UNESCO's early activities in culture included advocacy to recognize cultures and cultural rights of the people of the Pacific, support for application of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972) and the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).
UNESCO's early work in the field of education in the Pacific included promotion of basic education, education system strengthening, and advocacy right to free and compulsory primary education, and professional networking and development of educationists and education system administrators.
