Building peace in the minds of men and women

Countries

Countries

Member States List

The Organization 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 (see 6C/Resolution 41.2 and Basic Texts).

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.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z

Afghanistan

ISO Code: AF

Joined Unesco: 04/05/1948

Albania

ISO Code: AL

Joined Unesco: 16/10/1958

Algeria

ISO Code: DZ

Joined Unesco: 15/10/1962

Andorra

ISO Code: AD

Joined Unesco: 20/10/1993

Angola

ISO Code: AO

Joined Unesco: 11/03/1977

Antigua and Barbuda

ISO Code: AG

Joined Unesco: 15/07/1982

Argentina

ISO Code: AR

Joined Unesco: 15/09/1948

Armenia

ISO Code: AM

Joined Unesco: 09/06/1992

Australia

ISO Code: AU

Joined Unesco: 04/11/1946

Austria

ISO Code: AT

Joined Unesco: 13/08/1948

Azerbaijan

ISO Code: AZ

Joined Unesco: 03/06/1992

Associate member list

Åland Islands

ISO Code: AX

Joined Unesco: 09/11/2021

Anguilla

ISO Code: AI

Joined Unesco: 05/11/2013

Aruba

ISO Code: AW

Joined Unesco: 20/10/1987

British Virgin Islands

ISO Code: VG

Joined Unesco: 24/11/1983

Cayman Islands

ISO Code: KY

Joined Unesco: 30/10/1999

Curaçao

ISO Code: CW

Joined Unesco: 25/10/2011

Faroes

ISO Code: FO

Joined Unesco: 12/10/2009

Macao, China

ISO Code: MO

Joined Unesco: 25/10/1995

Montserrat

ISO Code: MS

Joined Unesco: 03/11/2015

New Caledonia

ISO Code: NC

Joined Unesco: 30/10/2017

Sint Maarten

ISO Code: SX

Joined Unesco: 25/10/2011

Tokelau

ISO Code: TK

Joined Unesco: 15/10/2001