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UNESCO

UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It is an organization that helps countries around the world work together to protect and preserve important places, ideas and cultures that are part of our world. UNESCO works to protect places like the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and even the Grand Canyon in the United States. They also help to protect cultures, ideas and customs like the way of life and language of Native American tribes and traditional African music. UNESCO also helps to preserve important scientific discoveries like the importance of genetics or the discovery of vaccines. They work to make sure that these places, ideas and cultures aren't lost or forgotten. UNESCO makes sure that people everywhere can learn about and appreciate the world's many cultures, ideas and discoveries.