Vietnam has received valuable support from UNESCO in terms of ideas, experiences, and financial and technical assistance for a number of projects in the country.

The Prime Minister has assigned President of the National Commission for UNESCO Vietnam as the head of the Vietnamese delegation and the National Commission has co-ordinated with relevant ministries and agencies to select the members who will attend the event.

Cooperative relations between Vietnam and UNESCO have developed well and achieved some remarkable results. UNESCO General Assembly is held every two years. The 35^th UNESCO General Assembly took place in France from October 6-23, 2009 with the participation of representatives from 193 member countries.