Egypt in the United Nations and UNESCO: dates and heritage counts

Background

The United Nations lists Egypt's date of admission as 24 October 1945, the same date recorded for the other original members that completed ratification of the Charter, so Egypt is among the founding members of the organisation. UNESCO records Egypt as a member since 1946 and places it in the Arab States region and in Africa Group Vb. UNESCO's country profile for Egypt counts 7 World Heritage Sites, 11 cultural practices and expressions inscribed as intangible heritage, 6 entries in the Memory of the World International Register, 2 biosphere reserves and 8 UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN networks.