The new regulation will replace earlier rules, creating a unified legal framework to protect and promote the geopark’s values in its next stage of development.
Van affirmed Vietnam’s support for the UNESCO80 reform roadmap, focusing on the organisation’s core mandate, priority areas, interdisciplinary approach, and the special status of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, and UNESCO representative offices, alongside efforts to diversify resources and strengthen global partnerships to enhance the organisation’s effectiveness.
Situated in central Hanoi, the venue is poised to become a culturally profound destination, offering a comprehensive, authentic window into Vietnam's layered history, heritage, and governance traditions, all revealed through the presence of original documents themselves.
The harmonious mingling of works by artists from both nations conjures a multi-layered, dynamic space where distinct visual languages intersect with shared emotional depth, aesthetic thinking and creative spirit. The result is a rich and refreshing visual experience.
Beyond heritage and culture, Vietnam has increasingly demonstrated its role as an active, responsible and proactive member contributing to UNESCO’s policy-shaping processes, thereby enhancing national prestige and promoting humanistic and peace-loving values on the global stage, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO, told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Paris.
The complex is assessed as a unified and interconnected heritage space that fully reflects the formation, development and far-reaching influence of Vietnam’s unique cultural and spiritual values.
The festival will run until November 25 with the participation of 144 films from 42 units, including a competition for 87 films (16 motion pictures, 36 documentaries, 14 science films and 21 animated films).
UNESCO Representative to Vietnam Jonathan Wallace Baker said Vietnam’s election as Vice-President of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference reinforces its image as a bridge between the Global South and the wider international community.
highlights UNESCO’s pioneering role in making culture an independent pillar contributing to sustainable development at both national and global levels — a motivation to maintain peace, promote creative industries, and protect cultural diversity and inclusive economic growth, and enhance social cohesion.
, proposed by Vietnam and other co-authors and supported by 71 countries, recommends that the United Nations General Assembly consider launching an “International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development” as soon as possible, with priority given to the 2027–2036 period.