The “International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development” initiative proposed by Vietnam has received high appreciation from the UNESCO Director-General and member states for its relevance to the organisation’s strategy and current global priorities, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van has stated.

A draft resolution recommending the launch of an “International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development” was unanimously adopted at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam was re-elected by member states as Vice President of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, taking place from October 30 to November 13 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on October 31 officially adopted a resolution on the honouring and joint commemoration of the 300th birth anniversary of Le Quy Don, one of Vietnam’s greatest cultural figures and scholars.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named a new member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for film, becoming Vietnam’s first - and Southeast Asia’s only - representative in this category.

VOV.VN - The UNESCO Executive Board has unanimously endorsed Vietnam’s initiative proposing that the United Nations consider proclaiming an “International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development,” with a proposed timeframe of 2027–2036.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark was one of five geoparks worldwide to receive the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) Best Practices Awards at the 11th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks 2025 which is getting underway in Chile from September 5 - 15.

An international conference discussing heritage preservation and the development of cultural and creative industries was co-organised for the first time by the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations (VFUA) on August 22 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony at the Yen Tu Historical and Scenic Relic Site in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 17 to mark the official recognition of the Yen Tu – Vinh Nghiem – Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recently competed the restoration of three heritage sites damaged by Typhoon Yagi in September 2024 in Vietnam.