United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the United Nations agency that looks after
- Education: Learning and the way people learn.
- Culture: What people do in different countries, and what different people think is important.
- Science: What people know about the world.
One of the things UNESCO does is to make a list of all the most important, special, interesting or beautiful places in the world. This list is called "UNESCO World Heritage Sites". Most countries have at least one place on this list, but some have many. They include historical buildings or sites, beautiful landscapes, places that have scientific value (for instance in geology), or places that are very important to one culture (such as Uluru).
