Vietnam | UNESCO Endorses the Country’s Proposal for International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development

The Executive Board of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a specialized agency of the UN that promotes world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture has endorsed Vietnam’s initiative to propose the Proclamation of an International Decade on Culture for Sustainable for the 2027 - 2036 period. 

The decision made at UNESCO’s 222nd Executive Board session marks a new step towards integrating culture more deeply into global development strategies of Vietnam as reported by VNA, the official state - run news agency of the Southeast Asian Republic.

This proposal will next go to the UNESCO General Conference in November 2025, followed by the UN General Assembly in 2026 for final approval. 

Presenting the initiative, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO stressed the importance of recognising culture as a vital force in achieving  sustainable development and a key component and solution to the world’s shared challenges.

According to the Executive Board, the initiative reflects Vietnam’s commitment to deepening international cooperation, revitalising national culture and advancing multilateral and cultural diplomacy and highlighting the Southeast Asian country’s active and responsible engagement as a member of UNESCO’s Executive Board for the 2021 – 2025 term.

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https://tvbrics.com/en/news/unesco-backs-vietnam-s-proposal-for-international-decade-on-culture-for-sustainable-development/

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