Vietnam joined UNESCO in 1976, shortly after the national reunification and a year before joining the United Nations, recalled Azoulay, who described the cooperation model established with this nation as effective, with which they develop several scientific projects.
Vietnam is also an active member of UNESCO’s Executive Committee, elected for a four-year term in 2021, Azoulay said before pointing out that the country has made specific commitments to the protection of heritage values, one of the pillars for the preservation of identity and the promotion of development.
The UNESCO director-general also addressed the issue of climate change, and noted that this nation has focused in recent years on investing in efforts to respond to that natural phenomenon.
During her stay in Vietnam, Azoulay will tour the country’s north and central region, meet with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and visit Ngo Si Lien Secondary School, which is part of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network.
She will also attend the commemorative event for the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the 35th anniversary of Vietnam’s ratification of the Convention; see the Trang An landscape complex, declared a World Heritage Site in 2014; and travel to Hue city.
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