The UNESCO invites member states and international non-governmental organisations to participate in the development of Auroville as an international cultural township designed to bring together the values of different cultures and civilisations in a harmonious environment with integrated living standards which correspond to man's physical and spiritual needs.

Extract of one of the four resolutions by General Assembly of UNESCO to support Auroville (passed in 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1983)