51 Preserving historic,
cultural, architectural and natural sites
52 Facilitating academic and cultural exchanges
The United Nations, through UNESCO and the United Nations UniverUNESCO has helped 137 countries to protect ancient monuments
sity, has encouraged scholarly and scientific cooperation, network-
and historic, cultural and natural sites and has negotiated interna-
ing of institutions and promotion of cultural expression, including
tional conventions to preserve cultural property and outstanding
those of minorities and indigenous people.
natural sites.
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