The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — a UN specialized agency promoting international cooperation in education, science, and culture, with influence over global education standards and curriculum frameworks.
Global education norm-setting: UNESCO was founded in 1945 with Julian Huxley (a committed eugenicist and humanist) as its first Director-General. Its mandate (education, science, culture, information) has made it a vehicle for establishing global curriculum standards and educational philosophies. UNESCO's frameworks (Education for All, Education for Sustainable Development, the Comprehensive Sexuality Education guidelines) shape educational policy in member states and are cited by critics as evidence of a globalist agenda in education. The US has had a troubled relationship with UNESCO — withdrawing in 1984, rejoining in 2003, withdrawing again in 2018.
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