The
UNESCO associations, centers and clubs are made up of groups of
people of all ages and socio-professional backgrounds, who share
the ideals of UNESCO, seek to popularize them and support the
work of the Organization by carrying out their own activities
that are inspired directly from those of UNESCO.
Expressing
the enthousiasm and idealism of several people from different
countries, the movement spontaneously developed immediately after
the creation of UNESCO. The first-ever UNESCO Club was created
in Sendaļ, Japan, on 19 July 1947, followed by another in Kyoto,
on 18 September of the same year, and by a "UNESCO Group"
in Denver, United States of America, on December 3, 1947. The
movement grew gradually and now includes some 5,000 UNESCO Associations,
Centers and Clubs in over 120 countries.
