ICSE Class 10 Answered

Following are five important functions of the UNESCO with regards to the field of education:

1. Uprooting illiteracy by encouragement of adult education, distance education and the system of open schools.
2. Emphasis on education of women and girls.
3. Financial assistance for the sake of the disabled children’s education.
4. Provision of grants and fellowships for teachers and research scholars, organisation of library systems and forging an international understanding through education.
5. Organisation of book fairs and festivals in the national and international arena. For example, the Delhi Public Library established in the year 1951 with financial assistance from UNESCO has now developed into to become a major metropolitan public library system.