a. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (46) ________ agency of the United Nations established on November 16, 1945. Its stated (47) ________is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration (48) ________education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights an fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN (49) ________. It is the heir of the League of Nations‘ International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (50) ________in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are “cluster offices (51) ________three or more countries; there are also national and regional offices. UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major (52) ________: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. Projects (53) ________.by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programmes; international science programmes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural (54)international cooperation agreements to (55) ________ the .world cultural and natural heritage (World Heritage Sites) and to preserve human rights.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (46) ________ agency of the United Nations established on November 16, 1945.