The election brings the total number of key UNESCO mechanisms in which Vietnam has joined to six.

Within the framework of the 42nd Session of the UNESCO General Conference, Vietnam was elected a Vice President, representing the Asia-Pacific. According to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc, this is the first time the country has held this position at one of the two most important governing bodies of UNESCO.

UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has pledged to continue assisting Vietnam in the fields under her organisation’s management, while meeting with Chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 6.