |
Senegal |
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153 |
Serbia |
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154 |
Seychelles |
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155 |
Sierra Leone |
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Singapore |
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Slovakia |
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158 |
Slovenia |
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159 |
Solomon Islands |
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160 |
Somalia |
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161 |
South Africa |
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162 |
South Sudan |
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163 |
Spain |
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164 |
Sri Lanka |
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Sudan |
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166 |
Suriname |
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167 |
Sweden |
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168 |
Switzerland |
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169 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
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170 |
Tajikistan |
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171 |
Thailand |
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172 |
Timor-Leste |
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173 |
Togo |
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174 |
Tonga |
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175 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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176 |
Tunisia |
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177 |
Turkey |
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178 |
Turkmenistan |
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179 |
Tuvalu |
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180 |
Uganda |
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181 |
Ukraine
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182 |
United Arab Emirates |
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183 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
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185 |
Uruguay |
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186 |
Uzbekistan |
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187 |
Vanuatu |
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188 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
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189 |
Viet Nam |
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190 |
Yemen |
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191 |
Zambia |
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192 |
Zimbabwe
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